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.

Time to bridge the real data gap: Googling the physical world

Christian Floerkemeier, co-founder and CTO of Swiss data capture company Scandit, shares his views on how companies should be optimising data capture processes.

Deal of the week: Canadian start-up Cohere raises $270m to bring generative AI to enterprises

The generative AI market is the fastest growing of all AI technologies with a rush of funding from established investors.

The changing world of work, according to Slack

Chris Mills, head of customer success, at enterprise messaging software company, Slack, shares his thoughts on how companies can adapt to the changing world of work.

More tech migrants needed to meet UK government’s ‘Silicon Valley’ ambition

Ben Bilsland, partner at accountancy firm RSM, makes the case for the UK tech industry’s need for more migrants.

Deal of the week: Lightmatter raises $154m to accelerate AI development

Boston based start-up’s capital raising demonstrates a trend in photonic chip development.

Women in tech: a three-pronged approach to gender inclusivity

Shalini Khemka, CBE, shares her three strategies for greater gender inclusion within the technology industry.

Can the UK’s Online Safety Bill ensure online safety for minors?

Dr Heinrich Grave, senior vice president for digital identity verification platform, IDnow, outlines why protecting minors online is proving so difficult.

Salesforce announces SlackGPT

Salesforce owned messaging app, Slack, is the latest company to integrate generative AI into its core business.

Google AI pioneer joins chorus of concern over potential AI threat

Google continues to invest heavily in AI including its generative AI product, Bard, despite widespread concerns over potential AI threats.