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Tariffs’ arbitrage ‘won’t benefit most organisations today’ - ASMC chief

1 week ago | verdict.co.uk | Stu Robarts

The effects of the trade tariffs being proposed by the Trump administration in the US on the production costs of goods relative to sales revenues will be detrimental to “most organisations”, the CEO of the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM) has said.
Trump tariff chaos puts semiconductor exemptions at risk

1 week ago | verdict.co.uk | Lara Williams

On 11 April, the global semiconductor industry welcomed clarification on tariff exemptions to US chip imports in an amendment to President Trump’s Liberation Day (2 April) tariff announcements. But Trump has since signalled that this exemption may be short-lived with further tariff announcements on the way, while hinting at exemptions for certain companies.
Sustaining momentum of cryptocurrency in 2025 ‘will be a challenge’

3 weeks ago | verdict.co.uk | Stu Robarts

Sustaining the momentum with which the cryptocurrency market entered 2025 will be a challenge, according to a new report. The 2025 edition of GlobalData’s Cryptocurrencies report outlines that many expect new all-time highs for the cryptocurrency market this year, driven variously by regulatory, institutional and cyclical factors.
Space solar power startup Aetherflux garners $50m funding

3 weeks ago | verdict.co.uk | Shivam Mishra

Aetherflux, a US-based space solar startup, has raised $50m in its Series A funding round. The round was co-led by Index Ventures and Interlagos, with participation from Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, and NEA Individual investors such as Vlad Tenev, Dan Gallagher, Jared Leto, Laurent and François-Paul Journe also participated in the round. This funding brings 2024-founded Aetherflux’s total capital raised to $60m.
Prowler secures $12.5m in seed funding to expedite growth

3 weeks ago | verdict.co.uk | Vishnu Priya N

Open cloud security platform startup Prowler secured an additional $6.5m in seed-extension financing, bringing total seed funding to $12.5m.
Will AI kill the publishing industry?

1 month ago | verdict.co.uk | Lara Williams

Publishing depends wholly on content creation. AI promises efficiencies and turbocharged creativity. But is AI the industry's friend or foe?
Is AI the publishing industry's friend or foe?

1 month ago | verdict.co.uk | Lara Williams

On 11 March, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted on X that he had prompted an AI model to write a metafictional literary story about AI and grief, concluding: “What followed wasn’t bad. I probably couldn’t tell”.
Interview: BPO giant Teleperformance’s CEO-designate on AI transformation

1 month ago | verdict.co.uk | Lara Williams

We have been market leader in the customer experience and business processing outsourcing (BPO) space for many years, we are really one of the pioneers in that space. We just changed our branding from Teleperformance to TP. Four things differentiate us. We combine people, process, technology and, increasingly, domain expertise. We are a business-to-business (B2B) services company that manages large scale operations around the world, which involves finding, recruiting, training people at scale.
Privacy and data integrity damaging business confidence in AI

1 month ago | verdict.co.uk | Stu Robarts

Nearly three quarters (74%) of businesses are concerned about the privacy and data integrity risks of artificial intelligence (AI), which is slowing adoption of the technology, according to a new report. The sixth edition of GlobalData’s Executive AI Briefing details polling by the company that found 59% of businesses to be lacking confidence in adopting the technology for their organisations. Only a fifth (21%) of respondents reported high or very high adoption of AI within their organisations.
Microsoft to launch first cloud region in Malaysia by Q2 2025

1 month ago | verdict.co.uk | Shivam Mishra

Microsoft will establish its first cloud region in Malaysia, located in Greater Kuala Lumpur, by the second quarter of 2025. The new cloud region will feature three data centres, reported Reuters. According to a report commissioned by Microsoft, the company, its partners, and cloud-using customers are projected to generate $10.9bn in new revenues from 2025 until 2028.