AI News — Page 40
The latest AI developments shaping UK business and technology
DWP renews £100k Wordnerds deal for AI-powered citizen sentiment analysis
DWP has signed a two-year £100,800 contract with Gateshead AI firm Wordnerds for sentiment-analysis technology that turns unstructured citizen feedback into dashboards.
OpenAI rolls out personal finance ChatGPT to US Pro users with Plaid integration
OpenAI is previewing a personal-finance experience in ChatGPT for US Pro users, with Plaid-powered account connections across 12,000+ institutions and GPT-5.5 reasoning.
PwC expands Anthropic alliance with 30,000-professional Claude training plan
PwC is expanding its Anthropic alliance to roll out Claude Code and Cowork toward hundreds of thousands of staff, with 30,000 US professionals to be Claude-certified.
Fractile raises £165m Series B as UK AI inference-chip race heats up
London-based Fractile has raised £165m ($220m) in Series B funding to build inference chips, hitting a $1bn post-money valuation as UK silicon start-ups draw fresh capital.
GOV.UK Chat launches in app with 90% accuracy claim and day-one tax errors
GOV.UK Chat went live in the GOV.UK app on Friday with a 90% accuracy target, but a tax expert found misleading answers on childcare cliff edges and CGT in day-one testing.
ICO publishes five-step playbook against AI-powered cyber threats
The ICO has issued a five-step practical guide for UK organisations facing AI-powered cyber attacks, naming deepfakes, prompt injection, and data poisoning as priority risks.
Rotherham NHS Trust cuts IT helpdesk calls 28% with AI agent
Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust has cut IT helpdesk call volumes by 28% after deploying an AI agent on Netcall's Liberty Converse platform, with 41% of queries now self-served.
