Welcome Maxwell Zeff to TechCrunch, as a new senior reporter covering artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. Based in San Francisco, Zeff brought great experience from places like Adweek and VentureBeat. He has a profound understanding of the technology sector. This makes him uniquely positioned to provide timely analysis as the field of AI develops at a rapid pace.
As a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism, Zeff comes with a unique background. He was the local government reporter at the Hollister Free Lance. Prior to that, for nearly a decade, he was vice president of content for a local venture capital firm’s community. There, he honed his direction around technology-focused startups and investment trends. His move to TechCrunch now opens up an exciting opportunity for him to explore these issues while covering the most important breaks in AI.
This appointment comes as the tech industry faces a key moment for its future. It comes on the heels of OpenAI’s own game-changing $6.5 billion all-equity takeover of Jony Ive’s design firm. This acquisition highlights the increasing need for design to play a pivotal role in defining AI technologies and is further testimony to Zeff’s innovative spirit.
At TechCrunch, Zeff will join a talented crew of experienced industry veterans. He’ll be collaborating with our own Kirsten Korosec here on the host of the wildly popular Equity podcast and Anthony Ha, our weekend editor in New York City. Their combined experience will help us explore new issues facing private industry, tech, and emerging topics we don’t yet know to expect. Theresa Loconsolo is an audio and podcast producer living in New Jersey. She is an integral part of Equity’s content production and helps grow the network’s audience and engagement as a whole.
Zeff’s specialization in AI will help fuel TechCrunch’s long-standing focus on bringing the best, most trusted coverage to new technologies. Firms such as OpenAI are daily extending the bounds of what is possible. Readers wanting to wrap their arms around these intricate changes will find the perspectives from Zeff and his fellow puzzlers Berger and Comfort indispensable.