Microsoft bets $2.5bn on a unit to help firms adopt AI
Microsoft is launching Frontier Company, a $2.5bn services unit to help clients pick and integrate AI tools and keep the results for themselves.
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The latest AI developments shaping UK business and technology
Ofqual warns of far tougher scrutiny on AI in coursework
Ofqual boss Ian Bauckham says written coursework will face 'far, far more scrutiny' to stop the AI-fuelled subversion of assessment in England.
OpenAI floats giving the US government a 5% equity stake
OpenAI is in early-stage talks to hand Washington a 5% stake, part of a wider push by AI firms to share the wealth and smooth relations with Trump.
Zuckerberg admits Meta's AI agents are lagging expectations
Mark Zuckerberg has told staff Meta's AI agents have not progressed as fast as he hoped, a rare capability reality-check from a frontier lab boss.
National Grid stakes £1.4bn on US AI-power platform Joulent
National Grid is investing £1.4bn ($1.75bn) for a 35% stake in Joulent, a US platform building power for AI data centres, chasing surging electricity demand.
Thames Valley Police AI assistant Bobbi handles 200 calls a day
Thames Valley Police's AI assistant Bobbi handles around 200 non-emergency conversations daily, resolving nearly half without human help.
Wayve courts carmakers with £2.2bn and human-like AI driving
London's Wayve has raised £2.2bn ($2.8bn) for a self-learning driving system it wants to license to any carmaker, from Nissan to Stellantis robotaxis.
US nears voluntary standards for AI model releases
Washington is in advanced talks with AI firms on voluntary standards for releasing new models, with an announcement possible within a week.
Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 5 pushes agentic power down in price
Anthropic's new Claude Sonnet 5 approaches Opus-class agentic performance at a fraction of the cost, with introductory pricing of $2 per million input tokens.
Bank of England floats 'kill switch' for agentic AI trading
Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden says existing frameworks were not built for autonomous AI agents and floats market-wide circuit breakers to contain the risk.
UK businesses waste £67bn a year on failed AI projects
Research from Emergn estimates large UK firms write off £67bn a year on transformation and AI work that fails, blaming weak governance rather than low spending.
AWS commits $1bn to embed AI engineers with customers
Amazon's AWS is creating a division of 'forward-deployed engineers' who embed with customers to speed AI adoption, backed by an initial $1bn commitment.