The San Francisco Examiner has hired Ben Pimentel as a senior technology reporter.
He will start Dec. 19.
Pimentel has spent the last two years at Protocol, the tech news site started by Politico that is shutting.
“I will be covering pretty much everything I reported on for Protocol — crypto, fintech, blockchain — and the broader tech industry,” he wrote on LinkedIn.
Pimentel previously covered enterprise technology and Silicon Valley, focusing on major players in corporate IT and trends shaping the industry, including cloud computing, AI, blockchain, and software-as-a-service for Business Insider.
He previously was head of content and communications at BlueVine in San Francisco.
Pimentel has also worked at NerdWallet as a writer covering small business and as a tech reporter for MarketWatch.com. He also covered tech for the San Francisco Chronicle.
Wirecutter editorial director Lauren Sullivan sent out the following: I’m elated to announce that Maxine Builder, a…
"Morning Brew" and Yahoo Finance are partnering to include Yahoo’s market data in the “Markets”…
Modern Healthcare has hired Bridget Early to cover health care regulators. She is currently a health care reporter…
Bloomberg Industry Group seeks a junior reporter to cover environmental litigation. Performs general assignment and…
The Star Tribune is seeking an accomplished, motivated and versatile journalist and leader to shape…
The Deputy AME-Business is responsible for the development and planning of coverage on all Newsday…