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
Cisco says UK observability costs outstrip IT budgets
UK IT teams are cutting data coverage and facing surprise bills as telemetry expenses increasingly outstrip infrastructure budgets.
Flexera expands AI cost controls across cloud & data
Only 31% of organisations can see their AI software costs, leaving finance teams struggling to govern spending as adoption accelerates.
UK organisations hit harder by cyberattacks on operations
UK firms are seeing more cyber incidents disrupt production, with 65% reporting operational impact in the past year, the highest among markets surveyed.
IBM & Red Hat launch Lightwell to fix open source flaws
Businesses can now request patches for vulnerable Java dependencies, after Lightwell has already fixed more than 400 unknown flaws in open source code.
Cisco study says UK firms face soaring observability costs
Unexpected telemetry bills are forcing many UK firms to cut monitoring coverage or retention as observability spending outpaces infrastructure costs.
Brand Champions launches postcode check for pharmacies
Community pharmacies could miss out on local demand unless they improve their online visibility, Brand Champions said as it launched a postcode check service.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Artificial Intelligence
Vertice launches procure-to-pay platform with AI tools
Bizzdesign named Gartner leader for 19th straight year
Broadridge holds third in IDC FinTech Rankings again
What Is Shadow AI and What Does It Mean for Your Organisation?
Hack The Box launches AI range for enterprise security teams
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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.
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.
Reviews
Expert Columns
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
UK piracy is scaling faster than enforcement can keep up
AI will cost some jobs. Poor change management will cost more
From Clean to Trusted: Rethinking Healthcare Data Quality
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Artificial Intelligence News
Sidetrade bookings surge as North America drives growth
North America supplied more than half of quarterly bookings, as Sidetrade's new annual recurring revenue jumped 348% year on year to €2.60 million.
Azul issues security fixes for record OpenJDK flaws
Enterprises running Java face a heavier patching burden, as 53 flaws in the latest OpenJDK update must be fixed far faster than usual.
Zoom launches AI tools to link chats, meetings & work
The new tools are meant to cut time lost piecing together decisions across apps, while Zoom also expects to top USD $5 billion in annual revenue this year.
Zoom unveils AI tools linking meetings to business work
Users will be able to search across Zoom and more than 40 apps, while AI agents turn meeting notes into tasks and updates.
Zoom adds unified customer context across CX tools
Businesses using Zoom's CX tools will be able to see a single customer history across channels, cutting repeat explanations and speeding resolutions.
Zoom unveils AI governance tools for businesses users
Businesses using Zoom will gain tighter oversight of AI-generated content and deepfake risks, as new controls target compliance and data handling.
HPE sends Spaceborne Computer-4 to the Moon for AI tests
Moon-based processing will let HPE test AI and high-performance computing on the lunar surface, reducing reliance on Earth links for future missions.
Oracle & AstraZeneca to link AI research with care
The trial could help doctors spot eligible patients sooner and bring research findings into routine care, improving evidence generation.
Gigamon launches GigaVUE-GSA110 for AI network ops
As AI workloads spread across cloud and on-premises systems, network teams need more context to spot shadow AI and govern traffic.
Telstra & Ericsson expand push on autonomous networks
The move aims to tackle a key barrier to telecoms automation, helping operators share trusted network data across vendors and domains more reliably.
Cloudflare says developer base tops 10 million as AI surges
AI is driving a surge in automated traffic, with Cloudflare saying more than half of internet requests were non-human for the first time this year.
Blackmagic cuts DaVinci Resolve Studio price by 20%
Users can now buy the paid video-editing suite for USD $236, as Blackmagic extends temporary discounts across its keyboards and colour panels.
Tenable launches open AI partner network for security
Security teams can now connect exposure data with third-party AI tools to triage risks faster without building custom integrations.
Financial firms deploy AI agents unmonitored, study warns
A compliance gap is leaving 22% of financial services firms running AI agents in production without monitoring, a New Relic study warns.
Grafana Labs boosts log search as AI telemetry surges
Engineering teams can now search logs far faster as AI systems flood observability stacks with more telemetry and query demands.
Bloomberg launches Enterprise MCP for AI data access
Financial firms could cut manual data-matching work as Bloomberg's new interface gives AI agents governed access to more than 100 million securities.
Zetaris launches AI data harness with SpaceXAI tie-up
The tie-up could help enterprise AI tools reach live data more securely, while Zetaris claims its cloud service may cut total cost of ownership by up to 67%.
Mallowstreet launches SOFI Chat for UK advice firms
The new tool lets advisers search old meetings and documents in seconds, helping 857 UK firms cut admin and prep client reviews faster.
Poor network data delays telecom deals & activations
Inaccurate records are slowing service activations and could distort telecom valuations, with 78% of operators saying data quality affects mergers and acquisitions.
Infinity Group wins Certified B Corporation status
The certification gives the technology consultancy external proof of its social and environmental standards, after two years of changes across the business.
Job Moves
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
Tem appoints Berian James to open Rosso to customers
