The Ultimate Guide to Artificial Intelligence
A curated UK edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Artificial Intelligence (AI).
What to know about Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming industries, reshaping business operations, enhancing customer experiences, and driving innovation across sectors globally and in Australasia. From the surge in AI-driven cybersecurity threats and the adoption of AI in cloud infrastructure to the integration of generative AI in customer service, marketing, and financial sectors, this dynamic field demands close attention.
Experts emphasise the critical role of robust data management and infrastructure in successfully leveraging AI technologies, while organisations face challenges including skill gaps, ethical considerations, and regulatory developments. As AI adoption accelerates, businesses must balance innovation with security, sustainability, and human-centric strategies to thrive in this evolving landscape.
Readers exploring this tag will gain insights into the latest AI trends, practical applications, organisational strategies, technological advancements, and the collaborative efforts shaping the future of AI. Understanding these developments is essential for anyone interested in the impact of artificial intelligence on business, technology, and society.
UK Artificial Intelligence News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Sprinklr launches marketing AI agents beta for teams
Large marketing teams could speed up campaign creation as Sprinklr's new beta links idea generation, compliance checks and execution in one workflow.
NVIDIA backs five UK startups with USD $250 million
The package will support UK research into agentic safety and security as autonomous AI systems spread, with startups also receiving backing.
Yoono appoints Ilan Davimes to lead Crown Dependencies
The hire aims to help the compliance software maker deepen ties with Jersey, Guernsey and Isle of Man firms facing tougher due diligence demands.
PwC UK expands FloQast deal for managed finance services
PwC UK will run clients' close and reconciliation work on FloQast as finance teams face pressure to cut manual workloads and speed reporting.
ChatGPT & Perplexity enter most-scraped sites ranking
Businesses are now tracking how AI answers mention them, as ChatGPT and Perplexity accounted for 24% of scraping requests in Decodo's top 10.
Multiverse launches Mastry to challenge AI consultancies
The platform aims to help employers measure whether AI training changes day-to-day work, as firms seek clearer returns on spending.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Artificial Intelligence
Provenir named major player in IDC decision intelligence
Meltwater tops Gartner's first PR & media tools ranking
Saviynt recognised in Gartner PAM report for third year
Ripple Treasury adds 24/7 returns for corporate clients
Check Point launches firewall subscription for AI security
Featured News
La Fosse CEO: Tech hire aid key amid possible 'do-nothing' budget
Employers fear higher taxes and weak incentives will keep hiring and training subdued, as the government prepares a cautious Autumn Budget.
Tributech: AI is rewriting the threat model for Europe's CNI
New UK reporting rules and AI-enabled attacks are leaving critical infrastructure operators with far less time to spot and contain breaches.
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Aveni: After Mills Review, AI agents need targeted assurance
Banks and other firms face fresh pressure to supervise chatbots like staff, as Aveni says smaller models need social science to spot bias and risk.
Interview: Cloudera says open-ended AI spending is over
Enterprises are now demanding proof of value and tighter controls as AI budgets face scrutiny over compute costs and deployment choices.
AI transforming B2B discovery - but human trust endures
AI is changing how B2B buyers make decisions - but an expert warns that it is not a substitute for effective human comms strategies.
Exclusive: ABBYY says AI build costs will drive buying
Enterprises could cut AI spend by up to 80% by shifting document workflows away from custom builds and into standard platforms.
Exclusive: ABBYY brings zero-shot document AI to Vantage
Enterprises can now extract data from unseen document types without templates, as ABBYY rolls out zero-shot capabilities in Vantage.
The internet times are a'changing Fastly
Bot traffic is forcing Fastly to adapt its edge cloud tools as publishers and AI firms battle over caching, access and data protection.
AI will fade, says Dell Technologies' ephemeral Chief AI Officer
Dell says agentic AI should shift routine tasks below the machine line, freeing staff for expert work while making the role temporary.
Schrodinger's ERP both dead and alive, says Rimini Street
Businesses can avoid costly ERP rip-and-replace projects by layering AI and automation onto existing systems, Rimini Street says.
Estima CEO: Generative AI reshapes pharmaceutical value proof
The HEOR tech firm is using generative AI to cut approval analyses from years to weeks, reshaping launch decisions and regulator responses.
Grafana Labs launches six AI tools for telemetry & agents
Grafana Labs has launched six AI observability tools during its AI Week, including new capabilities for monitoring and investigating AI agents.
Theorem study: friction between pre-sales and executed media ads
Theorem's new survey finds friction remains the biggest barrier in enterprise pre-sales, despite widespread automation adoption.
