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Hannah Murphy

Tech correspondent

Hannah Murphy is a tech reporter at the Financial Times on the social media beat writing about Meta, Twitter, TikTok, and YouTube, based out of San Francisco. She also helps cover crypto - particularly the crossover between fintech and social - and cybersecurity.On top of writing for the paper and magazine, Hannah regularly moderate panels for FT Live and at other conferences and c-suite events. She has also appeared on live slots and documentaries with national broadcasters such as the BBC and Channel 4.

Before moving to California, she covered financial services including online trading, stockbroking and market structure from the FT's London office, as did a stint as a data journalist on the world news desk. She won the MHP 30 under 30 To Watch: Young Journalists of the year award in 2018.

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  • Thursday, 2 January, 2025
    Meta Platforms
    Meta global affairs chief Clegg to be replaced by Republican Kaplan

    Move comes just ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the White House

    A montage showing Joel Kaplan and Nick Clegg over a backdrop of the Meta Platforms logo
  • Friday, 27 December, 2024
    Meta Platforms
    Meta envisages social media filled with AI-generated users

    US tech group is rolling out a range of artificial intelligence tools to drive engagement

    A smartphone screen displays Meta's "Create an AI character" interface
  • Monday, 23 December, 2024
    News in-depthRay-Ban
    Meta to add display to Ray-Bans as race over smart glasses intensifies

    Social media group accelerates plans to build ‘augmented reality’ headsets in battle with Apple and Google

    A woman standing in a crowd wears second generation Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses
  • Thursday, 19 December, 2024
    #techAsia
    Huawei’s five-year fight and Kioxia’s long-awaited listing Premium content

    The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

    Huawei phones are displayed at a flagship store in Beihing
  • Wednesday, 18 December, 2024
    TikTok Inc
    US Supreme Court will review TikTok divest-or-ban law

    Arguments to be heard about a week before the measure is set to take effect

    TikTok sign on a building
  • Tuesday, 17 December, 2024
    TikTok Inc
    TikTok CEO meets Trump as it seeks to avert US ban

    President-elect has said his incoming administration is looking at how to save popular video app from looming deadline

    TikTok chief executive Shou Zi Chew
  • Saturday, 14 December, 2024
    TikTok Inc
    TikTok loses bid for emergency halt to looming US ‘divest or ban’ law

    Fate of the popular ByteDance-owned app now will be decided by the Supreme Court — or Donald Trump

    TikTok’s office in California
  • Thursday, 12 December, 2024
    Meta Platforms
    Meta donates $1mn to Trump’s inauguration fund

    First-time contribution shows social media platform and its chief are trying to mend relations with president-elect

    Mark Zuckerberg speaking during a televised interview
  • Saturday, 7 December, 2024
    Meta Platforms
    Meta rolls out internal AI tool as it pushes into business market

    Social media group targets burgeoning artificial intelligence sector as it develops ‘Metamate’ workplace assistant

    Meta logo
  • Friday, 6 December, 2024
    US-China relations
    TikTok fails to halt law that could lead to US ban

    Further appeal expected for bipartisan measure targeting video app owned by China’s ByteDance over security concerns

    TikTok’s logo
  • Friday, 6 December, 2024
    ExplainerTikTok Inc
    Can Donald Trump save TikTok?

    Video app owned by China’s ByteDance is hoping for a lifeline to avoid being sold or shut down in the US

    Montage of US capitol Hill and TikTok’s logo
  • Thursday, 5 December, 2024
    Marc Andreessen
    Marc Andreessen helps to recruit staff for Musk’s US cost-cutting body

    Venture capitalist has role in interviewing and identifying candidates for new Department for Government Efficiency

    Marc Andreessen, the billionaire co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz
  • Tuesday, 3 December, 2024
    Meta Platforms
    Meta’s Zuckerberg seeks ‘active role’ in Trump tech policies

    Policy chief Nick Clegg says social media company ‘overdid it’ on content moderation, as it seeks to placate president-elect

    Nick Clegg gestures as he speaks. He can be seen between two people with their backs to the camera
  • Sunday, 1 December, 2024
    News in-depthElon Musk
    Elon Musk is attacking Britain. Former PMs are building ties

    A London-based VC has connected Boris Johnson and the Tesla chief, who Tony Blair has praised as ‘an extraordinary innovator’

    Montage shows Boris Johnson, Elon Musk and Tony Blair (left to right)
  • Tuesday, 26 November, 2024
    Telegram
    Telegram finances propped up by crypto gains as founder fights charges

    Revenue leapt to $525mn in first half of 2024 before chief Pavel Durov was detained over alleged criminality on platform

    A Telegram logo displayed on a phone screen
  • Sunday, 24 November, 2024
    Misinformation
    Trump’s return sends shivers through the anti-misinformation world

    Vow to crack down on the ‘censorship cartel’ has researchers worried — and Big Tech is on notice

    Montage shows Donald Trump against a background of digital disinformation
  • Saturday, 23 November, 2024
    Meta Platforms
    Meta loses ground to Bluesky as users abandon Elon Musk’s X

    Social media giant’s Threads app makes changes as smaller competitor to X surges

    Bluesky and X app logos
  • Sunday, 17 November, 2024
    News in-depthUS politics & policy
    Maga Inc: how Trump’s allies stand to gain from ‘anti-woke’ resurgence

    Some in the president’s inner circle have invested in the ‘parallel economy’, capitalising on conservative values

    Montage of Donald Trump, and
  • Wednesday, 13 November, 2024
    News in-depthX Corp
    Advertisers set to return to X as they seek favour with Musk and Trump

    Some brands had abandoned the site over moderation concerns

    Donald Trump and Elon Musk are depicted in front of a large red X logo. Trump is wearing a suit and tie, while Musk is wearing a "Make America Great Again" cap
  • Monday, 11 November, 2024
    OutlookPharmaceuticals sector
    How weight loss drugs took over Instagram

    Studies show strong links between photo-centric social media and eating disorder pathology

    FT Montage showing weightloss adverts on Instagram
  • Monday, 11 November, 2024
    News in-depthElon Musk
    Who’s who in the Musk ‘A-team’ vying to shape Trump 2.0

    Billionaire likely to push for government roles for acolytes and allies to cut regulation and protect his businesses

    Montage of Elon Musk, centre, Jared Birchall, Tim Hughes, Omead Afshar, and Steve Davis
  • Thursday, 7 November, 2024
    News in-depthTechnology sector
    What Big Tech CEOs want from a second Trump presidency

    Leaders of Silicon Valley’s giants hope for a more permissive attitude on deals, antitrust and AI in the next administration

    Montage featuring Sundar Pichai, Jeff Bezos and Tim Cook
  • Wednesday, 6 November, 2024
    News in-depthElon Musk
    Musk’s gamble on Trump pays off

    Billionaire chief of Tesla and X looks set to take up influential adviser role in White House

    Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gestures as he steps on stage during a rally for former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden
  • Monday, 4 November, 2024
    Meta Platforms
    Meta’s plan for nuclear-powered AI data centre thwarted by rare bees

    Environmental issue disrupts search for energy deals amid a Big Tech race over artificial intelligence

    Mark Zuckerberg
  • Friday, 1 November, 2024
    US presidential election 2024
    US says ‘Russian influence actors’ are behind viral election video hoax

    Clip purporting to show a Haitian voting in Georgia is among ‘Moscow’s broader efforts’ to sway the race, intelligence agencies say

    People walk by a ‘vote here’ sign
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