ASOS partners with Microsoft on AI Stylist, agents now write 15% of code
ASOS deploys conversational AI Stylist, Azure Datalake and Microsoft 365 Copilot. Agents handle 50% of customer enquiries; 93 agentic use cases identified.
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The latest AI developments shaping UK business and technology
EU AI Act trilogue stalls overnight — August compliance date back in play
Parliament and Council failed to agree on the Digital Omnibus reform after 12 hours of talks. Without a deal next month, Annex III rules apply on 2 August 2026.
UHSussex AI assistant cuts NHS patient call waits from 30 minutes to under three
University Hospitals Sussex deployed Netcall's conversational AI assistant. Call wait times down 90%, abandonment down 75%, 1,500 queries a day handled digitally.
UK financial services lacks shared AI governance standard, Zango report warns
Lloyds, Monzo and Stripe leaders warn that UK FS firms are solving AI governance independently. US and Singapore have sector-specific standards; the UK does not.
AI weather models still 'underperform' on record-breaking extremes, study finds
Science Advances paper tests GraphCast, Pangu-Weather and Fuxi against ECMWF physics model on 246,000 record events. AI loses on heat, cold and wind extremes.
Google Photos to auto-build a digital wardrobe with virtual try-on
Google Photos will detect clothing in users' photo libraries this summer and create a categorised wardrobe with outfit moodboards and virtual try-on previews.
AI bot attacks rise 10x in a year, with UK third-most targeted nation
Thales 2026 Bad Bot Report: AI-driven daily attacks jump from 2m to 25m. Bots now make up 53% of web traffic; bad bots 40%. UK ranks third for attack volume.
Fewer than 1 in 4 UK charities have approved AI policies, report warns
Charity Excellence Framework finds AI use among UK charities accelerating faster than trustee oversight — risking a public-trust gap.
HMRC's AI push is creating VAT specialist jobs, not eliminating them
VAT investigations into large UK businesses jumped 31% to 11,894 as HMRC's AI sharpens legal-interpretation challenges — driving demand for human advisers.
