UBS estimates hyperscaler capital spending will rise 76% to $673 billion (about £500 billion) this year, but sees growth slowing to 25% in 2027 and just 6% in 2028. Bank of America’s July survey found ...

UK-led research in The Lancet Digital Health found AI readings of heart MRI slightly beat clinicians at predicting death risk, at 2-3 seconds per patient.

The average time to fill an AI or digital role in UK financial services has risen from 5.5 months last year to nine months in 2026, with firms paying salary premiums of 49% for candidates with the ...

The reflex to buy the most powerful AI model available is fading. A growing number of technology executives now argue that cheaper options are what will actually drive adoption, after a year in which ...

Axel Springer has begun redundancies at the Telegraph, saying the title will rely more on technology, data and AI as it builds a global premium media business.

Anthropic's first standalone European consultancy, backed by UK buyout group Hg, will embed AI engineers in firms and compete with Accenture and the Big Four.

Runway told CNBC it chose London for proximity to major European customers — including the BBC, Fremantle and WPP — and to build on a research team it already runs in the city. Co-CEO Anastasis ...

OpenAI has rebuilt containment for frontier model training, using an offline copy of the web and its strongest agents as red-teamers before resuming runs.

The world's 100 largest unicorns rose 56% in value to $4.6tn, with AI firms adding $1.9tn. The UK now has 68 unicorns, a third of Europe's, says PwC's report.

A Google-built AI system, the Augmented Planning Decision Tool, will be piloted by English councils this month to generate grant-or-refuse recommendations on building applications, with officers ...

The new AI Biosecurity Lab pairs £100m of public money with up to £200m in OpenAI and Anthropic credits to detect biological threats and speed countermeasures.

Councils, schools and police forces report more long, inaccurate complaints written with AI, adding to backlogs that also hold up genuine UK grievances.