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Technology and Lifestyle writer, reporter, TV correspondent.

Interested in the unique, with a focus on technology stories with a human interest angle.

Features have appeared on the BBC, SKY News, Psychologies Magazine, London2012, The Atlantic and The Guardian.

Like working with startups and social media.

Open for consulting work and helping brands engage with bloggers.

Former Head of Digital for the Alicia Menendez show on Fusion.

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Video: Meet The Real Little Mermaid

Video: Meet The Real Little Mermaid

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The K-Pop Plastic Surgery Obsession

The K-Pop Plastic Surgery Obsession

When 17-year-old Hailey Kim looks in the mirror, she doesn't see a pretty person. Her face is too round, she …

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South Korean High Schoolers Get Plastic Surgery for Graduation

South Korean High Schoolers Get Plastic Surgery for Graduation

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These Entrepreneurs Are Literally Reshaping the Sex Toy Space

These Entrepreneurs Are Literally Reshaping the Sex Toy Space

Ten a.m. is not the usual time of day to see a dildo. Dildos are very much an evening event - if indeed, they…

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Getting Fit With Jedis, Mermaids and Zombies

Getting Fit With Jedis, Mermaids and Zombies

Get fit the Geeky way with Jedi's, Mermaids and Zombies You want to get in shape for the remainder of the sum…

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The Demron Bra: Great Idea Or Scare Science?

The Demron Bra: Great Idea Or Scare Science?

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Is this the best-dressed man in tech?

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By Zara Stone Verified, Jessica Blough
| The San Francisco Standard Verified
Add The Standard as a preferred source on Google Tongues are always wagging in San Francisco — and The Waggle is always listening. Got some tea to spill in our weekly gossip column? Email us at . Why ‘The Odyssey’ is like your startup The best (only?) way to get an early ticket to the hottest movie of the summer, it turns out, is to know a VC. Only about two dozen U.S. theaters are equipped to show Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” in 70mm IMAX, as the gods intended.
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The AI job interview has spawned its own industry

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By Zara Stone Verified
| The San Francisco Standard Verified
Published Jul. 14, 2026at6:24am For the last year, Andrew Quillen has been coaching people on how to get a career in AI. A former product strategist at OpenAI and head of AI at Spotify, Quillen makes $2,220 to $2,600 per client, providing 8 to 14 hours of mentorship and interview prep through Leland, (opens in new tab) an online career-coaching platform. Quillen is a full-time AI strategist at consulting firm And Maverick (opens in new tab), and the coaching is just a side gig.
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Silicon Valley found AI and started looking for God

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By Zara Stone Verified
| The San Francisco Standard Verified
Published Jun. 9, 2026at6:00am Benjamin Tu was burned out on soulless coffee shops and WeWork and was struggling to find a community of people who shared his beliefs. So he started building Centerpoint Spaces, (opens in new tab) a South Bay coworking and coffee hub for Christian and Christian-curious techies. Tu, a managing partner at the startup consultancy Vectis Forge, dreams of a place where conversations about business and religion can intermingle.
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