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The latest AI developments shaping UK business and technology
UK police launch national AI centre to cut paperwork
PoliceAI, backed by £75m of Home Office funding, will coordinate artificial intelligence across all 43 forces in England and Wales to speed up investigations.
Trump rejects UK plea for exemption from Anthropic AI ban
Washington has rebuffed Downing Street's request for a carve-out from the Anthropic export ban, even as a Monday meeting and an industry letter pile on pressure to lift it.
L&G expands Microsoft AI deal across 10,000 staff
Legal & General has signed a three-year deal extending Microsoft 365 Copilot to all 10,000 staff and deepening its Azure use, as UK insurers chase AI productivity.
Starmer seeks UK carve-out from US Anthropic AI ban
Downing Street is lobbying the White House to restore British access to Anthropic's top models after a US export order locked out all foreign nationals.
ICO sets out plan for safe AI innovation in the UK
The Information Commissioner's Office has published its approach to enabling AI innovation, promising an AI code of practice and agentic AI guidance.