All articles by Kurt Robson

Kurt Robson

Senior reporter at Verdict.

Why are tech and crypto experts feeling hopeful about Rishi Sunak as prime minister?

Rishi Sunak is the UK’s new Prime Minister and tech experts seemingly have a positive outlook for the future of their industry under his government.

Giphy said GIFs are “cringe” to try and uphold Meta acquisition

Yep, Giphy really tried to downplay Meta’s takeover by telling a UK court that GIFs are “for boomers”.

Why do AI chatbots so often become deplorable and racist?

Every time a large company releases a chatbot to the public, the good intentioned robot seems to take a quick turn to the dark side.

Microsoft is bringing AI art generation to Office and Bing – is it too soon?

Microsoft is bringing DALL E to its Office suite, but with many unanswered concerns about AI art, is it ready to be brought into the mainstream?

Why Meta’s new $1,500 VR headset “needs to be inclusive, not exclusive”

Experts don’t believe the Meta Quest Pro, Meta’s new $1,500 VR headset, is the thing that will bring Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse dream to life

Elon Musk gains unlikely CEO supporter urging him to “clean up Twitter”

Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan, has surprisingly hailed Elon Musk “very smart” and shown his support for the Tesla CEO’s takeover of Twitter

Beijing doesn’t want Starlink in China, Musk says

Elon Musk has said Beijing are disapproving of the rollout of Starlink in Ukraine and don’t want him to sell his satellite internet system in China.

Meta doesn’t want you to talk about these five things at Connect Conference

Meta is excited to speak about its brand new headset at their 2022 Connect Conference – but they’ll likely not want to speak about much else.

Space billboards could soon make money among the stars, study claims

Space billboards are no longer just a fictional dystopian vision, but are they worth it?