All articles by Kurt Robson

Kurt Robson

Senior reporter at Verdict.

HP launches world’s first business PC designed to protect firmware against quantum hacking

GlobalData predicts that commercial quantum computing is still a decade away.

Musk to make xAI’s Grok chatbot open-source

Musk has been vocal in his disapproval of large technology companies, including Microsoft and Google, developing AI for profit. 

Sonata Software partners with Microsoft Azure to drive enterprise GenAI adoption

The company’s most recent partnership with Microsoft follows a 30-year collaboration with the software giant.

US Committee unanimously approves legislation that could ban TikTok

TikTok has continued to refute claims it has, or ever will, share US user data with China.

Week in data: AI in UK Spring Budget and Amazon scraps cloud fees

Each week Verdict presents a roundup of the week’s news through data.

UK-based fintech on a mission to deliver smarter smartphone security

The UK startup said it will use the funding to prepare the technology for public beta testing in the UK market in late 2024.

Adobe Firefly GenAI tool gives IBM’s design teams an efficiency boost

IBM said the GenAI tools will free up time for designers to be more creative.

UK government’s £100m AI Budget pledge may not meet its global tech ambitions

The investment will fund research and development into the societal and ethical impacts of data science and AI in the UK.

OpenAI and Microsoft AI tools generate misleading election images, study finds

Researchers tested Microsoft’s Image Creator, OpenAI’s ChatGPT Plus, Stability AI’s Dream Studio and Midjourney for misleading content.

US bill banning TikTok accused of being ‘unconstitutional’ by ACLU

If the bill were to pass, ByteDance would have around five months to divest TikTok.