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.
Opinion: We all need a Greenhome.com
Cleantech investor Jamie Vollbracht, founding partner of Kiko Ventures tells Verdict why the UK government’s matchmaking app for early adopters of cleantech is critical.
Explainer: When will the FTC call time on Big Tech’s talent-gutting of AI start-ups?
When is hiring a start-up’s co-founders, licensing its technology and absorbing its intellectual property not an acquisition? When Big Tech is trying to avoid regulators.
Interview: Sciensus CEO Darryn Gibson on using AI for deeper patient insights
Sciensus is applying AI’s potential for greater personalisation to improving prescription delivery for patients.
Interview: Etam’s Sophie Gallay on building a robust data foundation as the basis for future innovation
Etam’s global data and client IT director, Sophie Gallay, talks Verdict through her plan to build a new data foundation for the company.
Explainer: Is the McDonald’s AI rollout failure a lesson to companies jumping on the AI bandwagon?
A premature AI use case implementation could have disastrous consequences for enterprises, and at the very least cause considerable reputational damage.
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Resist temptation to rapidly roll out AI – executives must focus on talent and training first
Partha Gopalakrishnan, Brane Group partner and president and former executive leader at Infosys and Tech Mahindra, warns IT leaders not to roll out AI too soon.
Explainer: will Apple Intelligence win over the market on privacy?
Big Tech companies are competing to develop AI products and features of the future. Could Apple’s lead on data privacy give it a competitive edge?
Interview: Snowflake’s Artin Avanes talks data sovereignty in the age of AI
Widespread enterprise AI adoption has increased regulatory complexity for companies of all sizes across all industries and geographies.
Snowflake announces partnership with Nvidia to develop enterprise AI
The announcement at Snowflake Summit 2024 builds on an existing partnership between the two companies.
Interview: Silicon Valley startup Formic pioneers the robotics-as-a-service market
Formic CEO and founder Sam Farid identified how SMEs were being underserved by developments in robotics technology and sought to change things.