Ryan Mac 🙃

Hello to the new followers and folks here. I'm a tech reporter for the NYT. It's going to be an interesting time to report on tech, and more specifically Elon Musk as he extends his power into the White House. If you work or have worked for him and want to reach me, hit me up on Signal at rmac.18.

The Trump administration used Benny Johnson's claims that his house was "burned to the ground" and that "people were murdered in my front yard" to justify its federal takeover of DC. @kenbensinger.bsky.social found out that Johnson made it all up. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/b...

I went to the Tesla Diner and all I got was a robot smokin a cig

asking baby hitler about baby hitler

"In death, Maradona’s legacy has proved as chaotic as his life." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/w...

"Hi, I'm a reporter that would like to cover your company's layoffs." "Hi, uh, ok. What's your name?" "Chip....Cutter." www.wsj.com/tech/ai/meta...

kind of bullshit that we're the host country/countries and yet can't even show world cup semifinals during a timeslot that is best suited for us. 12 pm PT/ 3 pm ET kick off time just to appease europe? it's not like that market caters to north america when they're hosting.

Kind of incredible that the company that wanted to use AI to help rich people combat unfavorable media stories has completely pivoted to essentially yelp for journalists, which is hardly a new idea bsky.app/profile/okan...

just microwaved shrimp in the office. rto baybeeeeeee

absurd. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/b...

I'm old enough to remember that after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook started doing "privacy popups" in 2018 where they told people that they cared about their privacy and user consent. Well, lmao. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/t...

stop 👏 letting 👏 center 👏 backs 👏 take 👏 pens

Balo could do the funniest thing in the first five mins of Monday’s game

wait until he finds out how Balogun plays for the US