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.

Royal Academy of Engineering calls for urgent action on greener AI

The Royal Academy of Engineering has warned that the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence could undermine the UK’s net-zero ambitions unless policymakers act swiftly to improve transparency, data standards, and environmental oversight of the technology. Speaking at the First Friday…

MediaTek targets European IoT growth with NVIDIA collaboration and AI-focused strategy

MediaTek is betting big on artificial intelligence to fuel the next wave of growth in the Internet of Things, pairing its chip design expertise with NVIDIA’s AI ecosystem to power smarter, faster, and more efficient connected devices. The Taiwanese semiconductor…

SGP.32: the new eSIM standard driving scalable IoT connectivity

Romain Durand, R&D Director and Co-Founder, Transatel (an NTT DATA Company) discusses the new GSMA SGP.32 eSIM standard, exploring how simplified, secure remote connectivity will empower global IoT deployments across industries and redefine scalable device management worldwide. For readers unfamiliar…

Could a child’s smart watch rig Eurovision? Inside the wild world of IoT insecurity

Picture this: your child’s bright, cartoon-faced smart watch — sold as a way to keep them safe — could, in theory, become a tiny cog in a plot to rig a TV talent show. It sounds ridiculous, but as Ken…

UK defence and cyber chiefs call on IoT industry to take lead in securing national resilience

UK defence and cyber security leaders have urged the IoT industry to play a central role in strengthening the nation’s digital defences, warning that the boundary between commercial technology and national security has all but disappeared. At the IoT Security…

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…