Carly Page

Carly Page

Carly Page is a technology journalist and copywriter specialising in cybersecurity, digital policy, and emerging technologies. With more than a decade of experience, she has become a trusted voice in the security community, known for breaking news, deep-dive analysis, and accessible reporting on complex technical issues. Carly previously served as the senior cybersecurity reporter at TechCrunch, where she covered major incidents, nation-state hacking campaigns, and the evolving landscape of privacy regulation. She has also presented on cybersecurity trends at TechCrunch Disrupt.

As a freelancer, Carly writes for leading publications including Forbes, IT Pro, LeadDev, Resilience Media, The Register, TechCrunch, TechFinitive, TechRadar, TES, The Telegraph, TIME, Uswitch, WIRED, and others. Her work spans news reporting, investigative features, interviews with industry leaders, and consumer-focused explainers on everything from ransomware resilience to the future of AI security.

In addition to journalism, Carly provides editorial and copywriting services for technology companies and research organisations.

Latest articles by Carly Page

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Scientists create new type of encryption that protects video files against quantum computing attacks

By Carly Page published

A newly developed encryption framework aims to protect video data from future quantum attacks, all while running on today's conventional hardware.

Quantum Computing
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New AI image generator runs using 10 times fewer steps than today's best models — and it's coming to smartphones and laptops

By Carly Page published

Researchers have developed an AI image generator that produces images in just four steps, rather than dozens. This could bring fast, private image generation directly to consumer devices.

Artificial Intelligence
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What's the biggest bottleneck to building better AI? It's no longer the lack of computing resources — it's generating enough energy to feed it

By Carly Page published

For decades, AI was held back by slow, expensive computers. Today, the problem is simpler, but harder to fix: finding enough reliable electricity to keep data centers running as AI spreads into everyday life.

Artificial Intelligence
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'Putting the servers in orbit is a stupid idea': Could data centers in space help avoid an AI energy crisis? Experts are torn.

By Carly Page published

Google’s proposal to explore space-based AI infrastructure raises fundamental questions about energy, physics and feasibility – and whether Earth has really run out of options.

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Artificial Intelligence
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Experts divided over claim that Chinese hackers launched world-first AI-powered cyber attack — but that's not what they're really worried about

By Carly Page published

Anthropic said a Chinese espionage group used its Claude AI to automate most of a cyberattack campaign, but experts question how autonomous the operation really was, and what it means for the future of AI-powered hacking.

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Artificial Intelligence