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Madhumita Murgia writes about technology for the FT. She was previously a reporter and editor at WIRED and The Daily Telegraph.

She also authors a monthly column on the tech world for the FT weekend magazine and features on the weekly podcast, Tech Tonic.

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  • Wednesday, 27 October, 2021
    The Big Read
    Facebook after the whistleblower: can Zuckerberg reboot the social network?

    The company is facing criticism from its own staff that its ‘growth at all costs’ culture is damaging individuals and society

    2 hours ago
  • Monday, 25 October, 2021
    Facebook Inc
    Four revelations from the Facebook Papers

    Thousands of pages of leaked documents paint a damaging picture of company that has prioritised growth

  • Thursday, 21 October, 2021
    Inside BusinessQuantum technologies
    Quantum computing comes out of shadows into public markets

    A clutch of impending IPOs marks a turning point for the technology

  • Friday, 15 October, 2021
    Cyber Security
    Auto-scans of phones would violate data privacy, say security experts

    Leading cryptographers warn the proposed schemes to detect child abuse images are a form of mass surveillance

  • Friday, 8 October, 2021
    News in-depthTechnology sector
    Dozens of leading apps accused of putting children in danger

    Research submitted to UK regulator alleges problems with Twitter, Snap, Apple and many more tech groups

  • Tuesday, 5 October, 2021
    Media
    Ofcom sets out rules for TikTok, Snap and OnlyFans

    Regulator gears up to oversee UK-based video streaming platforms with warning over content and user age

  • Tuesday, 5 October, 2021
    Deepmind Technologies Ltd
    Google’s AI unit DeepMind makes first-ever profit

    London-based group says its research is increasingly being embedded in commercial products

  • Friday, 1 October, 2021
    Transcript
    Facebook under fire for burying research into mental health impact

    US senators are pressuring the social media group to release all its internal research

  • Thursday, 30 September, 2021
    Oxford Nanopore Technologies
    Oxford Nanopore shares surge more than 40 per cent in London IPO

    UK genomics group makes devices used to sequence Covid variants

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  • Thursday, 30 September, 2021
    Women in business
    The UK’s female entrepreneurs battling for a fair share of funding

    Thirty founders who built fast-growing businesses in spite of forbidding odds

  • Tuesday, 28 September, 2021
    Facebook Inc
    Time to turn off Facebook’s digital fire hose

    How much control does the tech giant give users over ads? The answer, despite its protestations, seems to be hardly any

  • Friday, 17 September, 2021
    Russian politics
    Apple and Google drop Navalny app after Kremlin piles on pressure

    Tech groups report legal threats and visit from armed men as Moscow demands app is removed from online stores

  • Monday, 13 September, 2021
    Data protection
    Ireland fails to enforce EU law against Big Tech

    Irish regulator has not resolved 98% of 164 significant data protection complaints

  • Thursday, 9 September, 2021
    Data protection
    UK suggests removing human review of AI decisions

    Excising Article 22 of Brussels regulations would alarm privacy campaigners

  • Thursday, 9 September, 2021
    Oxford Nanopore Technologies
    Oxford Nanopore to launch IPO in London after Covid-19 success

    Genomics company gained global prominence with role in helping track coronavirus

  • Monday, 6 September, 2021
    Internet privacy
    UK to ask G7 for privacy overhaul targeting online tracking requests

    Regulator suggests simplifying choices to end repeated ‘cookie’ pop-ups from websites seeking user consent

  • Friday, 27 August, 2021
    Transcript
    Life under the Taliban: ‘Herat is now like a ghost city’

    US military officials are blaming Isis for an attack near Kabul airport yesterday

  • Friday, 27 August, 2021
    FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
    Kabul explosion kills US troops, Taliban in Herat

    US military officials are blaming Isis for an attack near Kabul airport yesterday

  • Thursday, 26 August, 2021
    Indian politics & policy
    India deploys facial recognition surveilling millions of commuters

    System developed by Russian start-up NtechLab rolled out across 30 railway stations

  • Thursday, 26 August, 2021
    Data protection
    EU takes aim at UK plan to rewrite data laws

    Britain seeks to chart its own course on internet regulation in the wake of Brexit

  • Wednesday, 25 August, 2021
    Information Commissioner's Office
    UK targets social media and gaming with new Children’s Code

    Legislation aims to stop companies targeting children with ads and nudging them to stay online

  • Sunday, 22 August, 2021
    Afghanistan
    Homegrown app helping Kabul residents steer clear of danger

    Ehtesab tracks turbulence on the ground and sends users alerts on which areas to avoid

  • Wednesday, 18 August, 2021
    Afghanistan
    Taliban cracks down on first protests since seizure of power

    Local media reports anti-Taliban demonstrations have occurred in a handful of provinces

  • Tuesday, 17 August, 2021
    WhatsApp Inc
    WhatsApp shuts down Taliban helpline in Kabul

    Number meant to act as emergency hotline for Afghan civilians to report violence and looting

  • Saturday, 14 August, 2021
    Artificial intelligence
    English schools turn to AI to help students catch up after Covid

    Platforms that assess pupils and guide teachers on how to improve lesson plans are becoming mainstream

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