Chris is a veteran tech, entertainment and culture journalist, author of 'How Star Wars Conquered the Universe,' and co-host of the Doctor Who podcast 'Pull to Open.' Hailing from the U.K., Chris got his start as a sub editor on national newspapers. He moved to the U.S. in 1996, and became senior news writer for Time.com a year later. In 2000, he was named San Francisco bureau chief for Time magazine. He has served as senior editor for Business 2.0, and West Coast editor for Fortune Small Business and Fast Company. Chris is a graduate of Merton College, Oxford and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He is also a long-time volunteer at 826 Valencia, the nationwide after-school program co-founded by author Dave Eggers. His book on the history of Star Wars is an international bestseller and has been translated into 11 languages.
Latest From Chris Taylor
Why I meditate while driving
Enjoy your audiobooks, podcasts and music, fellow drivers. I'm firing up the Mindfulness app on my smartwatch.
By Chris Taylor
Bluetooth is bad. You can't quit it. Here's what to do.
Your devices use it all the time. Hackers and thieves can see them doing it. But you can stay safe by being smart.
By Chris Taylor
Meet the creators who bait scammers for fun and profit
Online scams are exploding — but so are the YouTube channels of creators who set out to expose them.
By Chris Taylor
Five years of remote work? Try 25 years.
For those of us who'd already been WFH for decades, the pandemic hit different.
By Chris Taylor
DOGE damage is just getting started, IT experts warn
The damage might already be done.
By Chris Taylor
The book Facebook doesn't want you to read: What you need to know
Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg, and other Meta veterans have reason to fear this tell-all from a former employee. Here's why.
By Chris Taylor
'Andor' creator on Lucasfilm censoring f-bomb: 'They were right.'
Tony Gilroy wanted to say "f*ck the Empire" — and now he's glad he didn't.
By Chris Taylor
'Andor' Season 2 trailer Easter eggs: How to hide a Dark Side
The hit Disney+ show sets its phasers for fun with ... Steve Earle and Cole Porter?
By Chris Taylor
Elon Musk killing USAID would hurt America's future. Here's why.
Even from a cold, calculating tech world perspective, there is tons of long-term ROI from USAID.
By Chris Taylor
DeepSeek just taught the AI industry 5 hard lessons
Have American tech companies completely misunderstood what they should do with Large Language Models? It certainly looks that way.
By Chris Taylor
DeepSeek could dethrone OpenAI's ChatGPT. Here's why
With an actual open source model, China's AI leader just whupped America's AI leader. Can Sam Altman fight back?
By Chris Taylor
Can apps stop you doomscrolling? Yes, but not how you think.
You don't have to shut off access to any app on your phone. There's another way — thanks to your brain.
By Chris Taylor
The bros’ new clothes: How Big Tech lurched to the right
The top billionaires of Silicon Valley have gone from supporting Democrats to being all in on Trump. What happened?
By Chris Taylor
What OpenAI's Sora means for the future of truth
We may adapt to the forthcoming flood of AI videos faster and better than you think.
By Chris Taylor
Tesla suspends Cybertruck production. Who could have predicted this?
Elon Musk's controversial electric truck may have dug its own box-shaped grave.
By Chris Taylor
Bluesky has growing pains. Here's what it can learn from X/Twitter
The new darling of social media is running into the same headwinds as its predecessors. This is what it must do next.
By Chris Taylor
PSA: Your Twitter/X account is about to change forever
If you don't want Elon Musk to feed your tweets to his AI, now might be the time to leave the app formerly known as Twitter.
By Chris Taylor
I stopped doomscrolling after the election. You should too.
'I'm as sad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore'
By Chris Taylor
What Elon Musk gains from a second Trump term
The world's richest man added $15 billion to his net worth in a single day. What else will the election give him?
By Chris Taylor
You can use AI for National Novel Writing Month if it helps. Here's why.
The annual write-your-book event has upset some fans by staying neutral on AI tools. But they could be just what you need.
By Chris Taylor
Why Elon Musk is skipping around on stage for Donald Trump
The world’s richest man’s federal troubles might be putting the pep in his step, according to a new report.
By Chris Taylor
Fake tech demos, a brief history
From the Mechanical Turk to Elon Musk's remote-controlled robots, wily tech salesmen have often pulled the wool over our eyes.
By Chris Taylor
I read all the community notes on Elon Musk's X account. Here's what I learned.
The user-voted fact-checks have been added to 70 Musk tweets so far — and most are on his replies. Here's why.
By Chris Taylor
Elon Musk's weirdest weekend, explained
The stealing of @America: After 'Dork MAGA' day, Twitter/X's owner may have crossed a line. Again.
By Chris Taylor
Meta AI gets a bunch of free upgrades: Voice, vision and auto-dubbing
From natural language processing to live translation, Zuckerberg's chatbot is getting smarter.
By Chris Taylor
