AI News — Page 36
The latest AI developments shaping UK business and technology
Health sector welcomes NHS AI rollout but urges caution
NHS England is accelerating AI across the health service under a £10bn plan, but sector figures warn delivery, data quality and training will decide success.
Nscale's £2bn UK data centre stalled by grid delays
Nscale has been told the grid cannot power its £2bn Essex AI data centre in time, forcing it towards gas fuel cells as connection backlogs bite across Britain.
UK law firms told to prove authority for the AI era
New research ranks 250 UK law firms on how visible they are to AI engines, as the profession shifts from search optimisation to 'generative engine optimisation'.
Reeves to launch City 'skills compact' for the AI era
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will announce a financial services skills compact committing City firms to retrain thousands of UK staff for AI, covering some 500,000 workers.
KPMG finds firms rushing into AI but unable to prove value
KPMG's Q2 2026 AI Pulse finds adoption accelerating even as almost half of businesses pause or scale back projects after deciding the cost outweighed the value.
OpenAI's ChatGPT Work targets the office agent market
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Work, an agent that fuses its chatbot with its Codex coding tool, in a direct challenge to Anthropic's Claude Cowork and Microsoft Copilot.
OpenAI ships GPT-5.6 with three tiers and Copilot deal
OpenAI has released GPT-5.6 across ChatGPT, Codex and its API in three priced tiers, and made it the preferred model in Microsoft 365 Copilot the same day.
Meta's Muse Image AI sparks Instagram privacy backlash
Meta's new Muse Image tool generates AI pictures using the faces of anyone with a public Instagram profile by default, drawing criticism from privacy advocates.