Matthew Urwin
Staff Reporter at Built In
Expertise: Tech journalism
Education: Ohio State

Matthew Urwin is a Built In staff reporter on the editorial team. He has written for The HOTH, BKA Content and Cox Automotive, covering solar energy, auto repairs, business technology and other topics.

He has a degree in English literature with minors in professional writing and comparative studies from Ohio State.

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Framed as a tool to help young people find entry-level work, Facebook’s new job board may double as a data pipeline for Meta’s growing AI empire.
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A new study by Yale University and the Brookings Institution says the panic around artificial intelligence stealing jobs is overblown. But that might not be the case for long.
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Mark Zuckerberg’s newfound relationship with President Trump has earned Meta a seat at the policy table. The position may come with some strings attached, but the company seems eager for the chance to shape AI regulations in its favor.
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OpenAI is striking major deals with other AI titans like Nvidia and Oracle, while building upon its Sora and ChatGPT products. But it’s unclear whether OpenAI’s aggressive expansion reflects a thriving AI industry or a bubble about to burst.
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Chatbots, virtual assistants, AI agents and other AI applications all rely on search APIs to deliver real-time information to users — and they’re ushering in the era of an AI-first internet, for better or worse.
A smartphone with TikTok on it against the backdrop with the U.S. Capitol and American flags.
Trump is touting a deal that will place TikTok’s U.S. operations under American ownership and control, but the details remain murky — and neither ByteDance nor the Chinese government have publicly approved (or even confirmed) it.
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OpenAI appears to be reviving its robotics work with a new team focused on humanoid robots — a move that could bring it close to its ultimate goal of unlocking artificial general intelligence.
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The Trump administration is leaning on major tech companies to expand AI education in the United States. Will it work?
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In the wake of the antitrust ruling, Google can breathe easier — Chrome and Android are safe. But new mandates to share data with its competitors could be costly, as generative AI continues to take over the search industry.
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The United Arab Emirates is making waves with AI models like K2 Think, drawing interest from even the Trump administration. But doing business with the Gulf nation could pose security risks that jeopardize the U.S. and its push for AI supremacy.
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The European Union’s Digital Services Act aims to place Big Tech under stricter regulations. But Trump and his allies have other plans, casting doubt on the future of the act and U.S.-EU trade relations.
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AI regulation is still largely up for debate, and Silicon Valley wants to have the final say. With the 2026 midterms on the horizon, top AI players are creating their own super PACS, with the goal of tipping the scales toward policies that favor them.