All articles by Kurt Robson
Kurt Robson
Senior reporter at Verdict.
US smart gun goes on sale amid protests from gun enthusiasts
Smart guns have been in development for over a decade but barriers to market still exist.
Musk’s Starship rocket blows up mid-launch dashing hopes of 2025 moon travel
NASA is hoping to use Starship to take its next round of astronauts to the moon by 2025.
Musk threatens to sue Microsoft igniting debate around AI data usage
Elon Musk has threatened to sue Microsoft for allegedly using Twitter’s data to train its artificial intelligence model.
Genesis Market may ‘still be working’ despite global law enforcement takedown
The marketplace dubbed “eBay for cybercriminals” was shutdown by law enforcement this week – but experts think it could still be operational
Uber suffers third data breach in six months as experts slam ‘traditional approach’ to cybersecurity
Hackers really don’t like Uber.
Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse dream takes another hit as VR continues to underwhelm
Virtual reality, one of the key technologies needed for a metaverse, doesn’t seem to be catching on.
The metaverse will likely need 6G to fully materalise, experts predict
The metaverse is a long way off – and even more so if it’s going to require 6G.
UK watchdog fines TikTok $16m for ‘misusing children’s data’ and potentially tracking under 13s
Experts believe the fine may push other companies to take a closer look at their own data protection policies.
Elon Musk’s warning on AI’s risk to society ‘must be taken into account,’ expert warns
Elon Musk and 1,000 other tech leaders signed an open letter calling for a six-month pause to AI development.
Elon Musk continues to cause ‘blue tick’ confusion on Twitter
Profiles with legacy ticks and Twitter Blue ticks are currently indistinguishable from one another.