All articles by Lara Williams

Lara Williams

Lara Williams is managing 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.

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Opinion: Cisco UK&I chief executive says stop focusing on AI impacting entry-level jobs

Sarah Walker, Cisco’s UK&I chief executive says its time to upgrade the focus on AI impacting entry level jobs and think about the opportunity for the UK’s entire workforce.

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Opinion: Quantum computing is reshaping secure communications. Metadata is now the first line of defence

Nathan Jenniges, SVP & GM at BlackBerry Secure Communications, advises critical infrastructure leaders to urgently address quantum resilience.

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Opinion: UK businesses need to keep up with consumer AI appetites

Sebastian Weir, executive partner, and AI, analytics & automation leader at IBM, warns businesses that well deployed consumer AI will be a differentiator.

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In AI-powered software development, the penny will drop on speed over quality in 2026

Kirill Skrygan, CEO of developer favourite JetBrains makes the case for quality over speed in software development.

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Interview: Genie AI’s CTO on legal SaaS and the democratisation of contract law

Genie AI’s original mission to disrupt the legal industry by serving Magic Circle law firms changed to focusing on legal departments in large enterprises.

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Opinion: Digital ID will change how business is done in 2026. Businesses must adapt or lose

Tom Grissen, CEO of digital ID company Daon, makes the case for businesses needing to adapt to new digital ID requirements.

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Opinion: UK companies have a golden AI opportunity as regulatory uncertainty remains

Rich Potter, co-founder and CEO at Peak, a UiPath company, explains how different approaches to AI regulation are shaping AI development, and why UK companies have a golden opportunity to forge their own AI path.

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Enterprise resource planning: AI driven tools to meet today’s changing financial services landscape

A GlobalData executive roundtable in partnership with Workday focused on AI driven enterprise planning to manage market shifts in a volatile economy.

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Will 2026 be the year enterprise AI delivers value?

Senior tech executives lend their exclusive insights to Verdict about how value will remain at the forefront of AI roll outs in 2026.

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Opinion: Without better connectivity, there won’t be an energy transition

Wirepas CEO Teppo Hemiä argues that massive IoT deployments will fail without ultra-resilient, scalable mesh networking technology.