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
Businesses urged to use 159 to fight payment fraud
Businesses risk sharper losses from phone scams unless staff know to verify suspicious calls using 159, as UK payment fraud hit GBP £1.28 billion.
Wildfire to lead Serve First UK communications drive
The appointment gives Serve First a sharper UK profile as it seeks to stand out in a crowded AI and customer experience software market.
Basware buys Trustpair to boost payment fraud checks
Customers using Basware should gain stronger protection against supplier payment fraud as its Trustpair deal adds account verification to invoice checks.
Thinc launches AI service for SMEs as governance looms
Many mid-sized firms are now seeking clearer guidance on where AI fits into everyday workflows as Thinc expands support.
Equals picks Aiimi for DSAR compliance under UK GDPR
Rising complaint volumes and fines of up to GBP £17.5 million are pushing financial firms to automate data access requests under UK GDPR.
Cyril launches app to organise school admin for parents
Parents facing school emails, letters and chat messages can now turn them into child-specific reminders as the new term begins.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Artificial Intelligence
Gartner sees securing AI market hit USD $4.8bn in 2027
Certinia study finds integration key to AI success
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Finance teams adopt AI faster than controls, Medius says
SAS named Forrester leader in financial crime tools
Everpure named Gartner leader for enterprise storage
Featured News
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.
Check Point CTO on AI's double-edged sword
AI is shrinking the gap between vulnerability disclosure and real-world exploitation to hours, forcing security teams to adapt fast.
Meet the man behind the Saas-Pocalypse: Emergent's Mukund Jha
The new cash will help Emergent broaden from coding tools into an operating system for small and medium businesses as demand surges.
Check Point: Be the best, or get out the way
Rising AI-driven attacks are compel security buyers to cut vendor sprawl, though Check Point warns over-consolidation can still raise risk.
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Check Point: Hackers are already in. Act accordingly
Hackers are exploiting vulnerabilities in hours or minutes, leaving many organisations compromised before defenders spot the breach.
Human jobs are safe - but AI influence on healthcare growing
AI is helping hospitals cut scan times, clear backlogs and spot disease earlier, while doctors still keep final say over treatment.
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OnBoard says board AI policy key, but lags behind in adoption
Most boards are using AI, but formal guidelines are still missing as adoption races ahead of governance, OnBoard's survey found.
John Margerison on the new class of employee: AI managers
Businesses should treat AI like a new hire, as weak oversight could expose sensitive data and leave staff needing fresh skills to stay relevant.
Exclusive: Dreamdata CEO on why B2B buying funnel isn't linear
Buyers are spending most of the journey before sales speak, forcing marketers to rethink funnels and how they prove return on investment.
The new workforce: AI agents to work in concert with humans
AI agents are set to reshape hiring and team structures, pushing firms towards global talent pools and outcome-based work.
Exclusive: Virtuozzo sees GPU clouds reshape AI infrastructure
AI demand is pushing cloud providers towards GPU-as-a-service models, with efficiency and utilisation emerging as key differentiators.
How the 'human hour' mentality influences the future of tech
AI pilots are faltering where firms still judge success by hours saved, leaving customer value and workforce design unresolved.
Humanoid robots, 0-day defence among Info-Tech trends for '27
Agentic AI, zero-day surge, sovereign cloud, and humanoid robots will define IT strategy in 2027, Info-Tech Research Group warns.
Exabeam: Ruthless efficiency can make agentic AI malicious
Behavioural analytics is becoming essential as AI agents can pursue tasks so efficiently that they may cause damage without any malicious intent.
Quantum computers aren't here yet. But the data threat is
Hackers are already stockpiling encrypted data for Q-Day, when quantum machines could break RSA and ECC in minutes.
Marvell targets AI connectivity bottleneck with NVIDIA boost
AI data centres are hitting copper limits, pushing Marvell and Nvidia towards optics as clusters grow larger and more distributed.
Check Point Technologies: On vigilance, Mythos and beyond
AI-driven vulnerability scanning is forcing firms to rethink complacency as Check Point says existing defences still help against Mythos.
Exclusive: Reco COO on securing the AI inside your SaaS stack
Reco COO Zoe Hillenmeyer says enterprises typically underestimate their AI agent exposure by a factor of ten and that gap is widening.
