All articles by Kurt Robson

Kurt Robson

Senior reporter at Verdict.

Global audiences concerned about AI generated news content, report finds

Over half of US news consumers surveyed were concerned about AI generated news content.

Meta says EU regulators will make it AI chatbot ‘second-rate’

Europe is widely seen as leading on global AI regulation having passed the EU AI Act in March 2024.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says company could become wholly for-profit corporation

Lack of clarity around OpenAI’s governance structure has caused discord for the startup, including the ousting of CEO Altman in November 2023.

ByteDance to lay off employees in Indonesian e-commerce unit

Indonesia banned online shopping on social media platforms in September last year over concerns about user data and smaller merchants missing out. 

Microsoft delays release of Recall AI feature amid security concerns

The Recall feature was described by Microsoft executive vice-president Yusuf Medhi as giving a computer photographic memory.

Shares in Broadcom surge after AI demand boosts forecast

Broadcom said it was raising its annual revenue forecast from $10bn to $11bn.

Amazon to invest $230m in cloud credits to GenAI startups

The announcement demonstrates a trend for cloud providers giving away free credits to attract AI companies to their platforms.

AccountsIQ secures $65m to build AI-powered accounting services

The Dublin-based company’s AI focus demonstrates a trend for AI driven products entering all business verticals.

Samsung offers one-stop shop for customers in bid to capture AI chip market

Samsung lags in some areas of the chip-making market compared to competitors such as TSMC.

Will Apple’s on-device AI put it ahead in the AI race?

Apple’s unveiled its AI strategy at its annual developer conference but will it be enough two years on from the release of ChatGPT?