The Ultimate Guide to Artificial Intelligence
A curated UK edition of IndustrialDay 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
Employment Hero's UK revenue grows 84% as global ARR tops £200m
UK annual recurring revenue jumped 84% as the software group became free cash flow positive and expanded its customer base beyond 30,000 businesses.
Avanade to acquire Robiquity in UK automation push
The tie-up gives Avanade more clout in Britain's race to turn AI spending into workable automation, as regulators still must approve the deal.
D&AD briefs urge young creatives to put humans first
HSBC and JBL are among the brands telling entrants to avoid AI, as D&AD's New Blood Awards highlights the value of human judgement.
ThreatAware launches Dimension for governed security apps
Security teams are increasingly using AI to build internal tools, but many still lack approval and audit controls, prompting ThreatAware's new platform.
FireMon launches agentic AI for network security policy
Security teams can now automate policy investigations and change plans, with FireMon's new AI tools due in November at no extra charge.
UK firms confident on AI, but lack proof of control
Despite high confidence in oversight, only 27% of UK leaders can show their AI governance works under audit or testing.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Artificial Intelligence
TD SYNNEX expands Destination AI for SMBs globally
Zendesk unveils outcome AI platform with unlimited pricing
Shure named leader in IDC smart conference room study
AI software development adds hidden governance costs
Four Steps CISOs Can Take To Secure AI-driven Software Development
Featured News
Adobe plans MCP access for AI agents to desktop apps
Creative Cloud users may soon let outside AI agents drive Adobe apps for tasks such as rotoscoping and image hole filling, starting on desktop.
Inside Adobe's fast-moving AI partnerships team
Adobe is accelerating AI dealmaking as it pushes its models into rival platforms and brings outside systems into its own apps.
Exclusive: Adobe pushes for global AI creator protections
Creators could gain new protections from commercial AI style copying as Adobe lobbies regulators in several countries for clearer licensing rules.
ClearRoute launches runkora as global expansion accelerates
Developers can now try ClearRoute's runkora for free, as the consultancy seeks to convert interest in agentic AI into enterprise contracts.
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.
Reviews
Expert Columns
Britain's data centres are becoming strategic national assets. But are we doing enough to protect them?
How tax authorities use AI to audit transfer pricing, and why your paperwork is now the risk
Six questions to ask your MDR provider
Your next enterprise customer will ask an AI for a shortlist of IT partners. Here's what it reads
We ran an all-employee AI Month and now everyone in our company is ready to build
Securing the AI Systems of Tomorrow
Data Governance in Banking: A Framework for Better Data Quality
Predictions 2027: The workplace productivity, equity and diversity shifts in the AI era
Predictions 2027: Why the future of work is 'AI and human' adjacent
Loyalty Predictions 2027: Why Strategic Partnerships and AI Transparency Will Take Centre Stage
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Artificial Intelligence News
Databricks launches always-on Genie AI agent for firms
The update aims to help large firms use AI for longer-running work without exposing sensitive data, while keeping every action auditable.
Microsoft names 2026 partner award winners & finalists
Recognition of partners across cloud and AI, security and business transformation underscores Microsoft's push to turn pilot projects into routine customer use.
Xero launches Xforce AI support for accounting firms
Accounting firms facing heavier workloads will get hands-on AI help from Xero as it tests Xforce with design partners in three markets.
Adobe previews 10 creative AI projects at MAX 2026
Creative professionals could get more direct control over video, audio and image edits as Adobe opens some early research to wider testing.
Apple widens Swift Student Challenge to all platforms
Students will be able to submit apps for Apple's phone, tablet, desktop, watch, TV and headset platforms in the 2027 challenge.
Fleet launches AI governance push for endpoint GitOps
Endpoint teams could cut manual work and speed up fixes as Fleet's Git-based device management push won backing from Cisco and others.
Honeywell adds AI tools for building operations & safety
Building operators could gain conversational AI tools and alarm support as Honeywell expands software across fire, security and energy systems.
DXC launches London Digital Futures Academy with West Ham
The four-year scheme will give 30 East London pupils hands-on digital training and career guidance as employers warn of a widening skills gap.
Cloud Security Alliance launches verified AI assurance level
Organisations now have a third-party check on AI governance as businesses face tighter scrutiny over how systems are monitored and controlled.
Anthropic adds Claude Sheets & Whiteboards for business
Business users can now build spreadsheets, whiteboards and dashboards in Claude as Anthropic widens its AI assistant beyond coding.
Simpro launches JustDo AI agent for trade businesses
Trade contractors could cut hours of paperwork as Simpro's new AI agent drafts jobs, quotes and orders from emails and files.
Hitachi Vantara deploys low-power cooling in Netherlands
The system could free up more of a data centre's existing power for AI workloads, as cooling can account for up to 40% of energy use.
Daylight raises USD $80 million to scale AI security
Rising demand from large enterprises has helped the New York-based cyber security group attract fresh capital to expand across the US, EMEA and APAC.
Sparxity lands Series A to build AI sparsity chips
Fresh backing could help cut the cost and energy demands of AI inference, as Sparxity targets specialised chips for sparse workloads.
Ecommpay urges Bank to put merchants at payments core
Merchant input has been too limited in plans for the UK's next-generation retail payments system, Ecommpay says, as costs may ultimately hit businesses.
UK & Ireland consumers back AI service if it works
Most UK and Ireland customers will use AI support if it solves problems fast, but 65 per cent still prefer a human for tricky queries.
UK firms face GBP £3.8bn tech overspend on AI costs
Unexpected AI and infrastructure bills are forcing UK firms to divert money from hiring and investment, with overspend put at GBP £3.8 billion a year.
UK firms spend on AI without clear returns, study finds
Most UK businesses are failing to measure AI returns, with 83% of decision-makers saying they have spent without clear evidence of value.
agentic AI seen as biggest customer engagement shift
Technical staff at Infobip Shift 2026 said autonomous AI agents are reshaping service journeys and making reskilling more valuable than new coding languages.
Industrial AI shifts from demos to tightly controlled use
Industrial users are adopting AI only in tightly bounded roles, as safety, power and integration constraints keep deployments under close human control.
Job Moves
MetaCompliance appoints Chief Product Officer & adds tools
Barrier Networks appoints Jordan Craig as consultant
Wemtech names revenue & marketing chiefs in growth push
Lifecycle Software appoints Ross Devereux as Chief Executive
Abnormal AI names Don Jeter as Chief Marketing Officer
QualityAI appoints Kenny Small as UK managing director
Eros Innovation names Scott to lead AI creative unit
Perkbox appoints Shahid Naveed as Chief Product Officer
Yoono appoints Ilan Davimes to lead Crown Dependencies
