All articles by Stu Robarts

Stu Robarts

Stu is editor for Thematic Intelligence at GlobalData, overseeing news and features that cover the major themes affecting industries.

AI hype cooling, but business confidence remains – survey

Almost three quarters of survey respondents expect AI to disrupt their industries to some extent, despite falling levels of hype.

Lack of ‘killer’ app keeps VR a niche consumer product – report

The VR market is forecast to grow from a value of $11bn in 2023 to $57bn in 2030 at a compound annual rate of 26%.

AI ‘the key to developing autonomous vehicles’

The AI fields of machine learning, computer vision and natural language processing are integral to autonomous vehicles

AI update: Google Gemini leads LLMs, SLMs on the rise, chip wars heat up

GlobalData’s Artificial Intelligence Executive Briefing takes stock of how the industry is variously progressing.

How UK defence IP is helping an AI health startup accelerate infection diagnosis

The UK’s Presymptom Health was borne out of an MoD study with a view to commercialising AI-based infection research.

China’s HPC sector increasingly isolated amid US sanctions

HPC has become a geopolitical front as it is required to deliver the data processing and workloads of artificial intelligence.

AI and cloud to ‘unlock full potential of robotics’

Cloud computing and artificial intelligence enable robots to collaborate and access huge amounts of data uninterruptedly.

Nanotechnology a strategic priority for major economic powers

Investments being made in nanotechnology are aimed at gaining competitive edge, driving growth and addressing societal challenges.

US likely to lead Fourth Industrial Revolution through AI chips dominance

GlobalData’s AI Chips report asserts that the country that emerges on top in AI chips in the coming decade will lead the 4IR.

Cyberattacks a growing threat for oil and gas – driven by geopolitics, extortion

Claroty’s Andrew Lintell discusses the growing cyber threat to the oil and gas sector, who’s behind attacks and what firms can do.