All articles by Kurt Robson

Kurt Robson

Senior reporter at Verdict.

Top five cloud deals of 2024, so far

Cloud providers have been on a spending spree to stay ahead in the GenAI race, leading to a number of high-value deals.

WWDC 2024: Apple finally joins AI race with on-device AI

Apple’s announcements place the company back at the forefront of the consumer device market amid concerns that the company had fallen behind.

Tesla pay vote: Norway’s sovereign wealth fund to vote against Musk’s $56bn pay

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund is Tesla’s eighth-biggest shareholder.

Microsoft overhauls controversial Recall feature after security backlash

Microsoft’s controversial Recall screenshot tool is being offered as an opt-in feature following criticism over user privacy.

UK general election 2024: Industry voices on tech’s most pressing election issues

UK tech leaders talk to Verdict about the country’s most pressing technology issues for the UK’s next government.

Elon Musk could ‘step back’ from Tesla if shareholders reject $56bn pay deal, chair warns

Musk is currently dividing his time between AI start-up xAI, social media platform X and space company SpaceX. 

Meta’s WhatsApp unveils new AI tools for businesses

Meta said the new WhatsApp tools will use AI to monitor a user’s behaviour on Instagram and Facebook.

Amazon’s robotaxi unit Zoox green-lights more testing amid crash probe

It comes as fellow self-driving robotaxi companies such as Cruise and Alphabet’s Waymo have faced similar investigations from US regulators.

Salesforce to open London AI centre as part of $4bn UK investment

Salesforce said the AI centre will help create 500,000 AI-related jobs in the UK. 

SAP to acquire Israel-based digital adoption platform WalkMe for $1.5bn

The WalkMe deal follows two other similar acquisitions of business transformation companies by SAP.