All articles by Kurt Robson

Kurt Robson

Senior reporter at Verdict.

Adobe launches AI assistant that can summarise and answer questions about PDFs

Adobe said its new AI feature will be transformative for students, project managers and marketing teams.

Neuralink’s first human patient able to control mouse by thinking, says Musk

Neuralink implanted a chip in its first human patient in January. 

Microsoft announces $2.1bn AI infrastructure investment in Spain

Microsoft President Brad Smith said the AI investment in Spain is beyond “just building data centers”.

GlobalFoundries awarded $1.5bn from US gov for domestic chip production

GlobalData predicts that the AI arms race in 2023, which saw companies rush to create their own large language models, will transition to the ‘AI chip race’ in 2024.

Chinese EV maker Xpeng to invest millions in AI as market growth slows

The reduction in demand for electric vehicles (EV) in China, the world’s biggest EV market, has hit manufacturers hard.

Sora: OpenAI launches software that creates video from text

Sora is a follow up to OpenAI’s influential generative AI chatbot ChatGPT.

Microsoft to release four exclusive Xbox games on rival consoles

Game titles exclusive to one platform have helped forge the modern-day “console wars”.

Allen & Overy and White & Case ranked top M&A legal advisers in Middle East and Africa in 2023

White & Case led deal volume and Allen & Overy led on cumulative deal value, according to GlobalData’s deal database.

UK chip designer Arm sees shares nearly double as investors bet on AI boom

The increase in Arm’s value has made it the fourth most valuable UK-headquartered company.

Biden campaign joins TikTok despite US bans and security concerns

Chinese owned TikTok is banned on most US government devices over security concerns.