All articles by Lara Williams
Lara Williams
Lara Williams is editor of Verdict technology. An experienced writer, Lara previously worked as deputy editor of the Financial Times’s fDi Magazine. Lara has a background in technology journalism writing for the UK’s Computing magazine and has spent almost a decade living in Silicon Valley.
Signal: Doosan Robotics set to become South Korea’s biggest IPO in 2023 amid falling global robotics deal count
GlobalData predicts the robotics industry will be valued at over $500bn by 2030.
Signal: JP Morgan’s Dimon bullish on AI while global hiring falls
GlobalData found that global hiring for AI technology roles throughout 2023 peaked in March.
In conversation: Space DOTS founder Bianca Cefalo explores new frontiers
GlobalData estimates that the space economy could reach $1tn by 2030, as space stands on the cusp of commercialisation.
Could social media decide the 2024 US presidential election?
With AI enabled micro-targeting of swing voters, the potential for changing election outcomes may have just reached a tipping point.
Nvidia backed AI chip startup Enfabrica raises $125m series B round
The redesign of data centres to create generative AI technologies is a growing trend for which Enfabrica is uniquely placed to enable.
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Nvidia registers best performing AI chip in LLM benchmarking test
As companies start to deploy generative AI, the need to evaluate the technology’s efficiency will only increase.
Signal: Google’s historic US antitrust trial shows tech regulation taking centre stage
Google rivals, including DuckDuckGo, Microsoft and Yahoo finally have their day in court after years of alleging monopolistic business practices.
The US Inflation Reduction Act one year on: a boost for US cleantech?
Some industry experts have credited the act with placing US cleantech at the forefront of the global shift towards clean energy.
AI vs human: the media industry’s way through the AI revolution
The media industry has started to look beyond the hype around generative AI to identify the technology’s underlying utility. The question is how much automation of human work does that involve?
Signal: Microsoft’s regulatory woes garner greatest Big Tech media interest as company kills WordPad
Microsoft has said that regulatory activity relating to competition rules may limit how the company designs and markets its products.