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    Richard Waters is the FT’s west coast editor, based in San Francisco. He leads a team of writers focused on tech in Silicon Valley. He also writes widely about the tech industry, and the uses - and impact - of technology. Current areas of interest include artificial intelligence, and the growing power of the leading US tech platforms.

    His previous positions at the FT include various finance beats in London, New York bureau chief, and technology media and telecoms editor, also based in New York.

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    • Monday, 27 March, 2023
      Lyft Inc
      Lyft founders step back as ride-hailing company names new chief

      Former Amazon executive David Risher will take over as the company tries to make up ground lost to rival Uber

    • Monday, 27 March, 2023
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      Twitter takes legal action over source code leak

      Social media company seeks subpoena and removal of software instructions from GitHub

    • Saturday, 25 March, 2023
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      Intel co-founder and key Silicon Valley figure Gordon Moore dies

      Moore’s insight about how the cost of electronics would plunge made him a symbol of the industry’s advance

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
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      Big Tech races to adapt to AI

      Computing platform shifts usually leave some industry leaders out in the cold

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
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      Tech start-ups assess damage caused by SVB collapse

      Groups prepare to deal with bigger banks after loss of institution that was a one-stop shop for their financing needs

    • Saturday, 11 March, 2023
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      Institution played an important role in the sector’s smooth functioning

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      Falling costs of AI may leave its power in hands of a small group

      Start-ups will find it harder to challenge main industry players

    • Monday, 6 March, 2023
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      Chief executive Elon Musk has credited previous reductions with boosting sales as EV competition heats up

    • Friday, 3 March, 2023
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      Moves to list the chip designer and building materials giant in US come as UK tries to sharpen appeal

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      Companies have yet to work out what they should charge users for

    • Thursday, 23 February, 2023
      Nvidia
      Nvidia extends its AI ambitions to the cloud

      Chipmaker’s move could put it on a collision course with some of its biggest customers as the technology takes off

    • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
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      Intel slashes dividend as revenues plunge

      Chipmaker says board acted to conserve cash after a deterioration in macroeconomic conditions

    • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
      Quantum technologies
      Google claims breakthrough in quantum computer error correction

      Company’s latest research could signal a step towards overcoming one hurdle to the technology

    • Friday, 17 February, 2023
      Artificial intelligence
      Man beats machine at Go in human victory over AI

      Amateur Kellin Pelrine exploited weakness in systems that have otherwise dominated board game’s grandmasters

    • Friday, 17 February, 2023
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      It’s all about the chips in the AI war

      Investors are betting on Nvidia, whose graphical processing units dominate the market

    • Thursday, 16 February, 2023
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      US regulator says technology ‘may allow the vehicle to act unsafe’ at crossroads

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      The purpose of the algorithmic recommendations should figure into the online speech debate

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      Why the new internet search wars will be different

      The disruptive potential of generative AI is starting to sink in on Wall Street

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      Ad error draws scrutiny as tech group tries to regain edge in search technology

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      Microsoft targets Google’s search dominance with AI-powered Bing

      Big Tech companies rush to gain ascendancy after launch of ChatGPT

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      Search giant unveils its rival to OpenAI’s ChatGPT

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      Google, Microsoft and some start-ups plan to embed AI into their services in ways that may transform the market

    • Friday, 3 February, 2023
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      Google invests $300mn in AI start-up Anthropic

      Cash-for-computing deal shows how large tech groups are investing in companies at the vanguard of generative AI

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