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8/23/2016 0 Comments

An uneasy relationship: how carmakers are working with hackers

Feet poking out of the window, Charlie Miller lay across the front seats of his Fiat Chrysler Jeep while it drove, seemingly by itself. Suddenly, it jerked to a halt, as his research partner Chris Valasek, sitting on the other side of the car park, used a laptop to slam on the brakes.

I reported from the Black Hat and Def Con conferences on how automakers are having to tackle the cyber security problems the software industry has struggled with for decades, with mixed results. Read more here. 


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8/13/2016 1 Comment

Instagram unfiltered: FT Magazine front cover with Kevin Systrom

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Large, square photos of a towering redwood forest, a yacht at sunset and a carefully crafted cup of coffee adorn the walls of Kevin Systrom’s office. At one time, these beautifully shot pictures might have hung in an art gallery. Now they are everyday Instagram, plucked from filtered feeds found in an app on a smartphone.

I interviewed Instagram co-founder and chief executive Kevin Systrom in summer 2015 on whether the app is the visual pulse of the world - or narcissism run rampant. Read the full interview here. 
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8/13/2016 2 Comments

Signs of cooling in San Francisco's tech boom

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I look for indicators that the technology boom could be slowing on the streets of San Francisco, from rents and hiring trends to restaurants. Watch the video here. 

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8/13/2016 0 Comments

WhatsApp: Let's Chat 

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Whether you are in the market for a nicely fattened goat from the United Arab Emirates or freshly caught fish in the port of Mangalore in India, you can place your order on WhatsApp. The ping! ping! ping! of WhatsApp messages arriving on a smartphone has become the soundtrack of business in many emerging markets, as companies bypass phone calls and email to communicate with their customers. Governments have also turned to the app, using it to interact with citizens and appeal to voters.

I worked with foreign correspondents around the world to explore how WhatsApp is being used by businesses - and hunt for clues about how the app could make money in the future. Read the rest here on FT.com. 


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Lunch with the FT: Susan Wojcicki

Google started in her garage; now she runs YouTube. Susan Wojcicki has Lunch with the FT https://t.co/xho8RpSyNV pic.twitter.com/A8bKLwrpAc

— Financial Times (@FT) April 29, 2016
When Google purchased YouTube for $1.65bn a decade ago, the deal for the then one-year-old video-sharing site was described by dotcom veteran entrepreneur Mark Cuban as moronic. Today, “prophetic” seems a better description: 400 hours of video a minute are uploaded to the site, which is watched by more than 1bn people, or a third of the world’s online population. 

I interviewed YouTube chief executive Susan Wojcicki for the FT's most famous interview slot, the Lunch with the FT. It was a joy to write such a long piece looking at her character, history and the future of online video. 
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8/13/2016 2 Comments

Facebook, Google and the race to sign up India

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With a tentative wobble, a young woman in a sari is trying out her new bicycle for the first time, cycling around a sandy courtyard in Ambaji, a small town in Gujarat, north-west India. The bicycle is blue and sturdy, with wide tyres to help it withstand bumpy terrain. On the back is a box that holds precious cargo: not pizza, or post, but the internet.

Read the rest of my FT Magazine story on the quest to win over a billion users amid accusations of digital colonialism on FT.com. 
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