Lakshmi Varanasi is a reporter at Insider covering the intersection of technology and consumer culture. She reports on trending news with a focus on mental health, wellness, consumer tech, and AI, examining the ways these industries are shaping Gen Z and millennial consumers. 

Before Insider, she worked at outlets including Slate, POLITICO Magazine, and Reveal News covering everything from the publishing industry to consumer data breaches at Amazon. She holds a bachelor's in history from Yale, and a master's from Stanford

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