Generative AI Is Changing the Game in Video Gaming
Ubisoft revealed its new generative‑AI middleware that powers AI teammates capable of listening and responding in real time. The system relies on small, on‑device language models, advanced prompt optimisation, and low‑latency inference to deliver immersive, context‑aware interactions without heavy cloud dependence. Executives say the approach shortens content‑creation cycles and opens new monetisation pathways for dynamic game experiences. The announcement underscores a broader industry shift toward AI‑driven gameplay and network efficiency.
Gartner: How AI Will Transform Managed Network Services
By 2024, most leading managed network service providers have embedded AI across operations, from AIOps‑driven automation to generative AI assistants. Providers such as HCLTech, NTT Data and Tata Communications use machine‑learning models to predict failures, automate onboarding, and deliver proactive...
MPs Propose ‘Kill Switch’ to Shut Down Rogue AI Systems
UK MPs are pushing an amendment to the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill that would grant the government emergency authority to shut down datacentres or AI systems deemed a catastrophic risk. The proposal, championed by Labour MP Alex Sobel and...
Nick Clegg-Backed Company Using AI to Fill Global Education Gaps
Education First spun off Efekta Education Group to deliver AI‑powered English lessons in emerging markets. The platform, now live in Brazil, Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Rwanda, costs roughly $5 per student per year and can operate offline, syncing when...
Bradford Datacentre with Heat Reuse Gains Planning Consent
Deep Green has received planning consent to build a 5.6 MW AI‑capable datacentre in Bradford, slated for completion by late 2028. The facility will be co‑located with the under‑construction Bradford Energy Centre and will capture its waste heat for distribution through...
Software Developers Shift to AI Code Reviewers
A Harness survey of 700 developers across five countries shows AI coding tools improve traditional productivity metrics but also create hidden work. While 89% report faster cycles and higher output, 81% now spend more time reviewing AI‑generated code, with 31%...
Inside FDP – Part 3: The Data Architecture that Makes It Work
The third installment of Tom Bartlett’s Inside FDP series explains how Palantir Foundry’s ontology collapses traditional data silos in the NHS Federated Data Platform. By embedding data, its description, applications, and actions in a single operational layer, the platform lets...
Computer Misuse Act Reform to Move Forward in National Security Bill
Britain will embed reforms to the 1990 Computer Misuse Act within the new National Security Bill, announced by King Charles III. The changes aim to grant a statutory defence for bona‑fide security researchers, introduce a Cyber Crime Risk Order and broaden police...
Europe and US Negotiate Deal to Share Citizens’ Biometric Data, UK Also Approached
The European Union and the United States are negotiating an Enhanced Security Border Partnership that would grant U.S. Homeland Security access to EU citizens' biometric data, including fingerprints, photos and genetic information. A leaked draft shows the agreement would enable...
Celonis Acquires MIT-Linked Decision Intelligence Firm Ikigai
Celonis announced the acquisition of MIT‑linked decision‑intelligence firm Ikigai Labs, integrating its large graphical model technology into the Celonis platform. The deal brings exclusive rights to MIT‑owned patents and makes the university a shareholder in Celonis. The combined offering, dubbed...
Interview: Alwin Bakkenes, Head of Software Engineering, Volvo Cars
Volvo Cars’ head of software engineering, Alwin Bakkenes, is steering a sweeping digital transformation that centers on a unified HuginCore stack and AI‑driven services. The EX60, launched with Google Gemini AI and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Auto Connectivity Platform, showcases the new...
Saudi Aramco Deploys AI Refinery System with Emerson
Saudi Aramco has rolled out an AI‑driven refinery optimisation platform built with Emerson’s Aspen Hybrid Models, creating one of the world’s largest multi‑site, multi‑period optimisation models. The system, initially applied to Continuous Catalyst Regeneration and Platformer units, delivers up to...
