Sapna Maheshwari

@sapna

whatsupna? @nytimes business reporter. pun lover, Tar Heel, from CT. tips to sapna@nytimes.com, DM for Signal, WhatsApp.

Manhattan, NY nytimes.com/by/sapna-mahes… Joined April 2009

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Sapna Maheshwari @sapna Apr 24

also forgot to mention - i'm recently back @nytimes from mat leave! had a second gal in September and the chaos is real and wonderful.

now... send me story ideas...scoops... gossip!

Sapna Maheshwari @sapna Apr 23

I started reporting this before going on mat leave in September but @AnaSwanson and @megatobin1 took it to the next level, with the additional Labubu testing and further reporting. please take a read: nytimes.com/2026/04/23/bus…
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Sapna Maheshwari @sapna 3d

6 years later and i still think about this meme regularly

Sapna Maheshwari @sapna Oct 15

this would give me so much main character energy if it happened to me

Erin Woo Verified account @erinkwoo Oct 15

OPENAI to EMPLOYEES: If someone is trying to seduce you, first consider — could they be a spy???

OpenAI is warning its employees about honeypot spies and strangers with children in playgrounds ... a very fun one with @georgia_wells and @MeghanBobrowsky:
wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-com…
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Sapna Maheshwari @sapna Oct 7

how to say sorry on social media, 2026 edition... straight out of Black Mirror nytimes.com/2026/10/07/sty…

www.nytimes.com An Influencer’s Punishment Is a Pinned Instagram Post A dispute over online misinformation about the F-Factor diet led to an unusual agreement: an apology video that must be pinned to the top of social feeds for three and a half years.

Sapna Maheshwari @sapna Oct 5

end of an era!!!! 😭😭😭

rat king 🐀 Verified account @MikeIsaac Oct 5

some news:

after 12 years and a lot of bylines, im leaving The Times

it is bittersweet. i will miss my colleagues and am proud of the work we did together.

im joining The Atlantic in December to cover Silicon Valley for the magazine! could not be more thrilled to get started
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