All articles by Kurt Robson

Kurt Robson

Senior reporter at Verdict.

Apple’s new iPhone 15 quietly embeds machine learning as core feature 

Despite notably failing to mention AI in the conferences leading up to the iPhone 15 release, the emerging technology has a big part to play in the new product.

Microsoft to pay legal fees for customers sued while using its AI products

The tech giant said it will take full responsibility for potential legal risks that arise from customer’s using its AI products.

UK smart home devices are sending personal data to TikTok and other companies

A new report from Which? claims that our smart devices are “watching us” and collating “far more data than is needed for the product to function”.

Signal: ChatGPT users plummet third month in a row

Since the launch of ChatGPT in November, generative AI has been taking the world by storm – but numbers on the app have dwindled.

Musk’s changes to X’s content moderation ‘made it difficult’ to win back ads, claims former exec

X’s former head of safety has claimed Musk’s controversial content moderation policy on X made it harder to win back advertisers fleeing the platform.

G20 releases roadmap to regulate crypto: can it stop the confusion?

The G20 has released a roadmap to create clear regulatory guidelines for the crypto market.

Signal: Microsoft-backed AI chip startup raises $110m

US-based startup d-Matrix has recieved backing from Microsoft despite other chip companies struggling to entice investors.

Elon Musk borrowed $1bn from SpaceX the same month as buying Twitter

As well as selling billions of his Tesla stock, Elon Musk also pulled money from SpaceX to pay for the social media platform.

Signal: Meta to remove Facebook News feature in UK, France and Germany

Facebook is removing its News feature in some of Europe’s biggest markets, another sign that Meta is distancing itself from the news industry.

Envisics raises $100m to boost in-car augmented reality tech

The UK holographics company has gained investment from a number of high profile motoring companies.