Kali Hays

Kali Hays was a Tech Correspondent at Business Insider covering the major social media platforms like Meta, Twitter, and Snap. Her reporting covered major changes and the internal culture at these companies, the founders and executives who run them, and business developments and products. Hays also wrote frequently about AI and emerging trends and shifts in the tech industry overall. Her work has been widely cited, including by the FTC in an investigation into Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, and she has appeared as an expert on NBC, CBS, the BBC and elsewhere. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and can be contacted directly with information by phone or text at +1-949-280-0267. Reach out using secure messaging app Signal or with a non-work device. Find her on Twitter at @hayskali or on Threads @kalihays1.

Her exclusive reporting and scoops include:

Meta's Facebook Messenger hit with layoffs amid ongoing 'efficiency' push

Layoff angst looms over Meta employees as they face tough performance reviews and ongoing reorgs

Meta aiming to reveal and demo Orion, its first true AR glasses, at its fall developer conference

Meta's Responsible AI team shrinks amid layoffs and restructuring, even as the company goes all-in on AI

Meta updates RTO policy with stricter mandate, saying workers may lose their jobs if they don't show up 3 days a week

Leaked documents from Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan's charity include a tacit admission that their biggest bet on education reform was a flop

'He is in war time': Mark Zuckerberg's desperate, last-ditch attempt to remake himself — and Meta

OpenAI is expected to release a 'materially better' GPT-5 for its chatbot mid-year, sources say

OpenAI's employees were given 2 explanations for why Sam Altman was fired. They're unconvinced and furious.

AI is killing the grand bargain at the heart of the web. 'We're in a different world.'

Jack Dorsey warns Block employees of coming job cuts: 'The growth of our company has far outpaced the growth of our business.'

Elon Musk is considering taking X out of Europe amid EU compliance investigation

Leak: Elon Musk said he wants X to be a dating app, too, in an all-hands meeting on the anniversary of his Twitter takeover

Linda Yaccarino, Elon Musk, and the most difficult CEO job on earth

Elon Musk's Twitter races to build a live video service as it woos right-wing media personalities

Elon Musk is moving forward with a new generative-AI project at Twitter after purchasing thousands of GPUs

Snap begins a new round of layoffs with staffers expecting more next week

Evan Spiegel proclaims 'social media is dead' in leaked memo, predicts Snap is about to 'transcend' the smartphone

Snap workers say they're being closely 'tracked' to enforce compliance with the RTO mandate

How Snap misread big threats from TikTok and Apple and lost its chance at becoming an advertising giant