All articles by Lara Williams

Lara Williams
Lara Williams is managing 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.
Enterprise GenAI: value vs hype?
Use case fit and demonstrable value are emerging as the new tenets of a technology that had promised the world.
Opinion: Lab49’s head of data on how DeepSeek will change US GenAI forever
Yiannis Antoniou, head of AI, data and analytics at financial technology consulting firm Lab49, shares his views on how the DeepSeek has shifted the US AI industry landscape.
Opinion: 2025 will bring a more strategic approach to GenAI deployments
Rena Bhattacharyya, chief analyst and practice lead for enterprise technology at GlobalData, shares her views on how the dynamic GenAI market will evolve in the months ahead.
Did China’s DeepSeek just burst the enterprise AI bubble?
The vast cost of building LLMs in the US is passed onto business users. Has DeepSeek just demonstrated that enterprise AI should be cheaper?
What is the Stargate project and why does it matter?
The $500bn private sector project to build AI infrastructure while creating up to 100,000 jobs signals President Trump’s strongest commitment yet to the US technology industry that helped to elect him.
Opinion: Trump 2.0 means AI is now dangerously unbound
Trump’s first day in office has already seen the reversal of Biden era AI controls with the repealing of his predecessor’s AI Executive Order for AI safety. Risk analysis firm Signum Intel’s founder Mike Orme shares his view on what lies ahead.
Tech transformation could save the UK public sector £45bn – report
The UK government’s plan for transforming public services and government departments with technology could save taxpayers billions.
What will Trump do next? Five reasons the US tech industry is waiting to see
The second Trump administration may be the first to be so closely aligned with the US tech industry. What are the issues waiting for action?
Responsible AI: The business risk of doing AI badly is too high
Responsible AI strategy should involve close and constant monitoring to ensure corporate ethics policies are followed to build trust in AI.
What would a US TikTok ban mean for big brands?
With the possibility of a US TikTok ban being enforced as early as next week big brands will have to decide where to take their business.