Artificial intelligence coverage with the Business Matters filter: not the hype cycle, but what AI adoption actually looks like inside UK firms – the tools, the costs, the failures, and the regulation heading down the track.
Hospitals across England are using AI to predict A&E demand, helping reduce waiting times and ease pressure on NHS staff as part of the government’s AI…
Andrew Bailey warns AI is likely to displace jobs in a way similar to the Industrial Revolution, urging urgent investment in skills, training and education.
Amazon is reportedly in talks to invest up to $10bn in OpenAI, potentially valuing the ChatGPT maker at more than $500bn and deepening its AI partnership.
OpenAI has appointed former chancellor George Osborne to lead its OpenAI for Countries initiative, expanding its Stargate programme to promote democratic AI worldwide.
McKinsey to make thousands of layoffs as AI advances Global consultancy firm takes its own advice and sets out to cut one in ten roles in…
NatWest Group has opened applications for its 2026 Fintech Programme, inviting UK fintechs using AI to transform customer experience in financial services to apply.
A Storyblok survey reveals 90% of firms plan to increase AI spending in 2026, but data privacy, regulation and security risks remain the biggest barriers to…
Barclays’ latest Business Prosperity Index shows health and social care firms strengthening cash buffers while planning a 20% rise in AI investment for 2026, as leaders…
Experts warn laptops, consoles and business tech could rise by £300 after OpenAI secured 40% of global memory chip supply. UK consumers and SMEs face soaring…
The Bank of England says the global AI boom is increasingly funded by debt, warning that a $5tn investment surge poses financial stability risks if valuations…
Accenture has started calling its 800,000 employees “reinventors” as it restructures around AI, sparking criticism over corporate jargon and concerns about internal confusion. The consultancy is…
A new McKinsey report warns AI and robots could automate 57% of US work hours, putting nearly half of American jobs at risk while creating new…
Business leaders urge Rachel Reeves to use AI to drive UK growth, warning that investment must be paired with cyber protection and measures to rebuild confidence…
MPs warn the government risks public harm after rejecting recommendations to strengthen the Online Safety Act and regulate AI platforms amid rising viral misinformation.
The government has unveiled a major AI investment package, including a £10bn South Wales AI Growth Zone and £350m in national AI infrastructure funding to boost…