AI News — Page 72
The latest AI developments shaping UK business and technology
Meta and Microsoft cut headcount to reallocate to AI spend
Meta will cut 10% of staff — around 8,000 jobs — while Microsoft is offering buyouts to 7% of US workers, both reallocating capacity to AI spending.
Sunak urges UK to scrap National Insurance as AI hits young jobs
Former PM Rishi Sunak tells BBC that AI is flattening the UK youth jobs market and proposes abolishing National Insurance over time to keep hiring attractive.
UK calls on AI firms to co-build national cyber defence
Security Minister Dan Jarvis is to ask AI companies to help build UK cyber defence capabilities and announce £90m for SMB cyber resilience at CYBERUK.
UK firms stuck on basic AI, £35bn growth opportunity at risk
AWS research: UK AI adoption has grown to 64% but only 24% reach advanced-use maturity — a one-point rise that risks leaving £35bn in productivity gains on the table.
UK launches £500m Sovereign AI Unit to back British startups
Tech Secretary Liz Kendall has unveiled a £500m Sovereign AI Unit investing directly in UK AI startups, with first equity ticket to Callosum and GPU access for six others.
BT and Nscale to build 14MW of UK sovereign AI capacity
BT is partnering with Nscale to build up to 14MW of AI data-centre capacity across three UK sites using Nvidia infrastructure for its sovereign data platform.