About Maria Korolov

Maria Korolov is an award-winning tech journalist who covers cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and extended reality.
She’s also a science fiction author and the editor and founder of MetaStellar, an online magazine of speculative fiction, and of Hypergrid Business, one of the world’s top virtual reality blogs.
Contact her at maria@korolov.com to pitch articles or to hire her as writer, editor, or speaker at your event.
Follow her on Twitter at @MariaKorolov, on Threads at @MariaKorolov, and check out her latest videos on the Maria Korolov YouTube channel.
Latest AI articles
Red Hat’s AI portfolio evolves to address enterprise deployment challenges
Red Hat has expanded its AI portfolio with tools designed to simplify the transition from experimentation to production environments.
5 top business use cases for AI agents
SUSE expands AI tools to control workloads, LLM usage
IT leaders: What’s the gameplan as tech badly outpaces talent?
Latest quantum computing articles
IonQ, Alice & Bob roll out quantum breakthroughs
IonQ and Alice & Bob, have both announced breakthroughs that bring quantum computing closer to reality
D-Wave uses quantum to solve real-world problem
Amazon claims to cut quantum computing timeline by 5 years with new Ocelot chip
Microsoft braids anyons into topological cubits on new Majorana quantum chip
Latest Cybersecurity articles
Breach and attack simulation (BAS) tools buyer’s guide
From the editors of CSO, this enterprise buyer’s guide helps IT security staff understand what the various breach and attack simulation (BAS) options can do for their organizations and how to choose the right solution. Download the breach and attack simulation (BAS) tools buyer’s guide here.
10 most critical LLM vulnerabilities
10 ways hackers will use machine learning to launch attacks
10 most critical LLM vulnerabilities
Latest Networking articles
Packaged offerings promise to make AI infrastructure deployment easier
Cisco, HPE, and other vendors are rolling out enterprise AI packages that bundle GPUs, networking, storage and cooling tech into ready-to-deploy systems.
Internet upgrade part of a move towards 400/800G connectivity
Data center growth puts unprecedented pressure on power grids
Network convergence will drive enterprise 6G wireless strategies
Data center certifications target newcomers, experts, and sustainability pros
VMware Cloud Foundation gains AI model store, other updates
latest Awards
latest Appearances
Press Release Writing in The Age Of AI
Guest Speaker: VWEC Expert Series
Profile: Sam Whitmore Media Survey
SANS Attack Surface Management Solutions Forum 2022: Building Resilience in the Face of Cyber Conflict
Guest Speaker: VWBPE 2022 Conference
Metaverse presentations: OpenSimulator Community Conference
Informa Webinar: Doing More IT With Less
MetaStellar: Setting up a WordPress website with DreamHost in 15 minutes
IDG Zero Trust Webinar
MetaStellar Interview: How we launched in a pandemic
BrightTalk cybersecurity panel
CIO Magazine New Reality Event
Look Left podcast
IDG Tech Talk: CCPA Revisited
InformaTech’s Cybersecurity Bootcamp
IDG Tech Talk: CCPA
older Awards and Appearances

Jan. 2018: Maria Korolov talks with Sine Wave about “Succeeding As A Retailer In Immersive Worlds.”

Dec. 2017: Speaker at Stereopsia conference in Brussels, Belgium. Topic was women in virtual reality. Click here for slides.
Dec. 2017: Speaker at OpenSimulator Community Conference. Topic was a statistical overview of OpenSim development. Click here for slides.
Apr. 2017: Profiled in Viar360’s Women of VR – 35 Ladies Who Are Killing It In Virtual Reality
Aug. 2016: Mentioned in Marie Claire’s Virtual Reality Has a Female Mafia—and They’re Looking for New Recruits

May 2016: Interviewed by the BCC about how virtual reality will change our lives. Listen to the broadcast here. Read the transcript here.
Sep. 2015: Mentioned in Fortune’s Meet the women shaping our virtual future.
Latest Blog Posts
I’m working on a lot of projects these days. As you can see from the site, I’m busy with enterprise technology articles. Plus, I’m the…
How to use free and low-cost AI tools to create cool images for websites and social media.
I try out the top 15 free online mind mapping apps.
How the use the free Miro app to outline your story or novel.
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Have you ever stared at your screen or typewriter or notebook and couldn’t force yourself to write? I have, and here’s what I do to…