Microsoft frames £23bn UK investment as AI infrastructure bet
Microsoft UK CEO Darren Hardman positions £23 billion datacentre and skilling spend as the foundation of a British 'intelligence economy', ahead of London Tech Week.
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The latest AI developments shaping UK business and technology
UK AI regulation: King's Speech, Crime Act and ICO converge in May
Osborne Clarke's May regulatory roundup tracks the AI provisions of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 alongside new ICO cyber guidance and EU AI Act developments.
Derby Council AI tools still resolving half of calls three years on
Three years after replacing its switchboard with AI, Derby City Council reports flat resolution rates — and a wider £12 million AI savings claim worth scrutinising.
OpenAI Foundation pledges $250m to study AI's economic impact
Sam Altman's charitable arm makes its first concrete grant commitment, focused on workforce disruption research — but UK economists question whose data will shape policy.
ECB warns private-credit-fuelled AI boom poses risk to financial system
European Central Bank stress scenario projects 5–6% asset losses for Eurozone pension funds in an AI-driven private-credit shock, with insurers and banks also exposed.
Pinsent Masons reprimanded by High Court over AI-generated false citations
Judge Mullen criticised the top-20 UK firm for citing a fabricated statute; Pinsent Masons has self-referred to the SRA. The third such public reprimand in months.
Uber president says AI spend is 'getting harder to justify' as token-versus-headcount maths bites
Andrew Macdonald says Uber cannot yet draw a direct line between rising Claude Code token use and shipped consumer features, after exhausting its annual AI budget by April.
