Dwight Silverman

After more than 30 years covering consumer technology, Dwight Silverman says goodbye and examines journalism’s AI future.

My consumer tech column at the Chronicle, which began more than 33 years ago, is ending. Here’s what may happen next.

Editors note: We’re thrilled to release the latest and greatest version of our app today. As always it’s free, and we can offer this because of your generous contributions to our annual fundraiser in November. I want to thank Dwight Silverman for…

Last month I sold my three-year-old 27-inch iMac and replaced it by turning my 2021 MacBook Pro into a desktop, with a 32-inch Dell monitor. In doing so, I cut my long-term costs, streamlined my desk and discovered how monitor and USB tech has…

In early October, I learned I had developed diabetes. The news came in a blunt letter containing the results of a recent physical (yes, a snail-mail letter; my doctor is seriously old-school). “Dwight,” he wrote, “your blood sugars are getting out of…

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This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate If you drive a late model vehicle - say, from 2018 or newer - you know that what you really have is a computer attached to an engine. Most of what makes a modern car work is chip-based,…