
Microsoft joins $4tn club as AI-driven growth fuels tech boom
Microsoft has become the second public company to surpass a $4 trillion valuation, as soaring AI demand and record cloud revenues fuel investor confidence.
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.

Microsoft has become the second public company to surpass a $4 trillion valuation, as soaring AI demand and record cloud revenues fuel investor confidence.

Netflix has used generative AI to create visual effects in an original series for the first time, cutting costs and production time on Argentine sci-fi drama…

OpenAI unveils ChatGPT agent—an AI-powered personal assistant that can browse the web, manage files, and complete tasks, raising both excitement and safety concerns.

Trump Media has applied to trademark “Truth Social AI” and “Truth Social AI Search” as it plans to integrate artificial intelligence into its Truth Social platform…

New research warns SMEs about rising AI-driven CV fraud. With over a quarter of small businesses failing to check qualifications, experts urge urgent action to strengthen…

A £2 million investment by Innovate UK has successfully propelled six innovative artificial intelligence and data-driven projects into real-world application, delivering tangible environmental benefits while unlocking…

Abound, one of London’s fastest-rising fintech stars, has posted a 25-fold surge in profits as borrowers increasingly turn to its AI-powered loans platform over traditional lenders.

Amazon now has over 1 million robots in its warehouses—matching its human workforce—as it ramps up AI-driven automation and reshapes jobs across the company.

Entry-level job vacancies in the UK have dropped by 31.9% since ChatGPT’s release, with retail, IT, and finance among the hardest hit. Rising AI adoption and…

UK and Irish SME leaders are showing signs of cautious optimism despite mounting challenges in international trade, AI adoption and leadership burnout, according to the latest…

The UK’s Big Four accountancy firms are cutting graduate jobs as AI replaces entry-level roles, with hiring down up to 29% and offshoring on the rise.

OpenAI has removed online content promoting its $6.4bn deal with Jony Ive’s hardware startup ‘io’ after a trademark complaint by AI earbud maker iyO.

The BBC has issued a legal threat to AI firm Perplexity, accusing it of copyright infringement and unauthorised use of BBC content in chatbot responses.

The Environment Agency warns it cannot predict future water shortfalls due to unreported use by AI datacentres, as England faces a 5bn-litre daily deficit by 2055.

The UK has long been a leader in artificial intelligence (AI) research, pioneering breakthroughs in areas like healthcare, financial modelling and cybersecurity. The Government’s AI Action…