Barney Macintyre

@barneymac

Business editor @ObserverUK. Writing the Boardroom Sensemaker. Email me: barney@observer.co.uk

London/Edinburgh Joined June 2009

1.5K Following 490 Followers 453 Posts

Latest posts 5

EXC: Since Darktrace went private, growth in recurring revenue has slowed and it has fewer customers. It has churned through 3 CEOs and 3 CFOs in the space of 18 months.

As hacks proliferate, you'd expect a UK cyber defence firm to be doing better.

observer.co.uk/news/business/…

observer.co.uk It’s boom time for cybersecurity, but Darktrace missed th... The former darling of UK tech, now under US private equity ownership, has watched its client base fall as ransomware hacks increase

Barney Macintyre @barneymac Sep 13

Candidates interviewing for jobs at Anthropic have reported being asked a surprising question: “How would you feel if the company someday abandoned its AI ambitions for safety reasons, and that decision sent the stock to zero?” 1/

Barney Macintyre @barneymac Sep 5

EXC: The UK gov's space strategy next week will include £30m in funding for the SaxaVord Spaceport in Shetland, expected to be the site of the 1st vertical rocket launch from Europe in the next few months.

A big boost for UK's burgeoning space industry 🚀
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observer.co.uk Government’s new space strategy targets UK tech companies SaxaVord spaceport in Shetland to receive funding boost as potential site of first vertical rocket launch from continental Europe, as part of wider package for industry

Barney Macintyre @barneymac Mar 29

NEW: Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner sank $170m into an obscure British e-commerce company that auditors flagged last year over doubts that it would survive without fresh investment.

For @ObserverUK

observer.co.uk/news/business/…

observer.co.uk Kushner’s $170m bad bet on obscure British Amazon aggregator Efforts by Trump’s son-in-law to raise billions from Middle East governments for investment firm Affinity Partners face scrutiny by Democrats

Barney Macintyre @barneymac Mar 20

Thrilled that Ben is joining us @ObserverUK!! One of the best brains in British economics

Ben Zaranko @BenZaranko Mar 20

Some personal/professional news: today is my last day at the IFS. There’s nowhere else I’d rather have spent the last nine years and leaving is such a wrench. But it’s time for something new, and I’m excited to be joining The Observer as Economics Editor from 7 April.
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