Reviews
Expert Columns
From AI That Answers to AI That Acts
When AI Grades Student Work, Who Checks the Feedback?
Address-Anchored Identity: Why Data Quality Is the Missing Link in eIDV
Why the quietest IT transformations can have the greatest impact
It's time to embrace our robot overlords
Experts discuss key tech learnings from BIGSOUND
The Next Evolution of Data Centres Isn't Technology. It's People
The future of iGaming belongs to operators that can scale trust, not transactions
AI moves fast: are you training your people to use it wisely?
Small but mighty - micro data centres are the foundation of security and disaster recovery
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Artificial Intelligence News
Etam partners with commercetools on digital rebuild
A pilot showed a 70-80% boost in development velocity, prompting Etam to replace its legacy commerce system across three brands.
Most firms hide AI work in roles, Oyster report finds
Most firms are failing to update pay and titles as AI duties spread, leaving work reshaped by automation but formally unacknowledged.
NTT DATA expands AI Factory network to Singapore & Paris
The new sites give businesses a place to test AI projects on security, governance and cost before committing to wider rollouts.
Large DDoS botnets rebound as attacks surge, Qrator says
Attacks have surged again as the largest botnet climbed to 3.56 million devices in the third quarter, Qrator Labs said.
Harmonic Security raises USD $50 million in Series B
Demand for tighter oversight of workplace AI has helped Harmonic Security secure USD $50 million to expand its engineering and sales teams.
Basware customers focus on trust as AI expands in finance
Finance chiefs are demanding more evidence that AI can be trusted in invoice and payment controls, as errors could affect compliance and suppliers.
GoTo adds AI tools & integrations to Resolve for MSPs
MSPs using LogMeIn Resolve can now cut manual checks and ticket hand-offs as GoTo adds AI insights, broader multi-tenant controls and new links.
Oracle launches NetSuite Next AI rollout in the UK
UK NetSuite users will get conversational AI inside existing accounts first, with wider workflow changes due as Oracle deepens automation across ERP.
Chainguard launches AI tool to find exploitable bugs
The beta service could help security teams cut noisy scanner backlogs by confirming only exploitable flaws in live software before fixes are issued.
Recruitment scams enter UK top 10, Virgin Media O2 warns
Young jobseekers are being targeted as fake offers rise to ninth place in Virgin Media O2's quarterly scam rankings.
UK diners want AI-driven restaurant deals, Toast finds
More than a quarter of UK restaurant operators are already using AI for offers or rewards, as diners back clearer explanations of dynamic pricing.
Nvidia's AI tools drive smart city pilots across Europe
Cities from Liverpool to Gothenburg are using Nvidia's AI tools to cut admin time, improve safety and lower operating costs in public services.
Fuse brings AI support in-house on NVIDIA hardware
The shift could sharpen customer service and cut costs as the UK supplier moves its app-based support onto open-weight models on NVIDIA hardware.
Semantic layer lifts AI accuracy on business questions
Without governed definitions, leading models answered fewer than four in 10 business questions correctly, AtScale's research found.
Backbase launches Delivery Factory to speed bank projects
The tool aims to cut bank delivery times and reduce rework by linking AI agents to agreed requirements, design and code from the outset.
Island finds MicrosoftSystem64 campaign in GitHub repos
Developers may have been steered towards malicious code as at least 88 public GitHub repositories linked to a malware cluster surfaced in AI recommendations.
OpenSky launches managed AI framework for public bodies
Public bodies could get AI out of the pilot stage faster, as OpenSky bundles deployment, oversight and compliance into one service.
AMD & Intel join forces on PyTorch AI optimisations
Developers will get a single route for PyTorch CPU tuning across both chip rivals, reducing fragmentation as AI workloads move onto x86 systems.
Coherence raises USD $45 million for cancer implant
The funding will finance Coherence's first chronic human trial in glioblastoma and further testing of its implantable cancer-monitoring platform.
Fortinet launches AI security service for FortiGate
The cloud-delivered offering adds real-time prompt and response inspection to existing firewalls, helping firms curb shadow AI, data loss and runaway spend.
Job Moves
Yoono appoints Ilan Davimes to lead Crown Dependencies
OneAdvanced names Emma Brown as Chief Financial Officer
SPhotonix appoints Alex Avramov as Chief Operating Officer
Smarsh names Alessandro Silva Chief Growth Officer
Spinnaker Support promotes Mark Fetches to global CTO
iCXperience names Iain Banks to drive enterprise growth
Centeca names Jesper With-Fogstrup as Chief Executive
Alchemist Group appoints Griffiths as fractional CTO
Global Tech Advocates launches new global research centre
