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.

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…

Adopt PQC today, IoTSF webinar advises

“Quantum computing is no longer science fiction, it’s happening right now,” said Amit Rao, Founder of the IoT Security Foundation Bangalore Chapter in an apt summary of where we are with post-quantum cryptography (PQC), a technique for securing systems and…

The era of direct to device communication: Q&A with OQ

Historically, satellite communications have been constrained by cost and scalability, but a new generation of satellite operators are transforming its clunky image by launching to market new, sleek hardware and constellations that enables direct-to-device communications and makes it the new…

akenza and Bunch Tech talk to IoT Insider about their synergies

akenza and Bunch Tech are shining examples of companies who were established with the mission of simplifying IoT applications, in recognition of the existing hurdles that sometimes face businesses when they start out with IoT projects. akenza was founded approximately…

How Edge AI is driving intuitive audio experiences: Q&A with Ceva

The collaboration between Elliptic Labs and Ceva is part of the company’s wider strategy of identifying application partners they believe can show the value of its NeuPro architecture, said Chad Lucien, Vice President and General Manager of the Sensors and…

Q&A: Anglian Water talk through advanced leak detection

Today’s pressures facing the water industry are probably of no surprise to the general public: a growing population coupled with a drier climate and less available water puts strain on the infrastructure. Anglian Water, whose operations span a large section…