A New Frontier: Identity Stack Evolves for Agentic Systems
Current IAM solutions are built for human users and static applications, relying on RBAC and MFA. Agentic AI systems introduce autonomous, non‑human identities that act at machine speed, creating ambiguous credentials and expanded attack surfaces. To secure these agents, a...
Node4: AI and Agentic the Future, but Culture the Key to Unlock It
Node4, a UK‑based Microsoft partner, says AI can deliver roughly $12.7 in value for every $1 spent, but realising those gains hinges on embedding AI into corporate culture. At its user‑day, the firm demonstrated a three‑stage AI roadmap—from simple LLM...
Realising Britain’s AI Ambitions Rests on Digital Confidence and Inclusion
The UK faces a digital inclusion challenge as nearly eight million adults lack basic digital skills, turning AI‑driven services into barriers rather than gateways. Complex, AI‑layered hiring and service portals increase application drop‑offs and limit access to jobs and essential...
Inside FDP – Part 2: Delivering on the NHS Vision for Data
The NHS’s Frontline Data Platform (FDP) shifts from a reporting‑first model to a Frontline‑First approach, embedding data tools directly into clinical workflows. By leveraging Palantir Foundry’s low‑code environment, trusts can build and deploy applications such as Optica, cutting discharge delays...
Police Wrongly Identified Solicitor Fahad Ansari as Hamas Member During Schedule 7 Phone Seizure
A North Wales police officer mistakenly recorded solicitor Fahad Ansari as a Hamas member while exercising Schedule 7 powers, leading to the seizure and download of his work phone. The phone contained legally privileged communications, prompting a judicial review that the Court...
Post Office Acknowledges ECCO+ User’s Calls for Help Three Decades Ago
The UK Post Office has admitted it ignored subpostmaster Janette Armour’s 1990s pleas for help with accounting shortfalls caused by its ECCO+ software. Armour, who ran a Crown branch in East Kilbride, says the system forced her and her husband to...
Tech Sector Job Losses Show AI Replacement in Action
Tech giants are cutting staff as AI investments accelerate. Microsoft plans a 7% workforce reduction, Meta 10%, Oracle 30,000 jobs, and Amazon 16,000, citing AI and cloud spending. Gartner’s survey of 350 CEOs shows 39% view AI agents as employees...
Glasgow Researchers Use Machine Learning to Build Network Digital Twin
University of Glasgow researchers have used automated machine learning to generate digital twins that test computer networks up to 25,000 times faster than conventional simulators. The prototype evaluated two real‑world topologies—one with 12 nodes and another with 37—under six traffic...
Google AI Workers Vote to Unionise over IDF and US Military Tech
Google’s DeepMind AI lab in London has launched a historic unionisation effort, with 98% of staff voting to be represented by the Communication Workers Union and Unite. The workers seek to block the use of Google AI in Israeli and...
Tech Industry Slowly Dropping DEI Efforts, Finds Harvey Nash Survey
Harvey Nash’s latest Tech Talent Report indicates a modest decline in DEI focus within the UK tech sector over the past two years. While 84 % of workers feel their employers support diversity, 10 % perceive investment in DEI slipping, with women twice...
IBM: Enterprise AI to Shift From ‘Light Bulb’ to ‘Electric Motor’ Era
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna told the Think conference that artificial intelligence is moving from isolated, "light‑bulb" use cases to an "electric‑motor" era that will rewire enterprise operations. He forecast a 40% boost in corporate productivity by 2030, likening the shift...
Mastering a Marathon with the Future of Healthtech
Computer Weekly explores how digital twins of the human body are being used to fine‑tune training for the London Marathon, giving runners real‑time physiological feedback. The issue also examines AI‑driven cockpit experiences shaping the next generation of cars, and interviews...
How a Cloud-Native Architecture Handles Persistent Storage
Enterprises are rapidly embracing cloud‑native architectures, with 82% now running Kubernetes in production, up from 66% a year ago. While containers were originally designed as stateless workloads, modern business applications demand persistent storage, prompting a shift toward stateful solutions. The...
