Gerrit De Vynck

San Francisco

Tech reporter covering Google, algorithms and artificial intelligence

Education: Carleton University, BA in Journalism and Global Politics

Gerrit De Vynck is a tech reporter for The Washington Post. He writes about Google, artificial intelligence and the algorithms that increasingly shape society. He previously covered tech for seven years at Bloomberg News.
Latest from Gerrit De Vynck

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger steps down as chipmaker’s struggles continue

Pat Gelsinger will be replaced by two interim co-CEOs while the company searches for a permanent leader.

December 2, 2024
Intel announced the retirement of CEO Pat Gelsinger on Monday.

Trump threatens tariffs on BRICS nations, demanding they use dollar

The move comes after Canada’s prime minister rushed to Mar-a-Lago to dine with the president-elect to dissuade him over another big tariff threat.

November 30, 2024
Donald Trump has tried to use trade policy to address unrelated issues many times during his first term.

Top Canadian publishers sue OpenAI, joining AI copyright fight

The lawsuit, brought by the CBC, Globe and Mail and others, shows how the battle over copyright and AI is expanding beyond the U.S.

November 29, 2024

FTC launches antitrust investigation into Microsoft as Biden era ends

The Federal Trade Commission sent a broad request to the tech giant asking for information on its cloud, software and AI businesses.

November 27, 2024
Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella addresses attendees at the Microsoft Ignite conference in Chicago on Nov. 19.

U.S. finalizes $11 billion for Intel as time runs out on Biden’s chip plan

Troubled chipmaker Intel, which announced huge layoffs in August, will receive $11 billion under the Chips Act, in an attempt to cut U.S. dependence on imports.

November 26, 2024
President Joe Biden and Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger announce the company's plan to build a $20 billion plant in Ohio in January 2022.

What the DOJ’s breakup of Google would mean for Chrome and the internet

The Justice Department wants the search giant to divest the Chrome web browser, among other provisions designed to limit its market power.

November 21, 2024
Google owns the Chrome web browser.

Elon Musk emails reveal OpenAI’s history of struggles over money and power

Dozens of pages of correspondence between Elon Musk, Sam Altman and other OpenAI founders show how the conflict over control of the company is years old.

November 21, 2024
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, center, attends an Apple event on June 10 in Cupertino, California.

Musk expands legal assault on OpenAI to also target Microsoft

Billionaire Elon Musk co-founded OpenAI but now says the ChatGPT developer has betrayed its original mission of helping humanity with artificial intelligence.

November 15, 2024
Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks to reporters as he leaves the Senate's bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Insight Forum on Capitol Hill on Sept. 13, 2023.

The FTC is preparing to investigate Microsoft’s cloud business

The agency’s antitrust investigation continues Biden administration scrutiny of Big Tech as the industry waits to discover what policies Donald Trump adopts.

November 14, 2024
A Microsoft logo on a store in Manhattan.

Silicon Valley eyes a windfall from Trump’s plans to gut regulation

Some tech start-ups and investors anticipate a golden era when Donald Trump returns to office, thanks to government contracts and deregulation.

November 14, 2024
Observers watch as workers prepare SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy booster in April 2023.