Joseph Bernstein
Joe Bernstein is a senior technology reporter for BuzzFeed News and is based in New York.
Contact this reporter at joe.bernstein@buzzfeed.com
Apple CEO Tim Cook Is Calling For Bloomberg To Retract Its Chinese Spy Chip Story
"I feel they should retract their story. There is no truth in their story about Apple. They need to do that right thing."
Apple Is Holding Its Fall iPad Event In Brooklyn
It’s the first time the world’s most valuable company has held a big product announcement in the Big Apple.
Twitter Won’t Suspend Louis Farrakhan For His Tweet Comparing Jews To Insects
The company had previously removed Farrakhan’s special verified status after a previous anti-Semitic tweet.
“Living In Your Head Rent-Free” Is The Perfect Insult Of Our Times
Once a piece of anodyne personal advice, the phrase has become a catchall insult that expresses some of our darkest fears about the internet attention economy and the people who thrive there.
Devils' Advocate: Meet The Lawyer Fighting To Keep Nazis And Trolls On Twitter
Lawyer Mark Randazza is a free speech crusader for some of the internet's vilest characters, who have run afoul of social networks. Is he fighting for a time-tested principle, or an American dogma that has run its course?
A Leaked Video Shows Google Leadership Reacting To Trump's 2016 Election Win
The footage will likely add fuel to conservative arguments that Silicon Valley is arrayed against the right.
Apple Announces New iPhones: The Xs, Xs Max, And Xr
Apple just announced three big, brand new iPhones today.
Facebook Blocks Sharing Of 3D-Printed Gun Files On Its Platforms
The move comes as states sue the Trump administration to prevent the digital blueprints from being posted online.
Alt-Right Troll To Father Killer: The Unraveling Of Lane Davis
Lane Davis was a far-right, pro-Trump media figure looking for his big break. Then he stabbed his father to death.
Rebekah Mercer Says She Isn't Reliving The 2016 Election Through A Role-Playing Game
“I know nothing about that game, nothing about who created it or who plays it.”
MSNBC's Joy Reid Is Sorry (Again) For Old Blog Posts, But Still Won't Address Hacking Claims
BuzzFeed News uncovered old posts on Reid's blog that promoted a 9/11 conspiracy video and featured an image of Sen. John McCain’s head photoshopped onto the body of the Virginia Tech shooter.
Joy Reid's Blog Published A Photoshopped Image Of John McCain As The Virginia Tech Shooter
The MSNBC host’s controversial old blog posts continue to surface, as Reid and the network stick to hacking claims.
Joy Reid Promoted An Infamous 9/11 Conspiracy Documentary On Her Old Blog
The MSNBC host, who has recently come under fire for claiming her blog was hacked, encouraged her readers to watch Loose Change.
The Newest Star Of The Trump Movement Ran A Trump-Bashing Publication — Less Than Two Years Ago
A rising star on the right, Owens was CEO of a site that compared Trump to Hitler and speculated that he has a small penis.
Joy Reid’s Cybersecurity Expert Has A History With The FBI
In 2016, a tip from Jonathan Nichols led to an FBI investigation. A source familiar with FBI investigations told BuzzFeed News it was a waste of time.
Diamond And Silk Repeated Dubious Statements To Congress Under Oath
The pro-Trump social media sensations repeated disproven claims that they had never been paid by the Trump campaign and that they had been "blocked" by Facebook for being conservative.
An Internet Nonprofit Challenged Joy Reid’s Claim That Her Blog Was Hacked
Reid told Mediaite yesterday that an “external actor” added anti-gay posts to her now-defunct blog. Today, the Internet Archive said that it found “nothing to indicate” that its Wayback Machine had been tampered with.
Rebekah Mercer Asked Facebook For An Independent Investigation Into Cambridge Analytica
As the crisis at Facebook intensified, a Mercer adviser met senior managers to ask for an outside inquest. He told BuzzFeed News Facebook initially seemed open to the idea — then suddenly didn’t.
The Guy Who Wrote The Book On The Deep State Wishes Trumpworld Would Shut Up About The Deep State
Former Republican aide Mike Lofgren wanted to call attention to the way entrenched interests in Washington, Wall Street, and Silicon Valley are hurting the country. Now, he says the term he helped popularize is “like a virus,” and a catchphrase for the very forces he hoped to weaken.
