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The Financial Times wanted to be able to plan for new or emerging technology outside its normal processes, like Amazon Echo or VR. So it created FT Labs, a small group that tackles projects that don’t fit into its normal development processes, from ad blocking approaches to web-based screens. But what does FT Labs do when those projects outgrow its small team? Read about how it manages that tension, and more articles, by subscribing to the latest issue of Pulse, our quarterly print magazine.SUBSCRIBETOPULSE

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