USA Daily Report

Daniel Ortiz covers the technology industry and American sports for USA Daily Report. On the tech beat, he reports on artificial intelligence, major product launches, antitrust actions against Big Tech, and the startups and business decisions reshaping Silicon Valley and beyond. On the sports side, he covers the NFL, NBA, MLB, and college athletics — with a focus on the business of sports, front-office strategy, and the stories that extend beyond the box score.

Daniel grew up in Austin, Texas, where he started writing about high school football for a local community blog while still in college. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in Journalism and a minor in Computer Science — a combination that made him the default person in every newsroom he worked in when something broke on deadline. After graduation, he spent three years at a Texas-based digital news outlet covering the state's growing tech corridor, writing about semiconductor manufacturing, defense contracting, and the expansion of major tech campuses outside of California.

He joined USA Daily Report because he wanted to cover both of the beats he cared about without having to pick one. His technology reporting has covered everything from chip supply chain disruptions to app store antitrust cases, and his sports coverage leans toward the analytical — why teams make the moves they make, and what the numbers say when the narratives stop making sense.

Daniel is a firm believer that the best stories are at the edges where industries overlap. He still argues that print is not dead, though he has not purchased a physical newspaper in some time.