I am a San Diego-based general assignment reporter covering technology with a focus in AI and consumer tech. I graduated from the Missouri School of Journalism with a master's degree in magazine journalism and before that, got my bachelor's degree in investigative journalism. Before Forbes, I was a business reporter at Missouri Business Alert and a food writer Vox Magazine in Columbia, Missouri. I have also worked for the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and Startland News in Kansas City. You can reach me at rshrivastava@forbes.com