Lydia Moynihan
Lydia Moynihan is a financial correspondent at the New York Post.
Background
Lydia Moynihan covers the most notable stories at the intersection of Washington, Wall Street, and Silicon Valley. She regularly appears on Fox News, CNBC, and Fox Business and hosts NYNext, a podcast providing indispensable reporting on people, places, and policies shaping New York. During her time at The Post, she’s conducted interviews with notable business leaders including Barry Diller, Bill Ackman, and Eric Schmidt, as well as senators and presidential candidates. She’s broken dozens of stories, including efforts to ban TikTok, Rudy Giuliani’s indictment, and Trump’s SPAC, and has hosted panels at the 92NY, the Future Investment Initiative, and Global Alts.
Latest Articles
US-Greenland security deal also paves way for investment, data centers: Arctic commissioner
September 23, 2026 | 7:31pmThe security deal gives President Trump a position of authority as they discuss both national security and their opposing sides in the artificial intelligence race.
Tyler Hassen defends DOGE: ‘Don’t just drain the swamp, flood it with talent’
September 22, 2026 | 4:40pm“So much of the narrative about Doge has been written from people who weren't inside the room,” Tyler Hassen told The Post.
AI assistant Instinct’s valuation has quadrupled to $10B in a month, but is it worth the hype?
September 17, 2026 | 4:37pm"This is the first AI assistant I’ve recommended my wife and kids, who aren't techies, should use," said John Borthwick of Betaworks, an early investor in Hugging Face (but who...
Elon Musk’s mother sleeps in her son’s garage at Starbase: ‘That’s a luxury’
September 15, 2026 | 2:18pm“If I have a couch or a mattress on the floor, then I'm good," Maye Musk told The Post
Do Anthropic and OpenAI want AI regulation to save humanity, or are they just trying to squeeze out competition?
September 14, 2026 | 6:39pmSo-called AI doomers are embracing CCP-aligned senators and the widely reviled head of the teacher's union to provide guidance on regulating the fast growing technology.
Conservative creators claim TikTok has started heavily censoring their videos over the last month
September 10, 2026 | 5:15pm“I basically know every single video will be removed before I even press upload," Chloe Trapanotto, who has nearly 500,000 followers on TikTok, told The Post.
San Francisco’s drug-addled Union Square gets a rebirth with $75M bet from rookie real estate investors
September 1, 2026 | 7:42pm“Forget blood in the streets,” Max Raskin of Uris Acquisitions joked. “We bought when there was feces in the street.”
What Meta’s historic agreement to limit teens’ social media access means for its competitors — and will they follow suit
August 26, 2026 | 5:04pmMark Zuckerberg and Co. are implementing landmark restrictions as part of a massive settlement, and they're urging Snap, TikTok and YouTube to follow suit.
Companies owning their own AI and having sovereignty is the future: Palantir CEO
August 26, 2026 | 6:00am“We cannot have a society where all the value goes to 2,500 people sitting in Silicon Valley,” Chief Executive Alex Karp said at a company boot camp last week.
The Gwyneth Paltrow AI controversy only hurts women
August 21, 2026 | 3:51pmIt's ridiculous that the Goop founder is being condemned for hosting a dinner for Sam Altman.
Trump is right to put his neck on the line for data centers
August 20, 2026 | 6:10pm"The jobs are enormous and the money paid, the taxes paid, are just enormous," the President said.
NY entrepreneur who ‘lost millions’ for backing Trump now self-funding a campaign to succeed Stefanik
August 17, 2026 | 6:04pm“Tens of thousands of Democrats were writing us hate mail,” Anthony Constantino recalled. “We just woke up one day and it was like all hell broke loose."
New world speed record of 406 mph set with hydrogen-powered JCB supercar in Utah
August 11, 2026 | 2:18pmBritish driver Andy Green set a new land speed record of 406 mph in Utah driving the hydrogen-powered JCB Hydromax supercar.
Palantir has quietly become tech’s hottest streetwear brand — and fans are paying up for the privilege
August 6, 2026 | 5:33pm“I genuinely want to wear clothing that signals something I’m proud of — and that is American tech prowess, national security, crushing enemies of the West," said one fan.
NASA’s moon base will be a reality and Americans will live there within 20 years, agency’s chief says
August 5, 2026 | 6:00amAdministrator Jared Isaacman has grand plans for the United States and space travel.
Critics insist AI will ruin us —these small business owners and workers already know better
July 30, 2026 | 6:24pmThree years after ChatGPT was first introduced, the new normal of life with AI so far is a lot less dire and a lot more convenient.
Smokers hoarding as global luxury cigar market hit hard by Cuban crisis: ‘Very little inventory’
July 27, 2026 | 6:28pmThe scarcity has led to soaring prices: Cuban cigars that sold for about $26 each a decade ago are now going for more than eight times that price.
Jared Kushner’s father is leaving NYC over mayor, first lady’s ‘antisemitism’
July 23, 2026 | 4:44pm“I don't want to pay taxes and live in a city with a blatantly antisemitic mayor and his antisemitic wife," Charles Kushner told The Post.
Silicon valley is laser focused on slapping down a wealth tax — they should think a lot bigger
July 21, 2026 | 6:18pmTech needs to invest not only in fighting the proposed tax but also in changing culture that brought it about.
Private jet fliers annoyed over inconvenience of Trump’s World Cup flight restrictions: ‘Loses its extravagance’
July 16, 2026 | 6:24pmThe temporary flight restriction is not just impacting those going to the World Cup, it's also hitting New Yorkers making their weekly summer exodus to the Hamptons, including by seaplane.