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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The year of the tech company co-CEO

Oracle, Comcast and Spotify have all announced new co-CEO appointments reflecting a growing trend among tech companies for a joint leadership structure.

Opinion: It’s time to rethink the stack to support agentic AI, says Databricks CTO

Databricks EMEA CTO, Dael Williamson, tells Verdict that enterprise infrastructure must evolve to support the shift towards agentic AI.

Frontline AI: The deskless AI transformation is next

High-profile deep tech companies like Anthropic and Boston Dynamics are looking to scale their businesses within the industrial field with strategic partnerships.

Autumn Budget 2025: What does it mean for the UK’s tech startup ecosystem?

UK tech startup investors and founders react to Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ highly anticipated Budget.