All articles by Kurt Robson

Kurt Robson

Senior reporter at Verdict.

Revolut receives UK banking licence with “restrictions” in landmark move

Revolut has been fighting for a UK licence since 2021.

CrowdStrike IT outage: bug in quality control process caused faulty update

The global outage is estimated to have impacted over 8.5 million Windows devices.

UniCredit buys cloud platform Vodeno and digital bank Aion

UniCredit will also acquire 200 engineers, data scientists and developers. 

OpenAI safety leader switches duties to work on “very important research project”

As mainstream concerns grow regarding AI models and their risk to society, OpenAI has continued to buff up its safety capabilities and research.

Cruise halts development of no-steering wheel vehicle

The challenges and roadblocks to full deployment of self-driving vehicles have been immense.

Google to keep cookies in Chrome in major U-turn

Cookies allow websites and advertisers to learn about users’ web surfing habits.

Tesla will have humanoid robots for internal use in 2025, says Musk

Elon Musk has backtracked on claims made in April that Tesla’s humanoid robots would be ready to sell by 2025.

Bethesda Games Studios forms “wall-to-wall” union amid industry layoffs

The move comes as the video game industry looks for stronger job security amid mass layoffs and studio closures.

Ocado receives robotics boost as Kroger orders automated tech

Ocado and Kroger first entered a partnership in 2018.

OpenAI launches small AI model GPT-4o mini to target more start-ups

The launch comes as companies continue to spend millions on gaining as much AI market share as possible.