Beatriz Valero de Urquia

• Beatriz has covered the technology industry for almost a decade, in which she has lived in five different cities across three continents.
• Her favorite experiences as a tech reporter include speaking with a Serbian Prince about cryptocurrencies, seeing an Egyptian mummy that had had a CT scan, and launching a podcast centered around teen tech prodigies.
• She is currently writing her first fiction book and expects to finish it before algorithms become acclaimed novelists.

Experience

A freelance journalist, Beatriz still considers herself a historian, but one covering stories that have not finished happening yet. Beatriz began her career as a technology writer in a startup based in Norwich, UK, and the beat has since taken her to cities across the globe. Prior to joining Engadget, she reported on technology and business topics for outlets including E+T magazine, NODE, Tech for Good, Finance Middle East, ITP.NET, and Escudo Digital; as well as politics, pop culture and society for El Español, El Orden Mundial, and The Tempest. She has also provided live commentary as foreign correspondent in TV and radio news programs for broadcasters including France 24, RTVE, and La Sexta. Beatriz loves launching new projects, from podcasts to magazines, and even an independent TikTok channel where she covers history topics for a social-first audience, giving her a reporter's-eye view of how platforms and algorithms shape the way people understand the world.

Education

Beatriz attended the University of Cambridge and graduated with an Master of Philosophy in European and Latin American comparative literatures and cultures. She also has a bachelor's degree in history from University College London (UCL).