Arik Hesseldahl

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Arik Hesseldahl (born in 1970) is an American journalist currently working as a senior technology writer for BusinessWeek, a position he's had since 2005. He is the host of the weekly video podcast "Tech 101." He also writes the column "Byte Of The Apple," which focuses on Apple Inc. which has been a regular feature on BusinessWeek's Web site since 2000. He also contributes to BusinessWeek's "Byte Of the Apple" blog with Peter Burrows and Cliff Edwards. Before joining BusinessWeek, he was a senior editor and technology columnist at Forbes.com from 2000 to 2005.

He has also worked for Electronic News, New Century Networks and The Idaho State Journal, among other publications. He started his professional career as a sports reporter for The Corvallis Gazette-Times, in Corvallis, Oregon.

Hesseldahl graduated from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism with an MS in Journalism in May 1997. He also has a BA in Journalism from the University of Oregon, earned in 1993.

He lives in New York City