Seth Weintraub is an American journalist and engineer. Weintraub founded the 9to5 network of tech blogs: ''

9to5Mac ''9to5Mac'' is a website covering news and rumors about Apple Inc. and its products. Founded by Seth Weintraub, the website is the oldest in Weintraub's 9to5 network of tech blogs, which also includes ''9to5Google'', ''9to5Toys'', ''DroneDJ'', ...

'', ''9to5Google'', ''9to5Toys'', ''DroneDJ'', and ''

Electrek Electrek is an American news website dedicated to electric transportation and sustainable energy Energy system, Energy is sustainability, sustainable if it "meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future gene ...

.''

Education

In 1997, Weintraub earned a bachelor's degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the

University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...

, with a minor in Multimedia and Creative Technologies. In 2002, he received a master's degree from

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...

, Tisch Interactive Telecommunications Program in 2004. At that time, he was helping to manage the IT department at the NYU Medical School.

9to5 network

From 2006 to 2008, Weintraub lived in

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. At the same time, he started blogging for ''

Computerworld ''Computerworld'' (abbreviated as CW) is a computer magazine published since 1967 aimed at information technology (IT) and Business computing, business technology professionals. Original a print magazine, ''Computerworld'' published its final pr ...

''. In 2007, Weintraub created the ''

'' blog, where he wrote about

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. According to the editor of ''

'' Joyce Carpenter, Weintraub received Neal Awards in 2008 and 2009 for his coverage of Apple. From 2009 to 2010, Seth Weintraub wrote for ''Fortune Magazine'' covering topics relevant to Google and continued contributing for ''Computerworld'' and ''

The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of ...

''. In 2010, he launched ''9to5Google'' about

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and ''9to5Toys'', a gear and deals site. In 2013, he founded the news and commentary site ''

'', which analyzes news about the transition from fossil fuel to electric transport.

References

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