Lucy Barnard
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Bringing over two decades in journalism, Lucy Barnard has reported on everything from London’s property chessboard to Abu Dhabi’s vertical ambitions — and always delivered the story before deadline. Lucy is interested in how technology intersects with major global challenges, from climate change to gender equality and social justice. She believes innovation isn’t just about efficiency or convenience—it’s a powerful tool for building a fairer, more sustainable world.

NIS2 Directive comes into force today

The NIS2 Directive officially came into force today, as the European Commission adopted the Directive’s first rules, which outline strict cybersecurity requirements. NIS2 Directive builds on foundations of NIS The Directive, which marks the first piece of EU-wide legislation on…

IoT Unplugged: S4:E2 – The versatility of RAIN technology

Aileen Ryan, President and CEO of the RAIN Alliance featured on the latest episode of IoT Unplugged, as she delved into RAIN technology, the Alliance’s role in driving adoption and established and emerging industries that are benefiting from deployment. RAIN…

Researchers develop robotic gripper for harvesting crops

Ongoing development in robots, more specifically robotic grippers, has focused on making them capable of gripping a variety of shapes and sizes, like a human hand could – as this is something they can struggle with, particularly when it comes…

Preparing for quantum computing: Deepika Chauhan talks to IoT Insider

The subject of quantum computing, its capabilities and what it might mean for previously unbreakable algorithms are at the forefront of DigiCert’s agenda, IoT Insider discovered in an exclusive interview with Deepika Chauhan, Chief Product Officer at DigiCert. What quantum…

“Ground stations as a service”: Q&A with Pierre Bertrand, Skynopy

Skynopy recently partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS), in a move that it expected to improve its service offerings for satellite operators and increase the number of ground stations in its network. Offering ground stations as a service Following the…

Satellite imagery to play a key role in monitoring blue-green algae

Increased blooms of blue-green algae in recent years, observed across the UK, is being monitored and tackled in a new £450k initiative launched by the UK Space Agency, with phase one of phase two having already begun.  The Lough Neagh:…

Q&A: Anand Gandhi from Eseye discusses report findings

Eseye recently released its State of IoT Adoption Report for 2024, with a key finding being that a mere 0.4% of companies operating in the IoT space are only achieving connectivity levels of more than 98%. To understand more, IoT…

IoT Unplugged: S4:E1 – The future of cellular connectivity

Season 4 of IoT Unplugged returned with a bang as the first episode looked at the future of cellular connectivity, bringing insights from Sabrina Bochen, Director, Product Planning and Marketing at u-blox. Bochen highlighted there had been substantial growth in…

The user experience and growth of LoRaWAN: Blynk talks to IoT Insider

Blynk, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year following its launch in 2014, recently announced a partnership with The Things Conference, an event focused on LoRaWAN and low-power IoT, in a move that the company’s Founder and CEO, Pavlo…

Investing in LTE-M: Telit Cinterion and Sony Semiconductor Israel talk to IoT Insider

News of Telit Cinterion celebrating the approval of its ME310M1-W1 module on AT&T’s network showed how a continued, close collaboration between Telit Cinterion and Sony Semiconductor Israel bore fruit. The module is a Cellular Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) device…