All articles by Simone Bateson

Simone Bateson

Simone Bateson is a UK-based Tech Reporter at Verdict. She has worked for B2B publications in English and Spanish, reporting on AI, cybersecurity and the effect of new technologies on both government legislation and private industry.

Musk ignites Twitter storm with tweet-reading paywall

Elon Musk cites AI data scraping as the reason for introducing a limit to the amount of tweets users can read.

Microsoft and OpenAI sued for $3bn in privacy complaint

Microsoft and OpenAI have been sued for allegedly illegally collecting and divulging personal information without consent.

NHS cyber attack follows rising numbers of data breaches in global healthcare sector

The private medical details of more than a million NHS patients have been compromised in a cyber-attack.

OpenAI chooses London for its first international office

OpenAI’s London office marks a major milestone for the UK’s ambition to become a global AI leader.

Jobs in cloud automation have increased six fold in two years, says analyst

As the need for cloud automation skills increases, questions remain around what companies are doing to fill the skills gap.

Apple criticises UK government’s Online Safety Bill

Apple says end-to-end encryption protects the privacy of journalists, human rights activists, and diplomats.

Robinhood cuts full-time staff by seven percent

Robinhood’s layoffs are the third round in a series of cuts following a reduction in numbers of active users.

Civil rights groups slam UK government’s Online Safety Bill

Civil rights groups are concerned about the ‘serious threat to privacy’ raised by the UK’s Online Safety Bill.

State-backed fund agrees to buy out Japanese chip materials maker JSR

JSR is the global leader in fabricating materials for advanced semiconductor chips.