All articles by Kurt Robson

Kurt Robson

Senior reporter at Verdict.

US data centre operator Equinix to invest $390m in Africa expansion

Africa has attracted increasing investment from leading technology companies in recent years.

Verizon to fit Audi test track with 5G for smart vehicle testing

Automakers are looking to partner with technology and telecom companies to equip their vehicles with stronger data and software capabilities.

Reddit signs AI licensing deal with Google ahead of stock market debut

The community-focused forum site will be the first social media company to go public since Snapchat-creator Snap in 2017. 

Disney to invest in three AI startups

Research and analysis company GlobalData forecasts that the overall AI market will be worth $909bn by 2030.

Chinese startup Moonshot AI raises $1bn in funding round led by Alibaba

The Alibaba-led investment is the largest single financing round for a Chinese AI startup since the start of the generative AI funding frenzy in November 2022.

Nvidia CEO says accelerated computing and AI is at ‘tipping point’ 

Nvidia’s data centre business generated the majority of its revenue throughout the last financial quarter.

Match Group signs enterprise agreement with ChatGPT maker OpenAI

Match Group is harnessing AI to improve the efficiency of its existing apps as well as creating new ones.

Wipro and IBM launch AI platform for enterprise clients

The newly launched Wipro Enterprise AI-Ready Platform leverages IBM’s Watsonx to provide industry specific AI solutions to its enterprise clients.

Google gets closer to open-source AI with release of Gemma AI models

Google has taken a tentative step towards making its AI technology open source in contrast with competitors including Meta and IBM which have chosen a wholly collaborative approach.

Uber Eats to begin robot deliveries in Japan

The delivery robots are set to launch in Japan by the end of March 2024.