Oliver Barnes
Oliver Barnes is one of Britain's most respected technology journalists, having spent a decade reporting on artificial intelligence, big tech, and the digital economy for titles including Wired UK and the Guardian. He joined The Great British News as Technology Editor in 2023 to lead the publication's coverage of AI, EVs, fintech, and the startups reshaping British industry. Oliver studied Computer Science at Imperial College London.
Articles by Oliver Barnes
Elon Musk's UK Ambitions: Tesla Gigafactory Britain Back on the Table After Government Talks
Senior ministers held private talks with Musk representatives in March, sources confirm
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Plots £15 Billion UK Data Centre Network
Meta's infrastructure ambitions would make it one of Britain's largest corporate landowners
Inside Elon Musk's X: The Radical Transformation Nobody Predicted
Two years after the Twitter acquisition, X is either the future of social media or an expensive cautionary tale
The Oxford-Cambridge Corridor: Britain's Silicon Valley in the Making
The arc of technology and innovation stretching between two of the world's greatest universities is generating wealth at an extraordinary pace
Britain's Hydrogen Economy: The £10 Billion Bet on the Fuel of the Future
Government and industry are committing billions to hydrogen as the solution to decarbonising heavy industry and transport