MPs warn UK has no coherent strategy for sovereign AI
A Commons committee says Britain has 'no coherent strategic framework' for sovereign AI and risks being cut off from critical technology 'at the whim' of allies.
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The latest AI developments shaping UK business and technology
Kent hospital first in NHS to use AI to catch infections
East Kent Hospitals is the first NHS trust to run MEMORI, a licensed AI tool that scores each patient's infection risk from routine data before symptoms appear.
AI firms take record 44% of UK small-business funding
AI companies took a record 44% of UK smaller-business equity investment in 2025, says the British Business Bank, as overall funding fell and early-stage deals slid.
FCA warns of AI 'arms race' in landmark finance review
The FCA's Mills Review, a first-of-its-kind regulator study, finds 11 million UK adults ready to let AI make financial decisions for them, often unprotected.
NHS makes AI app triage a priority in £10bn tech push
NHS England is accelerating an AI triage tool in the NHS App and ambient voice notetaking, part of a £10bn overhaul, as health leaders urge a clearer strategy.
Can Britain actually power its AI growth zones?
As two flagship AI growth zones show cracks, the harder question is whether the UK grid can supply the power at all — with 77% of energy bosses now worried.
AI drives industrial internet boom in oil and gas
AI and digital twins are set to reshape the industrial internet of things in oil and gas, with the global market forecast to reach $552.7bn by 2029.
Cambridge startup raises £7m for gaming AI training data
Worldmodeldata has raised £7m to turn licensed video-game gameplay into training data for world models, the AI systems that learn how environments behave.
Clerical and high-tech jobs most exposed to AI, study finds
An Engineers Ireland study says clerical and high-tech workers are most at risk from AI, with about 110,000 Irish jobs vulnerable to automation.
Cheap Chinese model GLM-5.2 closes gap with US AI leaders
Z.ai's GLM-5.2 performs close to Claude Opus 4.8 at a fraction of the cost, reviving the 'DeepSeek moment' and sharpening procurement questions.
