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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Three pairs of Oura Rings are lined up on a wood table.
Oura’s smart rings compile user data on various health metrics, using artificial intelligence and sensors to deliver personalized insights. Here’s everything to know about these popular wearable devices.
A close-up view of the Meta logo on a mobile phone screen.
After transforming social media, Meta — formerly Facebook — has set its sights on achieving AI supremacy. Here's everything you need to know about the tech giant and where it's headed next.
A rocket takes off, with the Starship and SpaceX word logos positioned in front of the image.
SpaceX is banking on Starship — the largest rocket in the world — to help it realize its vision of colonizing the Moon and Mars. Here’s everything to know about Starship and why its path to regular space travel isn’t so simple.
The OpenClaw logo displayed on a black phone screen, with a larger OpenClaw logo in the background behind the phone.
OpenClaw is an AI agent that can run directly on a machine 24/7, integrate with common apps and remember context. But its enhanced capabilities also introduce new challenges, making it a pivotal tool as artificial intelligence enters its agentic era.
Headshots of Elon Musk and Sam Altman, superimposed over a light-green background with the OpenAI logo.
Elon Musk lost his lawsuit against OpenAI after a jury ruled he waited too long to file. The legal win clears a path for Sam Altman, but the trial gave AI skeptics more reason to doubt the industry’s leaders
Donald Trump
Long a proponent of deregulating artificial intelligence, President Trump has signed an executive order designed to vet AI models before they're released. Here’s what it could mean for America’s AI industry going forward.
Pills are resting on a turquoise surface, along with a computer chip with "AI" written on it.
AI can now predict protein structures, simulate molecular behavior and identify promising treatments in record time, fueling a new era of pharmaceutical innovation that could make healthcare more effective and affordable around the world.
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Salesforce is planning to hire a thousand college graduates and interns for the company’s Builder program. The move reveals a broader talent strategy for the age of artificial intelligence that complicates the AI-as-job-wrecker narrative.
The golden Trump Mobile T1 phone is displayed standing up, overlayed on an orange background.
Trump Mobile wants to shake up the phone industry with its T1 cellular service and smartphone, although the T1 phone has been delayed multiple times. Here’s what to know about the Trump Family’s golden smartphone and what to expect when it comes out.
A mobile phone displaying robot has a mortarboard sitting atop it. Books and a diploma are in the background, along with other mortarboards thrown in the air. All this overlays a light-pink background.
Khan Academy, TED and ETS are starting a new program to equip students and professionals with the skills to thrive in an increasingly AI-driven economy. Here’s what you need to know.
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Google is reportedly expanding its partnership with the Pentagon, allowing its models to be used in classified settings while giving up control over how the technology is ultimately deployed in military and intelligence operations.
A mobile phone displaying the Claude Mythos logo, on top of a computer keyboard.
Anthropic has released its new Claude Mythos model to select partners, deeming it too dangerous for the general public. Whether this is a case of extreme caution or ingenious marketing, the strategy could reshape how AI leaders do business going forward.