All articles by Kurt Robson
Kurt Robson
Senior reporter at Verdict.
Infineon to cut 1,400 jobs globally as tech industry layoffs continue
The job cuts come as part of a wider initiative to reduce company expenditure.
Elon Musk’s Neuralink implants second trial patient with brain chip interface
Neuralink implanted its first human patient in January with its brain-chip interface technology.
Labour shelving £1.3bn UK AI funding is ‘setback’ for country’s tech ambitions, say experts
Labour claimed that the Conservative’s AI funding promises were “unfunded commitments”.
EU AI Act comes into force: What do UK businesses need to do?
The first dedicated rulebook in governing the way companies operate with AI was granted final EU approvals in May.
Google and TikTok fined by Russia over banned content
Russia has been cracking down on foreign technology companies posting content it labels illegal.
Uber partners with BYD to develop “autonomous-capable vehicles”
The multi-year partnership will bring up to 100,000 BYD cars to Uber.
Microsoft outage caused by major DDoS cyberattack
The attackers specifically targeted Entra, a service that allows Microsoft users to log on to services.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise set for EU approval on $14bn Juniper Networks acquisition
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is an enterprise technology business created in 2015 when it split from Hewlett Packard’s PC and printer business.
Meta set to release AI character creator
Meta’s large language model (LLM), Llama 3.1, is being used to build the new tool.
CrowdStrike offers $10 Uber Eats vouchers to say sorry for global IT crash
The US cybersecurity company, which caused a shutdown across healthcare, banking, aviation and retail, has provided its partners with $10 towards a takeaway.