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.
Opinion: UK businesses should not rely too heavily on large, global cloud providers—they must find the right balance
Michael Herron, CEO at Atos UK & Ireland outlines the balancing act required for UK businesses trying to ensure resiliency.
AI could slash the cost of patent searches for UK R&D teams unlocking up to £20bn in economic value
As the 2025 UK Autumn Budget approaches with productivity and growth top of mind, a new survey finds that AI assisted research could unlock millions of R&D hours.
Opinion: UK Autumn Budget 2025: Tech businesses need stability not piecemeal tax changes
As the Autumn Budget approaches, Georgia Gibson-Smith, tech lead at accountancy firm Menzies LLP examines how fiscal policy changes would affect the UK’s tech industry.
Should your business embrace radical transparency? Otter.ai’s CEO thinks you have no choice
Otter.ai CEO and founder Sam Liang has taken the company far beyond a mere AI transcription tool. The business is built on a philosophy of radical transparency which Liang says will drive the modern enterprise.
Could AI transparency backfire for businesses?
A recent study finds that AI disclosure erodes user trust instead of building it. Do businesses need to think again?
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Opinion: Why 95% of enterprise GenAI pilots are failing
Siddharth Rajagopal, EMEA& LATAM chief architect at enterprise data management company Informatica says a strong data foundation is the difference between failure and success.
Opinion: Clinicians must leverage AI to find meaning in health data
Vibhor Gupta, PhD, founder & CEO of patient data AI platform Pangaea Data, highlights a widespread failure to extract value from vast volumes of patient data.
AWS outage: Can UK businesses mitigate the risk of the next Big Tech infrastructure outage?
Reliance on centralised US Big Tech digital infrastructure is likely to increase with massive Big Tech AI infrastructure investments announced in the US UK Prosperity Deal. So, what are businesses to do?
Opinion: Why financial firms must rip up the open banking playbook in the AI economy
Yuval Samet, CEO of financial wellbeing platform RiseUp, says financial firms must leverage AI to bridge the gap between raw financial data and real customer value.
Does the UK’s focus on AI infrastructure risk the chance of building its own British Big Tech?
Reframing the UK’s focus on AI infrastructure to encompass an innovation first approach with digital sovereignty at the forefront could mitigate its reliance on US Big Tech.