Eileen Guo

So many of my best stories have come from tips. I investigate sketchy technology, very broadly defined: privacy, tech entrepreneurs, surveillance, intersections w/ govt. Read 👇🏽 + then get in touch.

UPDATE: It happened. In an 11:15 meeting, employees were told that the office has been eliminated and their positions will be terminated.

SCOOP: sources tell me that the State Dept plans to eliminate its only office to counter foreign disinformation, as soon as today, delivering a win to foreign governments like Russia, Iran, and China—and the office's mostly conservative critics. www.technologyreview.com/2025/04/16/1...

Scoop: Trump appointed snr state dept official sought stafff's internal comms w/ journalists, European officials, + critics of Trump for a “Twitter files”-style dump to try + prove that the State Dept's Global Engagement Center censored conservatives. www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/01/1...

For my #LosAngeles followers, highly recommend this powerful play abt Xian Quesun, the Chinese aerospace engineer that helped develop US rocket tech, was persecuted under McCarthy, then returned to China to found its missile program. Playing thru this weekend only: www.skylighttheatre.org/ascent

ICYMI, this #longread on the #EnhancedGames in Las Vegas last weekend by @amitkatwala.bsky.social is really really excellent. www.technologyreview.com/2026/06/10/1...?

Also worth noting, a number of previously US-based scholars are now relocating to continue their research in Germany, including an online safety expert, Eirliani Abdul Rahman, who I wrote about here. www.technologyreview.com/2026/05/21/1...

It’s wild how this has become so normalized that they’re just doing this as a marketing pitch to consumers now

Back in my freelance days @Playboy let me write a story about [others] tindering across the US-Mexico border. Glad to see them back!

NEW FROM ME: I wrote about how chatbots are surfacing real phone numbers, these PII exposures are likely to increase, and (maybe the worst news) how hard it is to actually prevent this from happening. www.technologyreview.com/2026/05/13/1... #AI #Privacy

Incredibly chilling