Seth Weintraub

Seth Weintraub is an American journalist and engineer. Weintraub founded the 9to5 network of tech blogs: 9to5Mac,^[1] 9to5Google, 9to5Toys, DroneDJ, and Electrek.^[2][3]

Education

In 1997, Weintraub earned a bachelor's degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the University of Southern California, with a minor in Multimedia and Creative Technologies.^[4] In 2002, he received a master's degree from New York University, Tisch Interactive Telecommunications Program in 2004.^[5] At that time, he was helping to manage the IT department at the NYU Medical School.^[6] 

9to5 network

From 2006 to 2008, Weintraub lived in Paris. At the same time, he started blogging for Computerworld.^[6] In 2007, Weintraub created the 9to5Mac blog, where he wrote about Apple.^[7][8][9]

According to the editor of Computerworld Joyce Carpenter, Weintraub received Neal Awards in 2008 and 2009 for his coverage of Apple.^[10]

From 2009 to 2010, Seth Weintraub wrote for Fortune Magazine covering topics relevant to Google^[11][12][13] and continued contributing for Computerworld and The New York Times.^[14] In 2010, he launched 9to5Google about Google and 9to5Toys, a gear and deals site.^[15]

In 2013, he founded the news and commentary site Electrek, which analyzes news about the transition from fossil fuel to electric transport.^[16]