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Matthew Sparkes

Technology reporter

London

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Matthew Sparkes is a science and technology reporter who first wrote for 51¶¯Âþ in 2006 and currently covers robotics, quantum computing, AI and mathematics. Previously he wrote for The Guardian and The Daily Telegraph, and he has a BSc and MSc from the University of East Anglia, where he studied AI and computer science.

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