The Ultimate Guide to AI Agents
A curated UK edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for AI Agents (Agentic AI).
What to know about AI Agents
AI agents represent a transformative area within artificial intelligence, focusing on autonomous or semi-autonomous systems capable of performing complex tasks and making decisions to enhance business operations and personal productivity.
Our recent stories highlight how AI agents are rapidly evolving across sectors—from cybersecurity and data management to customer experience and enterprise automation. Companies are integrating AI agents to improve efficiency, drive innovation, and manage security risks in increasingly sophisticated ways.
By exploring these developments, readers can gain insights into the potential benefits, emerging applications, and challenges associated with AI agent deployment. Whether you're interested in how AI agents enhance software development, automate workflows, or secure enterprise environments, this tag offers a comprehensive look at this dynamic and impactful technology.
UK AI Agents News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Europe's communications market is fragmenting - and that's exactly the opportunity
Uneven fibre rollouts and rising AI risks are pushing enterprises to seek partners that can stitch together local needs across Europe.
Unit4 offers mid-market AI trials without commitment
Mid-sized firms can test Unit4's AI tools in ERPx until August 2027, as vendors race to lower adoption risk for cautious buyers.
Adverity launches Atlas to add AI context for marketers
The layer is designed to stop AI misreading marketing shifts, after many pilots fail because systems lack business context and governance.
Akeneo launches Agentic Ziggy for product data teams
Product data teams can now oversee AI agents in Akeneo's cloud, reducing manual catalogue work and tightening control over approvals.
Atos UK&I & Kore.ai launch sovereign AI partnership
UK regulators and sensitive sectors could gain locally governed AI deployments as the deal targets production use, not pilots, on UK infrastructure.
UK cyber agency plans AI shield for critical networks
The plan could speed defences across government and vital sectors, but experts warn weak basics and policy gaps may blunt its impact.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to AI Agents
Microsoft launches AI sales & service tools in Copilot
Constructor tops three Gartner search & discovery use cases
Citrix adds MCP Gateway to NetScaler for AI traffic
Adverity launches Atlas to add AI context for marketers
Kore.ai & Atos UK&I launch sovereign AI for UK firms
Featured News
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.
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.
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.
Snowflake unveils platform upgrades for CoCo, CoWork
Enterprises will get tighter AI controls as Snowflake adds blocking policies, multi-party authorisation and new agentic tools at Summit.
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.
Dell Technologies makes all the hardware cool again
Renewed AI spending is boosting demand for Dell's secure, certified infrastructure as companies chase faster deployment and lower cloud costs.
Exclusive: Denodo's Dominic Sartorio on perfect data vs the right data
Trust in enterprise AI is being undermined as Denodo research finds most firms still lack live, context-aware data for production use.
Google Cloud CEO sets out enterprise AI agent plan
Enterprises will get one place to build, govern and run AI agents, as Google Cloud expands Gemini Enterprise across models, data and security.
Google flags urgency as AI reshapes cyber threats
Patching delays now carry greater risk as Google says AI is helping attackers scale intrusions, speed up breaches and automate operations.
Exclusive: Google Cloud reshaping finance with agentic AI
Banks must move beyond isolated pilots if they want agentic AI to deliver enterprise-wide gains, Google Cloud says.
Exclusive: Google Cloud accelerates shift to agentic data
Enterprises may soon design data systems for AI agents rather than staff, as Google Cloud adds real-time context, automation and cross-cloud access.
Exclusive: Google sees success with niche AI playbooks
Enterprises are under pressure to prove AI returns as Google pushes reusable, sector-specific playbooks into production across 19 industries.
Google sees retail success with agentic commerce push
Retailers are using Google’s new AI suite to speed up shopping and support, with Bunnings already live and UCP adoption starting to grow.
Expert Columns
Europe's communications market is fragmenting - and that's exactly the opportunity
'Human-in-the-Loop' is the industry's most comfortable lie
How AI is changing the rules when it comes to observability
Adding AI to a platform is easy, adding it without breaking your security isn't
A strategic blueprint for governing AI-enabled software development
Your bottle cooler knows more than your data team: Here's how it unlocks agentic AI
When Agents act on bad data, the damage is automatic
What makes a cybersecurity AI partnership worth paying attention to?
