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.
Interview: HCLTech’s CTO on how AI is changing software services
HCLTech’s CTO, Vijay Guntur, talks to Verdict about how AI is changing both the services offered to customers and the company’s own internal processes.
Will AI driven legaltech replace lawyers or simply create a massive productivity boost?
A slew of newly released specialised AI assistants for the legal profession offer valuable efficiency gains. But could AI eventually replace lawyers?
Opinion: Startups must understand AI policy strategy to thrive – Balderton Capital general partner
Suranga Chandratillake, general partner at UK venture capital firm Balderton Capital, believes founders must review their AI strategy in line with shifting legislation.
Could Trump break the global semiconductor supply chain?
Trump has pledged to turn the US into a manufacturing superpower through reshoring. But when it comes to semiconductors the president-elect has conflicting policy aspirations.
What does a Trump win mean for the tech industry?
With almost certain victory, how will a Trump win, bolstered by the candidate’s newfound Silicon Valley support impact the global technology industry?
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US Election 2024: Silicon Valley turns towards Trump
Long-standing Democrat support in the US tech capital is fragmenting over the Trump versus Harris contest with many tech leaders turning to the Republican party for the first time.
UK Autumn Budget 2024: What are tech leaders saying?
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered one of the most hotly anticipated budgets in UK history. How are the country’s tech leaders responding?
Interview: Francis Crick Institute’s CIO on a new paradigm for research data management
James Fleming tells Verdict how The Francis Crick Institute is bringing together UK research data on a single data platform hosted by Snowflake.
Interview: Cambridge Spark founder on what CEOs need to know about AI
Dr Raoul-Gabriel Urma, founder of Cambridge Spark, a startup that helps businesses upskill their workforces, tells Verdict what CEOs need to know about AI.
UK International Investment Summit: New data centre investment to enable AI roll-out
The new data centre investment announcements come after tech secretary Peter Kyle announced, last month, that UK data centres would be classified as critical national infrastructure.