Caroline Preece
Caroline has been writing about technology for more than a decade, switching between consumer smart home news and reviews and in-depth B2B industry coverage. In addition to her work for IT Pro and Cloud Pro, she has contributed to a number of titles including Expert Reviews, TechRadar, The Week and many more. She is currently the smart home editor across Future Publishing's homes titles.
You can get in touch with Caroline via email at caroline.preece@futurenet.com.
Latest articles by Caroline Preece
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Pinterest launches new AI image search tool
By Caroline Preece published
News The social media platform is introducing new image recognition technology that uses deep learning
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Rookie hackers reveal more sophisticated attacks, warns IBM
By Caroline Preece published
News A new report from IBM shines a light on the biggest cyber threat trends faced in 2015 and beyond
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Amazon launches platform for start-ups in the UK
By Caroline Preece published
News Amazon's new online platform for UK start-ups will help market innovative products from small companies
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Tech City UK programme to help scale-ups grow
By Caroline Preece published
News Upscale will support high-growth scale-ups with mentorship from successful entrepreneurs
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Facebook AI can recognise objects in photos
By Caroline Preece published
News Predictive learning is also helping a Facebook bot master the game Go
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Bristol is Open turns city into innovation testbed
By Caroline Preece published
News Bristol wants SMBs and enterprises to experiment on a city-wide scale
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Over 2,000 British Gas customer logins released online
By Caroline Preece published
News Thousands of British Gas customers have had their email addresses and passwords exposed online
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Start-ups sign open letter to government on immigration
By Caroline Preece published
News Entrepreneurs have gathered to urge the Prime Minister to reconsider potential reform on skilled immigration
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European Parliament rejects net neutrality amendments
By Caroline Preece published
News A vote from the European Parliament was passed today, agreeing on net neutrality laws without amendments
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LG G4 and LG G4 Pro (V10): Everything you need to know
By Rene Millman, Caroline Preece published
Rumours We look back at the LG G4 and eagerly await the arrival of the LG V10
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Start Tank is supporting start-ups with a start-up attitude
By Caroline Preece published
News A second cycle of start-ups has completed six months stint with the accelerator
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Tech City UK's Future Fifty start-ups raise record £470m
By Caroline Preece published
In-depth But how useful is Future Fifty programme for UK start-ups?
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Bitcoin legally exempt from VAT, rules EU Court of Justice
By Caroline Preece, Adam Shepherd published
News Decision means EU will treat digital currency the same as traditional cash
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London named EU capital for tech start-ups
By Caroline Preece published
News London ranks as the best city in Europe for digital start-ups and scale-ups
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Sony Pictures hack: Ex-employees to be paid up to $8m
By Caroline Donnelly, Joe Curtis, Clare Hopping, Caroline Preece published
News Sony agrees pay-outs for employees whose detailed were leaked by hackers
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GitHub: Learning code is as creative as learning music
By Caroline Preece published
News Software development is similar to writing a song, says GitHub’s education expert
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1.2 million SMBs lack basic digital skills
By Caroline Preece published
News 12.6 million adults do not have basic grasp of technology, a UK-wide skills map shows
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Tech City UK helps start-ups to hire more non-EU talent
By Caroline Preece published
News But critics warn UK's access to skilled migrant workers is still in danger
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Tech's gender pay gap persists on Ada Lovelace Day
By Caroline Preece published
News Women in tech earn up to 32 per cent less than their male counterparts
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Why teachers ‘don't need to understand technology’
By Caroline Preece published
News Pupils are tech-savvy, but teachers don't need to be, says cloud-based EdTech firm Texthelp
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AI halves development time for cancer drug
By Caroline Preece published
News The time a new cancer drug spent in development was halved by scientists using artificial intelligence
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Avanade and Aspire Foundation partner to help women in tech
By Caroline Preece published
News Avanade and The Aspire Foundation are partnering to help inspire more than 1bn women in tech by 2020
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Tech City UK's Digital Business Academy adds 3 new courses
By Caroline Preece published
News The Digital Business Academy, Tech City UK's skills programme, is launching three new courses following success
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