Authors
Margot Huysman
Margot Huysman is a reporter for The Kernel. She writes a column on Mondays about the social and political aspects of technology.
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The Scene Fuelling the start-ups of tomorrow
Margot Huysman reports back from the Young Rewired State Festival of Code that took place in Birmingham over the weekend. More »
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The Scene Ready yourselves! The bad puns start now…
The European Pirate Summit is returning to Cologne in September this year. More »
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Gadget Review Cock-a-doodle-don’t!
Margot Huysman reviews the Little Rooster, a new sort of alarm clock for women. More »
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The Scene Revealed: Julie Meyer’s forgotten poetry
Controversial London start-up advisor Julie Meyer has been revealed as an aspiring wordsmith. More »
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Start-up Review There’s a hunk in my basket!
Is shopping for men the new shoe shopping? Margot Huysman finds out. More »
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The Scene Young Rewired State 2012 kicks off
The UK's premiere festival for young coders began today. It will climax in Birmingham this weekend in a show and tell event with a panel of all-star judges. More »
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Report Hell for Leather
Margot Huysman looks into allegations of sockpuppetry by novelists — and gets more than she bargained for. More »
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Interview Last-minute leisure
Margot Huysman interviews Matthieu Vaxelaire, co-founder of a Belgian start-up that helps you find cheap, fun things to do at short notice. More »
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The Scene Pitch me after all, bro
Margot Huysman reviews the second instalment of Don't Pitch Me, Bro! at Google Campus. More »
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The Scene Why is east London so goddamn boozy?
Margot Huysman wonders why the London tech scene is so drink-sodden. Is it a boy thing? More »
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The Scene Announcing the second FailCon France
Silicon Valley’s Failcon conference is about to take another stab at getting Europe to talk openly about failure. More »
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Interview Winning The Apprentice by coming third
Margot Huysman on the Apprentice candidate who might just turn himself into the next big thing in technology. More »
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Column The Kernel guide to… bagging a brainiac
Ever wanted to bag yourself a sexy geek? Dork desirer Margot Huysman shows you how. More »
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The Scene Seamless connectivity
Margot Huysman reviews The Up Group's summer party. More »
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Report 10 apps with more users than Luluvise
It's time to stop bitching about Luluvise and judge it on the same terms as any other social software product, writes Margot Huysman. More »
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Start-up Review Uber love
Margot Huysman gushes about the newest car service to hit London. More »
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Column Cultic iconography
Angel investors, social media evangelists, Steve Jobs… the tech scene is obsessed with religious iconography, writes Margot Huysman. More »
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Column Shut the hell up about women in tech!
Margot Huysman is sure to enrage the sisterhood with this broadside against 'women in tech' events and the special treatment women are afforded in the industry. More »
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Column Facebook must forget about China for now
It's an alluring market, but Facebook must resist the temptation to expand aggressively into China and get its house in order first, writes Margot Huysman. More »