Almost Half of UK Businesses Hit by Cyber Attacks
The UK’s Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2025‑26 shows 43% of businesses, 28% of charities and 69% of large firms suffered a data breach or cyber attack in the past year. Phishing remains the most prevalent threat, affecting 38% of firms,...
Data Is a Sovereignty Issue. And Broader than Just the Hyperscalers
UK lawmakers warn that dependence on US‑based hyperscalers threatens digital sovereignty, especially as public‑cloud adoption erodes traditional data‑ residency safeguards. The debate, sparked by Chi Onwurah’s critique, highlights that sovereignty concerns extend beyond Microsoft, AWS and Google to any non‑sovereign...
Artificial Intelligence Powers Egypt’s USD 27bn City Project
Egyptian developer Talaat Moustafa Group (TMG) announced The Spine, a $27 bn mixed‑use city built as an AI‑powered smart‑city hub. The 2.4 million m² project, backed by the National Bank of Egypt, represents roughly $44 bn in investment and is projected to generate about $26 bn...
Meta Ramps up AI Spend as It Pushes Advanced Models
Meta announced a $107 bn multi‑year cloud commitment as it expands datacenters to power next‑generation AI models. For Q1 2026 the company posted $56.3 bn revenue, a 33% year‑over‑year jump, and lifted its capital‑expenditure outlook to $125‑$145 bn, reflecting a $10 bn increase due to...
Global Study Reveals Biggest Risks of AI in Finance Sector
A new Cambridge Judge Business School study finds data privacy and AI hallucinations are the top risks facing financial services, with 80% of regulators flagging privacy concerns and 70% warning about unreliable outputs. While 80% of firms have adopted AI...
Inside FDP – Part 1: Understanding the Problems Facing NHS Data
Former NHS England deputy director of data engineering Tom Bartlett outlines the chronic data flaws plaguing the UK health service and introduces the Frontline‑First framework behind the NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP). He argues that the existing architecture is a...
Microsoft Explains Value of E7 Usage-Based Pricing
Microsoft unveiled the Microsoft 365 E7 licensing model, becoming generally available on May 1, 2024. The hybrid plan combines traditional per‑seat pricing with usage‑based charges tied to AI token consumption, creating a “license business plus a consumption business.” CFO Amy Hood likened the...
IT Workers Say AI Is Making Their Jobs More Demanding
A SolarWinds‑commissioned survey finds 71% of IT professionals say AI is making their jobs more demanding, sparking a wave of mental fatigue dubbed “AI brain‑fry.” While two‑thirds report less manual work, only 19% feel AI eases cognitive load, and most...
MPs Call on UK Government to Learn From Central Bank’s IT Project Success Story
The UK Public Accounts Committee highlighted the Bank of England’s nine‑year, $547 million Real‑Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system replacement as a rare success in public‑sector digital transformation. The project, which now settles roughly $1.0 trillion of payments daily, delivered value for money...
Vernon Building Society Uses AI to Amplify Human Touch
Vernon Building Society, a 102‑year‑old mutual with 25,000 members, has deployed FinTechOS’s AI‑enabled platform to speed mortgage origination while keeping all final decisions in human hands. The upgrade integrates credit searches, valuations and payments into a single ecosystem, cutting manual...
One Year on From M&S Attack – Has Retail Cyber Security Improved?
A year after the ransomware attack that crippled Marks & Spencer, analysts revisit the breach to assess whether UK retailers have hardened their defenses. The M&S incident, which cost roughly $175 million in downtime and remediation, sparked a surge in cyber‑security...
How to Make AI Work for Britain: Consolidate Demand, Diversify Supply
The UK public sector is accelerating AI deployments but faces a “silent lock‑in” risk as fragmented procurement creates mismatched infrastructure and governance. Alan Brown’s new report, “Making AI work for Britain,” proposes a two‑pronged strategy—consolidate demand and diversify supply—to develop...
Are Tech Leaders Risking a Cyber Resourcing Crisis?