Reviews
Expert Columns
Everyone read 'EU Delays AI Act' wrong, here's the actual timeline
Modern data teams: key roles, structures and data quality
Trust, AI, and quantum technologies in the new logic of state power
Why AI fails without a strong data foundation and how to get it right
Dupe culture is creating a new challenge for toy and gaming brands
The psychology of better decision-making in the real-time enterprise
Why smarter payments data is becoming the iGaming CFO's best friend
AI can produce the work, it can't produce the lawyer
The new architecture of money: Stablecoins, AI and Europe's payments future
When AI memory, simulation and provenance collide
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
AI will fade, says Dell Technologies' ephemeral Chief AI Officer
Schrodinger's ERP both dead and alive, says Rimini Street
Estima CEO: Generative AI reshapes pharmaceutical value proof
Grafana Labs launches six AI tools for telemetry & agents
Theorem study: friction between pre-sales and executed media ads
Recent Artificial Intelligence News
HackerOne names Naveen Bhateja as Chief People Officer
The hire underscores a sector-wide scramble to attract staff who can bridge artificial intelligence tools and human-led security work.
iManage links legal AI to Google Cloud Gemini Enterprise
Legal teams could tap governed case files and precedent inside Gemini Enterprise for Legal, reducing compliance risks from copied data.
Sitehop launches national security unit for defence networks
Ageing defence networks could gain a faster layer of protection as the Sheffield firm targets legacy systems vulnerable to AI and quantum threats.
iManage to launch governed AI legal platform in October
Law firms and in-house teams are being promised AI that can use sensitive matter data without breaching permissions, audit trails or ethical walls.
Everyone read 'EU Delays AI Act' wrong, here's the actual timeline
High-risk AI obligations have been pushed back, but transparency, GPAI and banned-practice rules remain in force for many firms.
Principle Networks posts GBP £8 million revenue surge
Organic growth and strong client retention lifted EBITDA 70% at Principle Networks as firms spent more on simplifying cybersecurity.
System1 launches AI ad screen for quick creative tests
Marketers can now sift large ad libraries in minutes as System1's new screening tool, launched in the US and UK, weighs likely impact.
Speedy Services launches AI academy with Multiverse
The 13-month scheme aims to cut revenue leakage by 50% by automating admin and freeing depot staff for customer advice.
Starling launches AI assistant for small business customers
Small firms using the app can now automate tax set-asides and invoice checks as banks race to curb fraud and cut admin.
West Midlands renews iMeta tech skills training deal
Eligible workers will continue to get fully funded training in five digital courses as the West Midlands tackles a 280,000-person skills gap.
Freeths appoints John Jones as Chief Technology Officer
Technology strategy across Freeths' 12 UK offices will now be led by John Jones as the firm steps up investment in secure systems.
Tes launches cloud-based school timetabling software
Schools can now build timetables in hours instead of spreadsheets, as Tes moves the annual planning task onto a cloud platform.
Most UK retailers hit by AI security incidents, survey finds
Nearly 60% of big UK retailers reported AI security incidents last year as rapid adoption outpaced governance and risk checks.
ClearPath AI launches in Birmingham with GBP £1 million
The pre-seed funding will help the AI start-up add more than 20 UK jobs as it builds software for legal and professional services.
Navex expands Nira AI assistant into customer support
Customers can now get faster help in more than 50 languages as NAVEX brings its Nira assistant into support and case creation.
FormationQ & Hartree Centre partner on quantum adoption
More than 40% of respondents cite a skills shortage as quantum computing's adoption barrier, as the UK seeks practical uses.
Latos plans AI-ready data centre for east Manchester
The canal-side brownfield scheme could reuse disused land while adding capacity for AI workloads closer to Manchester users.
UK marketers lose quarter of week to admin, Optimizely finds
Poor workflows are leaving UK marketing teams short of time, with 45% spending at least a quarter of the week on admin.
MindBridge partners Fieldguide on AI audit workflow
Accounting firms could cut manual steps as transaction-level risk analysis is built into a single audit platform used for planning and reporting.
Lincolnshire Police automates traffic notices with Quadient
The force says the switch has freed capacity equal to four staff a month, helping it meet statutory deadlines and cut printing costs.
Job Moves
HackerOne names Naveen Bhateja as Chief People Officer
Freeths appoints John Jones as Chief Technology Officer
Tokenovate appoints Alec Burns as Head of Product Technology
United Fintech names three new partners in leadership shift
Epicor names Vaibhav Vohra as Chief Executive Officer
Sapiens names Paul Wheeler Chief Executive Officer
Hyperlayer names first Head of AI as banks push AI
Paylink appoints new Senior Leaders as business evolves platform
Mercator promotes Gold & Bates in leadership shake-up