As agentic development accelerates, workflow auditability becomes a bottleneck
Data value chain seen as next step for enterprises
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
John Margerison on the new class of employee: AI managers
The new workforce: AI agents to work in concert with humans
Exclusive: Virtuozzo sees GPU clouds reshape AI infrastructure
How the 'human hour' mentality influences the future of tech
Humanoid robots, 0-day defence among Info-Tech trends for '27
Recent AI Agents News
Most firms not ready for agentic AI, Teradata study finds
Only 7% of enterprises are seeing measurable returns from agentic AI, as poor data readiness and fragmented systems hold back adoption.
ECI weighs AI risks & upside in private equity deals
Investors now judge private equity targets by how AI could erode margins, weaken moats or lift pricing, not just technical novelty.
FCA review says AI will reshape retail finance by 2030
About 11 million UK adults could use autonomous AI for money management, raising fresh concerns over fraud, control and market concentration.
WealthAi & Flanks join forces on wealth data platform
Wealth managers could cut manual reconciliation as the tie-up gives access to data from more than 650 financial institutions in one system.
UK firms prefer pre-built AI agents over custom code
Rising token costs are pushing UK businesses towards ready-made AI agents, as fresh research shows they value speed over bespoke development.
HiBob wins HR Pacesetter award for AI transformation
Roughly 95% of employees now use AI weekly at the London-based HR software group, as its internal rollout wins industry recognition.
UK retailers say loyalty systems lack AI readiness
Most UK retailers still lack the loyalty infrastructure needed for agentic AI, as 72% say their systems are not fully ready.
Floward uses AI agents to handle seasonal WhatsApp spikes
Seasonal surges on WhatsApp are now being absorbed by AI, helping the florist cut costs 15% and keep replies to one minute.
UK regulators expand generative AI use in oversight
The four UK regulators are moving generative AI into routine oversight, despite concerns over errors, bias and consumer harm.
Cequence launches bot detection tools for AI traffic
Automated traffic now makes up more than half of web requests, pushing enterprises to adopt defences that work across AI agents and APIs.
Mindstone launches fair-source Rebel AI system for firms
The free release could help firms avoid costly single-vendor AI contracts as Rebel links employees to shared company memory and portable workflows.
Isometric raises USD $40 million to expand AI certification
Britain's industrial projects could gain faster approvals as the London-based firm takes its AI certification platform beyond carbon removal.
HiBob launches Slack integration for HR data access
Employees can now query HR records in Slack, as HiBob says workforce data will help AI agents make better workplace decisions.
Microsoft E7 price shift pushes UK firms to review AI
UK businesses face fresh pressure to tighten AI governance as Microsoft's pricing changes make bundled licences more compelling.
NatWest launches AI ethics accreditation for all staff
With AI tools spreading through the bank, 60,000 NatWest staff will now be trained to spot ethical risks and handle them responsibly.
Lloyds to create 1,000 AI roles as agentic use grows
Fraud checks and customer service will be sped up as Lloyds Banking Group adds more than 1,000 AI jobs and retrains staff.
Everpure launches data intelligence for AI projects
Fragmented enterprise data is slowing AI rollouts, and the new software aims to find, classify and govern it across mixed systems.
Deloitte opens the London AI Studio with Google Cloud
UK clients could see agentic AI projects prototyped in four weeks as Deloitte expands its Google Cloud alliance and trains 1,000 staff.
Retailers lack AI strategy despite competitive pressure
The gap leaves many retailers exposed, as most feel pressure to adopt AI yet fewer than half have a clear plan for doing so.
UK fraud losses rise as AI scams drive new warnings
Industry experts warn that reimbursement is masking the scale of scams, as APP losses climbed 19% to GBP £576.4 million last year.
Job Moves
Sapiens names new delivery & customer success chiefs
Multiverse opens Edinburgh hub with ex-Amazon AI chief
Billy Grace taps ex-Google sales head for UK launch
ANS names Ali Mustoe-Playfair as Agentic Operations Chief
Stacks.ai appoints Farid Sedjelmaci to spearhead UK growth
Chris Huntingford appointed ANS AI director for 2024 push
