Sam Shead

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Sam Shead is a Tech and Innovation Editor at LinkedIn with almost 15 years of experience as a journalist covering technology across major global publications including CNBC, BBC News, The Financial Times, Forbes, Business Insider, and Wired. Currently based in London, he writes and produces stories on technology trends, developments, and challenges affecting the UK and European tech sectors. Shead previously served as a Technology Correspondent at CNBC, where he reported on breaking tech news, and before that worked as a Technology Reporter at BBC News. Earlier in his career, he covered European technology as a staff writer for Forbes based in London, focusing on investigative journalism and breaking technology news. His reporting emphasizes the intersection of technology, business, and policy, with particular focus on how tech companies impact society and markets. Shead has conducted interviews with presidents, prime ministers, technology billionaires, and leading AI researchers including Yann LeCun, Yoshua Bengio, and Mustafa Suleyman. His international reporting experience includes extensive field coverage from Silicon Valley, Taiwan, Japan, China, Canada, and Israel, providing global perspective on technology developments. His journalism combines deep expertise in technology innovation with business analysis and policy implications, making him a respected voice in European technology journalism.

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