Neal joined Mashable’s Social Good team in 2024, editing and writing stories about digital culture and its effects on the environment and marginalized communities. He is the former editorial director of The Advocate and Out magazines, has contributed to the Los Angeles Times, Curbed, and Los Angeles magazine, and is a recipient of the Sarah Pettit Memorial Award for LGBTQ Journalist of the Year Award from the National Gay and Lesbian Journalists Association (NLGJA). He lives in Los Angeles with his family.
Latest From Neal Broverman
Grok blocks X users from creating images of real people in ‘revealing clothing’
Sexualized AI-generated images — including those of children — have become a huge problem for X and its AI tech Grok.
A new red state highway will feature wireless EV charging
Could charging stations become passé?
The glorious, easy-to-miss moments in Heated Rivalry's finale
A show that revels in thoughtful details included several in season one's finale.
Redactions in Epstein files viewable by copying and pasting, reports say
The Justice Department may have "hastily censored" the files, according to the New York Times.
'Call of Duty' co-creator Vince Zampella dead in car crash
Zampella has been a titan in gaming for decades.
TikTok Awards 2025: See photos of Paris Hilton, Jeremiah Brown, Trixie Mattel
Like the creators, the looks were young and cutting-edge.
Oscars ditch Disney, will stream on YouTube
Hollywood and Silicon Valley partner up for film's biggest night.
Los Angeles woman discovers man hiding in Waymo trunk
The robotaxi company responds to the scary incident caught on camera.
Why is the sex in 'Heated Rivalry' so hot?
The gay hockey love story is captivating social media, and no one can deny that the sex scenes have something to do with it.
Palantir responds to criticism of CEO interview with neurodivergent fellowship
No diagnosis needed.
Roku is killing Photo Streams, ending personal pics as screensavers
The days of using your TV as a digital picture frame are coming to an end.
One man's online campaign to save a Hollywood icon
When an iconic theater closed, Ben Steinberg turned his social media into a pressure campaign. And it may have worked.
San Francisco now has two driverless car options
The toaster-shaped vehicles are currently available for free.
Apple delaying second-generation iPhone Air, report claims
The wait shouldn't be interminable.
Is online gambling contributing to Vegas' problems?
Visitors are down, but UNLV's Alan Feldman thinks Sin City's luck is about to change.
Forthcoming AI museum announces opening, teases 'Infinity Room'
The world’s first Museum of AI Arts, opening in L.A., will highlight "human-machine collaboration."
How many ChatGPT users discuss suicide with the AI? The number may shock you.
The percentage may be small, but ChatGPT already has a massive user base.
Livestreams can be scary for advertisers. AI is on the case.
LiveGuard pulls ads and banners when livestreams go sideways.
Cybercrime exhibit at Vegas Mob Museum tracks real-time attacks
"Digital Underworld" features decades-old hacking tools, along with a live cyberthreat map.
Report: Amazon may replace a half million jobs with robots
Internal docs show the company plans to aggressively curtail human hiring.
AWS outage: Is Canvas down?
The widely used learning management system is struggling amid the AWS outage.
What does it mean to be 'chronically online'?
The term is tossed around often, but there are many different definitions.
DoorDash unveils new delivery robots that yawn, wink, and travel 20 mph
The bots, named Dot, can roll right up to the front door of many homes.
YouTube to help pay for Trump's White House ballroom as part of settlement
Alphabet is just the latest media behemoth to fork over tens of millions to the president.
Conan O'Brien, Michael Eisner latest to blast Disney, ABC for Kimmel suspension
The Mouse House is accused of stifling free speech and caving to threats from the Trump administration.
