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.
Analysis: Does Apple’s talent grab signal its commitment to the AI iPhone?
The iPhone maker has long been the most discreet of its Big Tech rivals on AI strategy. But has Apple been gathering AI talent and biding its time before swooping in to capture the market with an AI iPhone?
Interview: Do passkeys signal the end of passwords?
On world password day, password management platform Bitwarden’s CEO Michael Crandell tells Verdict about the benefits of passkeys.
Interview: Lenovo’s Scott Tease explains how the company is championing ‘AI for all’
VP and general manager for Lenovo’s AI and high performance computing business, Scott Tease, talks to Verdict about how businesses should be laying the groundwork for the rapidly evolving AI developments of the future.
Interview: Zendesk CTO explains how AI is changing customer services as we know it
US customer service software company Zendesk’s Adrian McDermott talks to Verdict about his vision for the customer experience of the future.
Interview: Infosys global services head of AI talks about the company’s AI-first approach
Balakrishna D.R.’s role as Infosys executive vice president, global services head of AI and industry verticals, has seen him working at the forefront of generative AI business integration.
What will more of Modi mean for India’s technology industry?
As the country heads to the polls next week, what will an incumbent win mean for India’s technology industry within the new digital world order?
The vertical AI boom: five role-based AI startups replicating your job
A venture funding frenzy for vertical industry AI startups building highly specialised GenAI models focuses on role-based applications.
Interview: Vanta CISO Jadee Hanson talks AI and regulation
Hanson’s IT career spans roles at Target, Deloitte and Code42 before she joined leading US trust platform Vanta during a rapid period of growth.
In conversation: how Basecamp Research is building a Wikipedia for biodiversity
Founded by two intrepid expedition scientists Glen Gowers and Oliver Vince, the startup is using AI to build the world’s foundational biodiversity dataset for AI development.
Businesses must understand the nuances of GenAI to secure their data
James Petter, head of EMEA for data platform Snowflake, warns businesses about the risks of deploying sensitive enterprise data when training AI models.