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The latest AI developments shaping UK business and technology
Arm beats Q1 forecasts on AI data-centre demand but supply doubts hit shares
UK chip designer Arm forecast Q1 revenue of $1.26bn and adjusted EPS of 40 cents, beating consensus, but flagged secured capacity for only $1bn of AGI CPU demand.
EU strikes deal to delay AI Act high-risk rules and exempt industry
Restrictions on high-risk AI uses will be postponed to December 2027, and most industrial AI applications are exempted, after pressure from Germany and the US.
Kendall: failing to invest in AI would leave UK 'at its mercy and whim'
The UK science secretary, speaking at RUSI, framed AI as a sovereignty issue and pledged to work with 'middle power nations' on joint investment and security.
UK public sector IT teams say AI is shifting workload, not reducing it
A SolarWinds survey finds 56% of public sector IT respondents say AI has made their roles more demanding, with 90% reporting fragmented systems.
YouGov: 47% of Britons would back an AI tax, just 20% are opposed
Fresh YouGov polling using AI-led qualitative interviews finds majority Labour, Lib Dem and Green support for an AI tax; concerns span jobs, trust and healthcare.
ICO publishes guidance for public bodies on AI-generated FOI requests
The UK regulator says councils and central government face rising volumes of AI-drafted FOI requests, some misquoting legislation, and now offers a triage framework.
Sheffield researchers say insect 'turbo boost' brains could reshape AI
University of Sheffield researchers, publishing in Nature Communications, identified a high-frequency jumping mechanism in fly brains they believe could revolutionise AI.