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
UK finance leaders back AI but struggle to prove value
Nearly a third of UK finance leaders cannot quantify AI's benefits, highlighting a gap between enthusiasm and proof as liquidity teams face rising pressure.
Couchbase adds AI tools to cut agent costs & complexity
The new services promise to trim repeated model calls and deployment delays as firms struggle to make AI agents economical at scale.
Why the quietest IT transformations can have the greatest impact
For Nest, the payoff from a cloud migration has been seamless service for more than 14 million savers and stronger cyber resilience.
SPhotonix appoints Alex Avramov as Chief Operating Officer
The optical data storage group is strengthening its push into commercial markets and fundraising as AI-driven data volumes boost demand for cold storage.
Brazen adds Dawn Childs, Potter & Scheps to Bristol
The expanded five-day programme aims to draw more founders, creatives and investors into Bristol with talks, workshops and immersive shows.
Fashion weeks give AI & robots a mainstream spotlight
Mainstream interest in wearable tech is rising as runway moments drive UK searches for Meta glasses up 117% after Kylie Jenner's reveal.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Artificial Intelligence
Contrast Security named leader in IDC DAST assessment
Sphera named leader in Verdantix risk intelligence
The Real Data Transformation Challenge is Changing How People Work
Extreme previews on-prem AI zones for enterprise networks
NiCE named Gartner CCaaS leader as AI revenue jumps
Featured News
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.
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
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
Data Governance in the AI Era: Why One-Off Projects Fail
Designing for data sovereignty: Building architectures that keep control where it belongs
AI in Retail is Only as Good as its Data Foundation
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Artificial Intelligence News
Revolut builds AI transaction model for 80 million customers
The fintech is aiming to speed fraud checks and other banking tasks by running its new PRAGMA system in production on NVIDIA hardware.
ABBYY launches PHOENIX Plus for document automation
Enterprises can now add generative AI to Vantage workflows as ABBYY targets harder-to-read documents while keeping data within its hosted environment.
inDrive, NVIDIA & Pony.ai explore robotaxis in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan could become the first test market for driverless ride-hailing, as the partners examine whether the service can work in Astana's harsh winters.
Dext launches AI Connector for accounting practices
The read-only feature lets firms query client cash positions and compliance data in plain language, while keeping records unchanged.
Compensation leaders miss impact of above-market pay
Many employers cannot link above-market pay to performance, with 58% assessing fewer than half of significant premiums against business outcomes.
Ninox launches AI-powered low-code platform for firms
Businesses can now create applications in seconds from natural-language prompts, as Ninox aims to cut internal software costs and boost governance.
Quobly & SiPearl team up on European quantum computing
The tie-up could help Europe cut reliance on non-European hardware by linking classical supercomputers with emerging quantum systems.
Intuit launches Credit Karma Tax with free federal filing
Users can now file federal returns free as Intuit ties Credit Karma closer to tax prep and offers state filing for USD $15.
DeepL selects VAST Data for AI translation platform
The deployment should let DeepL's researchers work on larger language models and real-time voice translation with less manual data movement.
Securonix launches behavioural analytics for AI threats
With AI agents widening the attack surface, security teams need to spot abnormal activity across human and machine users before damage is done.
Darwinium adds AI agent fraud checks across journeys
Fraud teams may struggle to spot AI-driven scams and agent-led abuse as Darwinium moves to assess intent across entire digital journeys.
Interactive urges firms to tighten AI oversight rules
Businesses need tighter controls as AI adoption spreads, with Interactive urging reviews, pre-launch checks and long-term workforce planning.
Extreme says AI coworker saved 1,000 hours in month
In its first month, the tool prompted 98% of critical alerts and cut troubleshooting time by an estimated 1,000 hours for customers.
Verra Mobility launches AI road safety cameras in Australia
Road safety agencies in Australia can now use fixed and mobile AI cameras that also support red-light, speed and number plate enforcement.
Palo Alto Networks launches Cortex XDR One for AI agents
Businesses adopting AI agents now face new endpoint risks, which Palo Alto Networks says its Cortex XDR One platform is built to contain.
Lava flags NVIDIA DCGM flaw exposing AI GPU servers
About 2,100 internet-exposed monitoring hosts left AI GPU telemetry open, putting more than 12,000 GPUs and roughly USD $100 million of hardware at risk.
Fortinet urges urgent patching after AI-found flaws
Enterprise and service provider users are being told to patch exposed devices first as Fortinet warns AI is accelerating exploit development.
Riskified launches AI agent identity checks for merchants
Merchants could face fresh refund fraud and account-takeover risks as consumer AI assistants start handling shopping and support requests.
AI tool sprawl leaves US executives facing orchestration gap
Three in five large US firms say AI tool sprawl has stalled strategy, as 85% of executives report disconnected technology stacks.
Gainsight shifts to value-based pricing as AI grows
Customers will pay according to revenue and accounts managed, as Gainsight drops seat-based charging for its customer success software next year.
Job Moves
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
NFON appoints Neil Coulthard to lead UK sales push
Tes appoints Camila Kill as Chief Technology Officer