Rob Price, a senior correspondent covering technology at Business Insider, was among the layoffs on Thursday.
He wrote investigations and long-form features about platforms, people, and power in Silicon Valley.
“I’m deeply grateful to all the editors and managers I’ve had over the years, and the incredible opportunities they’ve afforded me,” he wrote on LinkedIn.
His stories variously led to attorney general investigations, large-scale internal reviews at major tech companies, high-profile personnel departures, citation by state and federal lawmakers, and the closure of a well-funded startup. His 2022 story on the Bitfinex hack is being adapted into a feature film, and in 2024 he received an SPJ NorCal Excellence in Journalism award for his reporting on AI and relationships.
Price’s scoops and exclusive stories were cited by The New York Times, Bloomberg, the BBC, Associated Press, Reuters, CNBC, Politico, The Guardian, Axios, and many other national and international publications. His writing has also been published in or syndicated by The Washington Post, The Independent, Vice, Slate, and elsewhere, and he appeared on CNN, the BBC, CBS, Reuters, ABC Australia, and other broadcast media to discuss technology, business, and culture.
He worked for Business Insider since 20915. Prior to joining the features team, Rob covered Facebook and Silicon Valley, and before that wrote about tech business, policy, and the gig economy in London. Between September and October 2019, he was acting executive editor for Business Insider’s UK bureau.
He also sat on the board of directors for the San Francisco Press Club, the leading non-profit media advocacy group in the Bay Area.
