Steven Levy is one of the most respected technology writers in the country.  In fact, he is one of the pioneers of technology journalism, writing on the subject for over 20 years.  At Newsweek since 1995, Levy joined the magazine as a contributing editor and columnist, and was promoted a year later to senior editor and main technology writer.  In that position, he covers industry strategies (he consistently broke news with his coverage of the Microsoft trial), policy issues (his columns and stories about digital rights, including the first cover story about Napster, have helped define the issue), and new trends and products (his "iPod Nation" cover in summer 2004 heralded the fact that Apple's music device had become a cultural phenomenon.  He also helps chart Newsweek's overall coverage of the world of tech, and his radar has helped Newsweek deliver early news of budding companies like Google, well before they become household names.. In fall of 2004, he started a weekly column for the magazine, called "The Technologist," in which he talks about trends, news, personalities and oddities.

A talented and respected author of six books, Levy is responsible for making "hackers" a household word with "Hackers," which PC Magazine named the best Sci-Tech book written in the last twenty years and is considered a classic computer history. His  book "Crypto" won the grand eBook prize at the 2001 Frankfurt Book festival. His most recent book, The Perfect Thing" is the definitive book on Apple's iPod.

His Newsweek columns have won numerous awards over the years, including The Association for Women in Communications Clarion Award for "excellence in clear, concise communication" (1997) and Column of the Year (1996) by the Computer Press Association.  In 1998, his report on the millennium bug, "The Day the World Crashes," won the Computer Press Association Award for best news article.

His articles, opinion pieces and reviews have also appeared in a wide range of publications including The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Harper's and Premiere.   He has been a contributor to Wired since its inception. He is also the editor of an anthology, "The Best of Technology Writing, 2007," the second in a series of annual collections of superior writings on technology (after being a contributor to the 2006 edition).

He is a native of Philadelphia and earned an M.A. in literature at Pennsylvania State University. He lives in New York City and western Massachusetts with his wife, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Teresa Carpenter, and their son.