
Nicholas Fearn
Columnist at UKTN (UK Tech News)
I’m a freelance journalist and copywriter interested in technology, digital culture and business, and have experience in both online and print media.
My work has appeared on the likes of Engadget, Lifehacker, Gizmodo, TechRadar, The Next Web, FT, TrustedReviews, Wareable, T3, Tom’s Guide, Alphr, Tech City News, BBC Tech, Mirror Online, Mail Online, The Telegraph, The Times, Computer Weekly, Computer Shopper, What Hi-Fi, PC Pro, IT Pro, IDG Connect, Gadget magazine, Tech Week Europe, Macworld, Tech Digest, Computing, V3, The Inquirer, Today’s iPhone, London Tech Week, BuzzFeed, Wales Online and The South Wales Evening Post.
I’ve covered a range of topics, including AI, healthtech, cyber security, telecoms, IoT, cloud, startups, enterprise IT and consumer tech. I have a particular interest in the entrepreneurs and companies using technology to drive positive change in the world, whether it be social or environmental causes. My passion is unearthing and reporting on the change makers of tomorrow.
- Wales, United Kingdom
- nicholasgfearn
- in/nicholas-fearn-8a68b253/
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Publications
- Financial Times4 articles
- Fast Company4 articles
- Insider3 articles
- Orbital Today2 articles
- Daily Mail US2 articles
- MailOnline1 article
- ISMS.online1 article
Writes Most On
- EXCLUSIVEHow your iPhone helped fuel devastating hurricanes that killed more than 100 Americans this year28 Nov 2024—Daily Mail USWordle has a hidden 'hard mode' - but players claim it might actually make the game EASIER While an estimated 300,000 people play Wordle daily, many are unaware of a secret 'hard mode', which can be found within the game's settings. Apple could start selling iPhones and iPads as part of a SUBSCRIPTION service from 2023, report claims A new report from Bloomberg claims that Apple is working on selling iPhones and iPads as part of a hardware subscription service. YouTube adds thousands of FREE...
- How Neurodivergent People Forge Careers in the Space Industry6 Sep 2024—Orbital Todayshare to: Neurodivergent people contribute significantly to the space industry. With their brains essentially wired differently, those with conditions such as autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and dyspraxia often possess unique skills and traits that help them build successful space careers. For example, many neurodivergent people are exceptional at pattern recognition and problem-solving. Just imagine how valuable these skills would be for identifying spacecraft anomalies or new planets....
- EXCLUSIVEHow a cybersecurity attack would cripple America - after catastrophic Crowdsource glitch2 Aug 2024—Daily Mail USCybercriminals could cripple the US by targeting just 10 critical components in an electrical network, experts have revealed. The attack would begin with 'a series of cascading failures,' first shutting down essential service providers, like 911 call centers and healthcare providers, and then spreading to critical infrastructure. Americans would lose access to energy, water, financial services, public transportation and cell phone networks, resulting in severe ramifications. Morgan Wright, a...
- Can AI outperform a wealth manager at picking investments?3 Jul 2024—Financial TimesUnlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When technology entrepreneur Edward Morris participated in the $5bn initial public offering of chip designer Arm last September, he adopted an entirely artificial intelligence-based strategy that would result in one of his most profitable investments to date. Morris — who runs the consultancy Enigmatica, specialising in AI and prompt engineering (the creation of chatbot...