Sylvia Varnham O’Regan

Sylvia Varnham O’Regan is a New York-based journalist focused on the intersection of technology and politics. She previously worked at The Information, where she broke stories about the Trump administration’s efforts to block states from regulating AI and TikTok’s plan to shut down its app in the U.S. Her work explores the growing influence of Silicon Valley in Washington, D.C., probing the many concessions and capitulations tech companies have been making to win favor with the Trump administration. Originally from Wellington, New Zealand, Varnham O’Regan graduated with a master’s degree from Columbia Journalism School in 2017. Her work has been published in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Atlantic, GQ and other publications.