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Brian Boyle

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  • Freelance Writer, Reporter and Editor, Freelance
  • Producer, ESPN
California, Los Angeles
As seen in: ESPN, MSN, Yahoo Entertainment, Nature, Los Angeles Times, Yahoo Finance, Chicago Tribune, SFGate, Slate, VICE, Flipboard and
Covers:  Politics, Culture, Sports
writer/reporter/editor | currently: @thedailyupside | past: @sfgate, @techmeme, @latimesopinion | also seen in: @slate, @vice, @milwaukeemag | 🏳️‍🌈

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Brian Boyle’s Biography

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"Actually pretty good."
- Shea Serrano, The Ringer

"Hire him!"
-Chris Smith, New York Magazine

"Oh, man. This was such a fantastic piece, Brian!"
-Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune

Brian Boyle is a freelance writer and storyteller. His work has appeared in Slate, Vice, Milwaukee Magazine and elsewhere.

Brian is also currently a contributing opinion writer for the Los Angeles Times, where he blogs about politics, tech and pop culture. His work has also been syndicated in major publications across t…

Brian Boyle’s Journalist Portfolio

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Masters of Atlantis Is Essential Reading for the QAnon Age

Masters of Atlantis Is Essential Reading for the QAnon Age

For Slate, I spoke to some of the brightest minds in comedy about Charles Portis's cult classic novel "Master…

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Opinion: Fascists don't need op-ed pages. They already have Facebook and Google

Opinion: Fascists don't need op-ed pages. They already have Facebook and Google

Last Wednesday, late into the afternoon, the New York Times published an op-ed essay in which Sen. Tom Cotton…

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How Board Gamers Embraced Tabletop Simulators During Lockdown

How Board Gamers Embraced Tabletop Simulators During Lockdown

When coronavirus ended normal get-togethers, tabletop gaming simulators-formerly a niche-within-a-niche hobby…

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Jon Stewart just reminded us how outrage is supposed to work

Jon Stewart just reminded us how outrage is supposed to work

After Jon Stewart appeared before congress to give a heartfelt plea on behalf of 9/11 first responders, I tur…

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If Russia didn't cook up the Seth Rich conspiracy, our fake news economy would have

If Russia didn't cook up the Seth Rich conspiracy, our fake news economy would have

In this piece, I examined the blockbuster Yahoo News expose on the Russian origins of the Seth Rich conspirac…

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Opinion: The NBA was staring down a China problem with or without Daryl Morey's tweet

Opinion: The NBA was staring down a China problem with or without Daryl Morey's tweet

The NBA really should've seen its China problem coming from about 6,000 miles away. Actually, it is almost su…

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The Supreme Court’s AI Collision Course

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By Brian Boyle Verified
| Times-Leader Verified
Imagine a tight House race in a swing state. In the final weeks of the campaign, a new super PAC begins spending heavily against the incumbent. It runs ads on local television and reaches individual voters with highly tailored texts. The messaging is hard-hitting and seems to be swaying the electorate. None of it traces back to the opposing campaign. It also doesn’t trace back to any human operative.
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Wall Street Balks at TSMC’s $100 Billion Bet on Growing AI Demand

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By Brian Boyle Verified
| Yahoo Finance Verified
Concerned about an AI bubble? Sign up for The Daily Upside for smart and actionable market news, built for investors. Wall Street has a new message for TSMC, straight out of The Godfather: Take the profits, leave the capex.
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Wall Street Balks at TSMC’s $100 Billion Bet on Growing AI Demand

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By Brian Boyle Verified
| The Daily Upside
Wall Street has a new message for TSMC, straight out of The Godfather: Take the profits, leave the capex. Despite announcing record revenue of $40 billion (beating expectations), net income of $22 billion (a 77% year-over-year increase) and beefed-up guidance for the rest of the year, US-listed shares of the premier semiconductor manufacturer still dropped more than 2% on Thursday following its second-quarter earnings call. Why?
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Never-- but if any friend or family member is reading this, a typewriter would make for a great gift :)

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

Yes! A two-hander: Editor-in-Chief/Pop Culture critic

What's your favorite drink?

Chocolate milk