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Byford departs Reuters to start tech newsletter

January 26, 2023

Posted by Chris Roush

Sam Byford

Sam Byford has left Reuters and is starting a technology newsletter on Substack called “Multicore.”

There will be paid newsletters on Tuesdays and Thursdays and free articles during the week.

“It’ll draw on my years of experience covering Chinese tech and companies like Sony, Samsung, and Nintendo,” he wrote on Twitter. “Absolutely no crypto or gig economy or Elon drama.”

He has been covering markets out of the Tokyo bureau for Reuters.

Byford had been at The Verge for the 10 years, lastly as a senior editor. He was also its Asia editor and a news editor.

He is a graduate of the University of Manchester.

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