AI News — Page 69
The latest AI developments shaping UK business and technology
SAP API policy blocks third-party AI agents from customer data
New SAP policy prohibits API use for autonomous and generative AI integrations outside its 'endorsed architectures'. Partners say it amounts to AI lock-in.
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.
Kendall stakes UK AI sovereignty on chip plan and 'middle powers' bloc
Tech Secretary uses RUSI keynote to set out a UK AI hardware plan and pitch alliances with France, Germany and Canada to reduce US dependency.
Goldman Sachs blocks Hong Kong staff from Anthropic — UK banks watch closely
First major Western bank to carve out an Anthropic regional ban; UK financial-services compliance teams will read the move as a precedent.