
Cecily Mauran
Cecily is a tech reporter at Mashable who covers AI, Apple, and emerging tech trends. Before getting her master's degree at Columbia Journalism School, she spent several years working with startups and social impact businesses for Unreasonable Group and B Lab. Before that, she co-founded a startup consulting business for emerging entrepreneurial hubs in South America, Europe, and Asia. You can find her on Twitter at @cecily_mauran.
Latest From Cecily Mauran
Google is testing AI-only search results, expands AI Overviews
More AI-generated search results, like it or not.


I compared Sesame to ChatGPT voice mode and I'm unnerved
How to freak yourself out with the Sesame demo now.


Apple announces MacBook Air with M4 chip for less than $1,000
Cheaper than expected.


Google released an AI model to identify wildlife species
AI surveillance, but for wildlife conservation, so it's okay.


Apple announces the M3 iPad Air with Apple Intelligence and a new Magic Keyboard
It's not the M4 MacBook Air, the but the week isn't over.


'There's something in the air:' Apple's Tim Cook teases new Air product drop this week
It's likely the M4 MacBook Air, but it could also be a new iPad Air.


Apple's full Siri overhaul might be pushed back to 2027
Reports of an "AI crisis" at Apple aren't a good sign for Siri.


Meta plans to launch standalone Meta AI app. OpenAI's Sam Altman fires back.
Zuckerberg wants to take on Altman, who is having none of it.


TikTok Creator Marketplace is shutting down and being replaced by AI-packed TikTok One
Creators will still be able to connect with brands... but with more AI.


OpenAI's GPT-4.5 is here. How to try it now.
All apologies to ChatGPT Plus and non-paying users.


How to stop Google Android's SafetyCore feature from scanning your photos
Uninstall what Android users are calling "spyware."


OpenAI GPT-4.5 launch imminent, report suggests. What we know.
The launch of GPT-4.5 looms.


Apple revokes iCloud's Advanced Data Protection in the UK over government privacy dispute
Either way, this sucks for Apple users in the UK.


Apple Intelligence with Google Gemini integration looks to be coming soon
New iOS 18.4 code leak suggests Gemini is on the way.


Perplexity's new Deep Research tool is powered by DeepSeek R1
Thanks to DeepSeek R1's open-source access.


Fiverr now lets gig workers train AI on their own work and sell it
Fiverr wants to make its freelancers "irreplaceable, not obsolete."


How Grok 3 compares to ChatGPT, DeepSeek and other AI rivals
What AI experts say about Elon Musk's new AI model.


South Korea blocks DeepSeek access, citing privacy laws
The data protection concerns are piling up.


iPhone SE 4 could get an iPhone 16 rebrand when announced this week, report suggests
Say hello to the iPhone 16E?


OpenAI strips warnings from ChatGPT, but its content policy hasn't changed
No more angry red warning messages on ChatGPT, but that doesn't mean a free-for-all.


Tim Cook teases Apple launch next week, which might be the new iPhone SE
Stayed tuned for Wednesday, Feb. 19.


Elon Musk says he'll stop trying to buy OpenAI if it stays a nonprofit
The Musk v. Altman drama continues.


Sam Altman announces GPT-5 timeline update, cancels o3 as standalone model
OpenAI is going to do things a little differently from now on, says Altman.


Cybersecurity researchers discovered a scary security flaw with YouTube and Google
Thanks to researchers' efforts, a major privacy breach was averted.

