Creating and starring in your own reality TV show has never been so easy, thanks to the latest batch of security cameras for the home.
For the past week, I have been watching a matrix of screens on my office computer showing live action in my house, from vacuuming in the living room to conversations in the kitchen, workmen laying a floor in the hall, squirrels shooting across the driveway and deliveries at the door. Read more
How a Pakistani IT consultant broke the news of the bin Laden raid
Twitter users are often quick to congratulate themselves on breaking a big news event and this morning’s reaction to news of Osama bin Laden’s death has been no different.
The twist is that an IT consultant in Abbottabad, Pakistan has become an instant Twitter celebrity after live-tweeting details of the attack that resulted in the al-Qaeda leader’s demise. Read more
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Richard Waters has headed the FT's San Francisco bureau since 2002 and covers Google and Microsoft, among other things. A former New York bureau chief for the FT, he is intrigued by Silicon Valley's unique financial and business culture, and is looking forward to covering his second Tech Bust.
Chris Nuttall has been online and messing around with computers for more than 20 years and since 2004 has reported from the FT's San Francisco bureau on semiconductors, video games, consumer electronics and all things interwebby.
Maija Palmer has been writing about technology for the FT since 1999 and is fascinated by cybercrime, privacy and all the other issues of the information society. Based in London, she covers European tech companies and hopes that they won't all get acquired by American rivals.
Robin Kwong is the FT's technology, media and telecoms page editor in London. Formerly he was the Taipei correspondent and wrote about the companies that manufacture the vast majority of the world's computers and gadgets. He is interested in the intricacies of the technology supply chain and how China is increasingly changing the tech landscape.
Tim Bradshaw is the FT's digital media correspondent, and has just moved from London to join our team in San Francisco. He has covered start-ups such as Twitter and Spotify, as well as the online ambitions of more established media companies, such as the BBC iPlayer. He also covers the advertising, marketing and video-game industries. Tim has been writing about technology, business and finance since 2003.
