Development Bank of Wales awards £60,000 AI skills contract
The Welsh government body has contracted a Cheshire SME to deliver a year-long AI adoption programme, including Microsoft Copilot training and AI Champions across teams.
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The latest AI developments shaping UK business and technology
Businesses scramble to adapt as AI search slashes website traffic
Companies are racing to optimise for AI-generated answers after HubSpot lost 140 million visits in a year, with AI overviews cutting click-through rates by up to 70%.
UK to spend £15 million on AI-powered crime mapping for knife violence
The Home Office is funding AI-enhanced crime mapping across England and Wales, using hexagonal micro-geography to target knife crime hotspots with precision policing.
Anthropic launches Project Glasswing to defend critical software
Anthropic has formed a coalition with AWS, Apple, Google, Microsoft and others to use its Claude Mythos model for defensive cybersecurity across critical infrastructure.
Telegraph: AI alarm bells should be ringing in Downing Street
The Telegraph's editorial board argues the OpenAI investment pause exposes fundamental flaws in Britain's energy costs, planning system, and industrial strategy.
OpenAI pauses Stargate UK data centre project over energy and regulation
OpenAI has put its multi-billion pound UK data centre project on hold, citing high energy costs and regulatory barriers that threaten the government's AI ambitions.
US Treasury and Fed summon bank CEOs over Anthropic AI cyber risk
Treasury Secretary Bessent and Fed Chair Powell convened Wall Street leaders for an urgent meeting over cybersecurity risks posed by Anthropic's new Claude Mythos model.
UK Business and Trade Committee probes AI in the workplace
A House of Commons Business and Trade Committee inquiry into workplace AI signals tighter expectations on bias, transparency and human oversight for UK employers.
UK financial regulators keep principles-based AI stance in 2026
FCA, PRA and Bank of England hold to a technology-neutral AI approach in 2026 as Treasury Committee warns 'wait-and-see' risks consumer harm.
Rhyl GP's AI assistant handles 6,000 messages in three weeks
Clarence Medical Centre in Rhyl reports its integrated AI assistant has handled over 6,000 messages since going live on 19 March, averaging 48-minute conversations.
EY rolls out agentic AI across 130,000 audit workforce
EY launches enterprise-scale agentic AI across its global assurance division, pairing more than 130,000 auditors with agents to manage complex tasks.
Tesco trials AI shopping assistant with 280,000 colleagues
Tesco is beta-testing a Gemini-style AI meal-planning assistant with 280,000 UK colleagues before a customer rollout later this year.
Oxford AI tool predicts heart failure five years in advance
An Oxford-developed AI tool reads routine cardiac CT scans to predict heart failure risk five years ahead with 86% accuracy, validated on 72,000 NHS patients.
Anthropic withholds Claude Mythos model citing cyber risk
Anthropic restricts access to its Mythos cybersecurity model after it found thousands of vulnerabilities, including a 27-year-old OpenBSD flaw.
