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.

NVIDIA warns data centre redesigns inevitable as AI racks top two tonnes

The future of artificial intelligence infrastructure will be defined by liquid cooling, soaring rack densities, and unprecedented collaboration between chipmakers and data centre operators, senior executives from NVIDIA, Schneider Electric, and Sweden’s EcoDataCentre told an industry forum this week. Speaking…

Nscale warns AI’s energy appetite outpaces renewables

As the world races to build the infrastructure powering artificial intelligence, Karl Havard, Chief Commercial Officer at Nvidia-backed Cloud provider Nscale, has warned that the pace of AI development is now far outstripping the ability of renewable energy systems to…

Transatel’s Jacques Bonifay: Why eSIM will make the physical SIM obsolete

When Apple removed the SIM card tray from its iPhone 17 in Europe, it marked a clear shift in how we connect to mobile networks. For most consumers, the move was a simple matter of convenience. But for the IoT…

How to deploy once: Q&A with Digital Matter

There are many things that can trip companies up during IoT deployment projects: picking a connectivity protocol that lacks infrastructure in your region, trying to build a managed connectivity solution from scratch and struggling with the complexity involved, and underestimating…

SECO deepens AI offering with new applications and Clea trial integration

SECO, the Italian industrial technology company, has stepped up its Edge AI strategy with the launch of a new online Developer Centre and the release of seven additional AI apps through its Application Hub. The dual announcements reflect the Milan-listed…

S7:E3: Accelerating robotics adoption

In the latest episode of IoT Unplugged, João Pereira, Director, EMEA General Embedded Markets, QNX talks about how to accelerate robotics adoption following the publication of the UK’s Industrial Strategy. The UK’s recently released modern industrial strategy highlights robotics as…

What is the state of the consumer eSIM market today?

News that Apple has launched a global eSIM-only iPhone – three years following its release of an eSIM-only model in the US – was met with excitement by industry experts, who believe Apple’s decision will catalyse greater adoption of eSIMs…

S7:E2: The evolution of Edge AI

Alexander Fritsch, Senior Product Sales Manager at Advantech Europe featured on the latest episode of IoT Unplugged to talk through the evolution of Edge AI, architectural considerations, and the future of the market. In covering the evolution of Edge AI,…

S7:E1: The Edge AI landscape

Season 7 of IoT Unplugged kicked off with an insightful conversation with Satyajit Sinha, Principal Analyst of IoT Analytics, as he tracked the evolution of Edge AI, from tiny ML models to multi-modal VLM, as well as discussed the different…

Why copper shortages are an opportunity – interview with TXO

A PwC report published earlier this year in July warned of impending copper supply shortages if emissions weren’t cut, posing direct risks to the semiconductor industry. Another industry at risk is telecommunications: one that is in the process of transitioning…