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BuzzFeed hires Alba as senior tech reporter

August 10, 2017

Posted by Chris Roush

Davey Alba
Davey Alba

Wired magazine staffer Davey Alba has been hired by BuzzFeed as a senior tech reporter, reports Kelsey Sutton of Mic.

Sutton writes, “On BuzzFeed News’ tech news team, reporter Davey Alba is joining as a senior tech reporter. Alba, who was previously a reporter at the tech magazine Wired, will cover artificial intelligence, focusing particularly on how it intersects with privacy and surveillance, San Francisco bureau chief Mat Honan said in a note to staff.

“While at Wired, Alba extensively covered Facebook, Google and other major tech companies. Earlier this year, she wrote about the network of temporary Google employees tasked with reviewing YouTube footage to keep ads off of hateful or graphic videos.”

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