Cybersecurity is now a top priority as global cybercrime costs are projected to hit $12.2 trillion by 2031. However, a new Tech Talent & Salary Report 2026 shows that only 29% of cyber professionals received a pay rise last year, making...
Why AI Is Forcing a Reset of the Identity Stack
Gartner warns that the rapid rise of generative AI and autonomous agents is forcing a fundamental reset of the identity and access management (IAM) stack. AI agents are being elevated to first‑class identities that are dynamic, short‑lived, and often operate...
London Marathon Runners Get AI to Go the Extra Mile
Tata Consultancy Services, together with Neurun, has launched RunConcierge, an AI‑powered map tool for the 2025 London Marathon. The platform, built on Google Gemini, delivers real‑time navigation, 3D elevation tracking, voice activation and support in 60 languages for runners and...
BT Has Now Blocked over a Billion Clicks to Malicious Websites, Says NCSC
BT and its mobile arm EE have now blocked more than a billion clicks to malicious websites, leveraging the UK National Cyber Security Centre’s Share and Defend programme. The service protects roughly 46 million mobile subscribers and 12 million fixed‑line customers by...
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee Chair Questions UK’s Tech Sovereignty Approach
House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology committee chair Chi Onwurah opened a debate questioning the UK’s technology sovereignty and the reliance on US‑based cloud providers such as Palantir, AWS and Microsoft. She asked the Department for Science, Innovation and...
UAE Targets Agentic AI to Power Half of Government Operations
The United Arab Emirates announced a plan to shift half of its government services to agentic artificial intelligence within two years, redefining public‑sector operations from digitisation to autonomous execution. The strategy builds on existing digital identity, smart‑service platforms and sovereign...
AI Adoption Is Rapid but Many Stuck at Basic Levels, Says AWS
Amazon Web Services released a report at its London summit showing that 64% of UK companies have adopted AI, yet only 21% feel ready for advanced applications. The study estimates a $44 billion productivity boost by 2030 if firms move beyond...
Interview: Critical Local Infrastructure Is Missing Link in UK Cyber Resilience
Jonathan Lee, TrendAI’s cyber‑strategy director, warns that UK local infrastructure—councils, social‑care and transport—remains a blind spot in cyber‑resilience planning. While the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill targets national services such as health and energy, municipal systems lack mandatory safeguards and...
UK to Build ‘National Cyber Shield’ to Protect Against AI Cyber Threats
The UK government announced a "national cyber shield" to defend against AI‑powered cyber attacks, calling for close cooperation between AI firms and public agencies. Security Minister Dan Jarvis highlighted that the National Cyber Security Centre dealt with over 200 nationally...
Nation States Responsible for ‘Nationally Significant’ Cyber Attacks Against UK, Says NCSC Chief
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warned that hostile nation‑states are now behind the majority of "nationally significant" cyber attacks, averaging four incidents per week. Russia, China and Iran are adapting wartime tactics and leveraging sophisticated AI tools, such...
Anthropic's Mythos Raises the Stakes for Security Validation
Anthropic showcased Claude Mythos, an autonomous AI that discovered and chained zero‑day vulnerabilities across major operating systems in hours, a task that would normally take elite researchers weeks. The demonstration highlights a growing risk: probabilistic, agentic tools excel at discovery...
Sans Institute Preps Live Systems for Nato Cyber Exercise
The SANS Institute will supply a fully operational power‑generation cyber range for NATO’s 16th Locked Shields exercise in Tallinn. For the first time the exercise will use real industrial control systems and physical equipment, letting 16 blue‑team defenders protect a national‑scale...
Danish Logistics Giant Under Pressure to Rush World’s Largest IT Integration
Danish logistics leader DSV is racing to complete a $1.6 bn IT integration of its DB Schenker acquisition, the world’s largest third‑party logistics merger. The integration, slated for 2025, is meant to streamline operations across 90 countries, cut costs by an estimated...