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Sapna Maheshwari

@sapna

whatsupna? @nytimes business reporter. pun lover, Tar Heel, from CT. tips to sapna@nytimes.com, DM for Signal, WhatsApp.

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also forgot to mention - i'm recently back @nytimes from mat leave! had a second gal in September and the chaos is real and wonderful. now... send me story ideas...scoops... gossip!
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I started reporting this before going on mat leave in September but @AnaSwanson and @megatobin1 took it to the next level, with the additional Labubu testing and further reporting. please take a read: nytimes.com/2026/04/23/busin…
Some Labubu Dolls Contain Cotton Banned by Forced Labor Law, Testing Shows

Some Labubu Dolls Contain Cotton Banned by Forced Labor Law, Testing Shows

A test verified by The New York Times found that clothes for some of the viral dolls contained cotton from the Xinjiang region of China, which is banned in the United States.

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Lauren Hirsch@LaurenSHirschNov 11
My colleagues have just been crushing this coverage
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@RMac18Nov 11
Jensen Huang had a relationship with an Nvidia executive who reported to him. nytimes.com/2026/11/11/techn…
Jensen Huang Said to Have Had Relationship With Nvidia Executive Who Reports to Him

Jensen Huang Said to Have Had Relationship With Nvidia Executive Who Reports to Him

Mr. Huang, Nvidia’s chief executive, is already facing scrutiny over an affair with a Chinese businesswoman who U.S. intelligence determined was a Chinese spy.

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Jensen Huang had a relationship with an Nvidia executive who reported to him. nytimes.com/2026/11/11/techn…
Jensen Huang Said to Have Had Relationship With Nvidia Executive Who Reports to Him

Jensen Huang Said to Have Had Relationship With Nvidia Executive Who Reports to Him

Mr. Huang, Nvidia’s chief executive, is already facing scrutiny over an affair with a Chinese businesswoman who U.S. intelligence determined was a Chinese spy.

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Lauren Hirsch@LaurenSHirschNov 10
Some roadshow details, per sources Today: Morgan Stanley hosts Anthropic’s CFO Krishna Rao Friday: JPM will host a fireside chat with Jamie Dimon and Dario Amodei. Next week: Goldman hosts Rao and Daniela Amodei
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lol what?
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@mediagazerNov 10
WPP-owned ad agency Ogilvy and CAA launch Echo, a platform allowing marketers to generate ads using authorized AI digital likenesses and voices in CAA's "vault" (@sapna / New York Times) (Visit Mediagazer dot com for the link and full context!)
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6 years later and i still think about this meme regularly
Lydia Tárt (@hannahtindle) profile pictureLydia Tárt@hannahtindle16 Nov 2020
Me on a Zoom call pretending I’m listening and not just looking at myself
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Michael M. Grynbaum@grynbaumNov 4
How the night played out on TV, via me & @koblin: nytimes.com/2026/11/04/busin…
Candy and Smiles on MS NOW, and Some Regrets on Fox News

Candy and Smiles on MS NOW, and Some Regrets on Fox News

On TV, the outcome of the midterm elections became clear early on. Pundits celebrated and grieved by turns.

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Dana Goldstein@DanaGoldsteinNov 3
Breaking: Google will turn off web search for schools that opt out of A.I. for kids. nytimes.com/2026/11/03/us/go…
Google Will Turn Off Search for Schools That Reject A.I. (Gift Article)

Google Will Turn Off Search for Schools That Reject A.I. (Gift Article)

Google is making it easier to restrict its A.I. tools for students. But schools that block A.I. entirely will lose student access to Google’s search engine.

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@kenbensingerOct 30
How the sausage is made: PACs opposing the CA Billionaire's Tax (Prop 40) and supporting Prop 41 & 42 (which would nullify 40) paid a company called Daisy Pay a total of $62,000 for 803 story shares on Instagram. Not posts. Not new content. Story shares.
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Katie Robertson@katie_robertsonOct 28
NEW: Life magazine is coming back, with its first quarterly print issue out next month. I spoke with the team behind it nytimes.com/2026/10/28/busin…
Life Magazine, Chronicler of 20th-Century America, Rises Again

Life Magazine, Chronicler of 20th-Century America, Rises Again

The iconic publication, acclaimed for its visual storytelling, will return as a print quarterly next month in a challenging business environment.

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@kashhillOct 27
A sign of the times: Start-up in San Francisco was paying people $20/hour to walk robot dogs. My latest: nytimes.com/2026/10/27/techn…
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"She thought it was perfect." nytimes.com/2026/10/25/style…
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Gus Saltonstall
@GusSaltonstallOct 25
What do you mean your dog is Kelly Clarkson trying to buy the $15,000 animatronic bird at Art of Play in Brooklyn
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Katie Robertson@katie_robertsonOct 22
Inbox: Pui-Wing Tam is the next Business editor of the New York Times and we are all thrilled
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Teddy Schleifer
@teddyschleiferOct 20
NEWS — Mike Bloomberg is back, baby. Bloomberg is putting $80 million into an effort to help Democrats, becoming one of the largest disclosed donors in the midterms. At least $50 million of that is to help Democrats in the House. Exclusive details with @boreskes.
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Emma G. Fitzsimmons@emmagfOct 19
Huge congrats to @lauriegnyt who is retiring after 29 years at The New York Times. I admire her so much, and she had a legendary run on the religion beat: rna.org/news/laurie-goodstei…
Laurie Goodstein to be honored with 2021 RNA Lifetime Achievement Award — Religion News Association

Laurie Goodstein to be honored with 2021 RNA Lifetime Achievement Award — Religion News Association

By Danae King, the Columbus Dispatch, RNA board member When Laurie Goodstein was asked as a young reporter to choose from a few beats, she surprised many by picking religion. The decision to choose...

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this would give me so much main character energy if it happened to me
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@erinkwooOct 15
OPENAI to EMPLOYEES: If someone is trying to seduce you, first consider — could they be a spy??? OpenAI is warning its employees about honeypot spies and strangers with children in playgrounds ... a very fun one with @georgia_wells and @MeghanBobrowsky: wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-companies…
AI Companies Play Cat-and-Mouse With Secret-Stealing Spies

AI Companies Play Cat-and-Mouse With Secret-Stealing Spies

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Andrew Ross Sorkin
@andrewrsorkinOct 13
Thrilled to announce @DealBook Summit lineup on Nov 18. Please join us! JD Vance, v.p. of the United States Mark Carney, prime minister of Canada Sam Altman, OpenAI Hailey Bieber, Rhode Greg Brockman, OpenAI Shayne Coplan, Polymarket David Ellison, Skydance Adena Friedman, Nasdaq Christine Lagarde, president of the E.C.B. Palmer Luckey, Anduril Zohran Mamdani, mayor of New York City Elon Musk, SpaceX and Tesla (and more) Satya Nadella, Microsoft Vlad Tenev, Robinhood
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there are dystopias everywhere for those with eyes to see
Press Gazette (@pressgazette) profile picturePress Gazette@pressgazetteOct 9
EXCLUSIVE: The Quartz website is now mainly produced by one AI-assisted reporter writing 50+ stories per day
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how to say sorry on social media, 2026 edition... straight out of Black Mirror nytimes.com/2026/10/07/style…
An Influencer’s Punishment Is a Pinned Instagram Post

An Influencer’s Punishment Is a Pinned Instagram Post

A dispute over online misinformation about the F-Factor diet led to an unusual agreement: an apology video that must be pinned to the top of social feeds for three and a half years.

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