The Ultimate Guide to AI Agents
A curated UK edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for AI Agents (Agentic AI).
What to know about AI Agents
AI agents represent a transformative area within artificial intelligence, focusing on autonomous or semi-autonomous systems capable of performing complex tasks and making decisions to enhance business operations and personal productivity.
Our recent stories highlight how AI agents are rapidly evolving across sectors—from cybersecurity and data management to customer experience and enterprise automation. Companies are integrating AI agents to improve efficiency, drive innovation, and manage security risks in increasingly sophisticated ways.
By exploring these developments, readers can gain insights into the potential benefits, emerging applications, and challenges associated with AI agent deployment. Whether you're interested in how AI agents enhance software development, automate workflows, or secure enterprise environments, this tag offers a comprehensive look at this dynamic and impactful technology.
UK AI Agents News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Cambridge & Counties Bank taps SnapLogic to speed lending
A credit decision that once took three hours now takes minutes as the bank automates lending workflows to handle its growing asset finance book.
Insurers with stronger AI governance see higher returns
Insurers with tighter AI controls are far more likely to expect strong returns, while laggards are focused on cost cuts and see little payoff.
Avanade to acquire Robiquity in UK automation push
The tie-up gives Avanade more clout in Britain's race to turn AI spending into workable automation, as regulators still must approve the deal.
FireMon launches agentic AI for network security policy
Security teams can now automate policy investigations and change plans, with FireMon's new AI tools due in November at no extra charge.
Finance workers share sensitive data with AI tools
Nearly half of finance and insurance staff using AI at work have pasted sensitive information into tools without employer approval, a survey found.
Vertice & EcoVadis embed ESG ratings in buying workflow
The integration puts sustainability scores alongside supplier pricing and contract data, helping buyers weigh ESG risks in one workflow.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to AI Agents
Nol8 launches AI data plane for enterprise controls
Insurers with stronger AI governance see higher returns
Zendesk unveils outcome AI platform with unlimited pricing
Four Steps CISOs Can Take To Secure AI-driven Software Development
Vertice & EcoVadis embed ESG ratings in buying workflow
Featured News
Adobe CTO on plans for AI agents to access Adobe tools
Customers could soon use ChatGPT, Gemini or Claude inside Adobe's creative apps, with some file-editing tools due in a private beta in early 2027.
Adobe plans MCP access for AI agents to desktop apps
Creative Cloud users may soon let outside AI agents drive Adobe apps for tasks such as rotoscoping and image hole filling, starting on desktop.
ClearRoute launches runkora as global expansion accelerates
Developers can now try ClearRoute's runkora for free, as the consultancy seeks to convert interest in agentic AI into enterprise contracts.
Oracle Fusion AI: Autonomy is earned, one outcome at a time
Oracle's Kaushal Kurapati says the pace of AI development is surpising even to those driving it.
La Fosse CEO: Tech hire aid key amid possible 'do-nothing' budget
Employers fear higher taxes and weak incentives will keep hiring and training subdued, as the government prepares a cautious Autumn Budget.
Oracle's racers: AI removes the grind, increases focus
Oracle Red Bull Racing and SailGP provide insights into AI's relentless incursion into the world of human performance.
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Aveni: After Mills Review, AI agents need targeted assurance
Banks and other firms face fresh pressure to supervise chatbots like staff, as Aveni says smaller models need social science to spot bias and risk.
Celonis banking head: Banks want proof before scaling agents
Celonis argues frontier AI models are too generic for regulated banking, urging firms to weigh cost, risk and process gains before scaling deployments.
Interview: Cloudera says AI agents reshape zero trust
Enterprises must update identity controls as software agents generate more requests and need tightly time-limited access to sensitive systems.
AI transforming B2B discovery - but human trust endures
AI is changing how B2B buyers make decisions - but an expert warns that it is not a substitute for effective human comms strategies.
Exclusive: ABBYY says AI build costs will drive buying
Enterprises could cut AI spend by up to 80% by shifting document workflows away from custom builds and into standard platforms.
Exclusive: ABBYY brings zero-shot document AI to Vantage
Enterprises can now extract data from unseen document types without templates, as ABBYY rolls out zero-shot capabilities in Vantage.
Exclusive: Cloudera builds Hadoop-free future platform
Existing customers get six years of support as Cloudera shifts new AI and analytics workloads to a Hadoop-free platform due in November.
Mimecast CEO: Agentic AI threat novel but not entirely new
Hidden AI risks are already widespread in workplaces, with Mimecast saying users are driving shadow tools and most exposure still starts with people.
AI will fade, says Dell Technologies' ephemeral Chief AI Officer
Dell says agentic AI should shift routine tasks below the machine line, freeing staff for expert work while making the role temporary.
Schrodinger's ERP both dead and alive, says Rimini Street
Businesses can avoid costly ERP rip-and-replace projects by layering AI and automation onto existing systems, Rimini Street says.
Expert Columns
The future of frontend starts with the design system
AI is writing your code. Who's making the decisions?
Six questions to ask your MDR provider
We ran an all-employee AI Month and now everyone in our company is ready to build
Securing the AI Systems of Tomorrow
2027 Predictions: The race to AI readiness exposes true cost of effective enterprise data management
Predictions 2027: Why the future of work is 'AI and human' adjacent
AI agents will multiply your inference bill. Is your enterprise ready?
Security Learnings from the Open Source Front Line
As payments become invisible, AI must prove it can be trusted to reach its full potential
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent AI Agents News
Thomson Reuters taps CUBE for legal AI regulatory data
The deal broadens CoCounsel Legal's regulatory coverage to more than 150 countries, giving legal teams verified source material for cross-border work.
AI projects underdeliver as firms keep boosting spending
Most companies still plan to lift AI budgets despite surveys showing just 49% of recent projects delivered expected value.
Island launches enterprise browser to control AI agents
The tool aims to stop AI agents creating a second, unmonitored workforce by extending corporate browser rules to their web activity.
Banks must rebuild around governed AI agents, report
Banks face mounting pressure to prove AI pays off as Backbase says governance and accountability will decide which institutions scale agents.
AIR & Fill Easy link Asia-Pacific identity to EU trust
If approved, the tie-up could let banks and other firms verify Asia-Pacific identity data under EU rules without handling full documents.
Publicis Sapient & Ping Identity back AI identity push
Legacy identity upgrades and AI agent oversight are set to speed up as the firms aim to cut manual work and tighten access controls.
Google adds AI checks to 170-plus skills repository
The new review process should reduce broken skills and costly regressions as Google scales its Agent Skills repository past 170 entries.
Globant launches Glob.AI OS to govern enterprise AI
The platform aims to give large firms tighter control over AI spending, access and accountability as use spreads across more teams.
Axway launches AI platform to rein in costs & risk
Rising AI bills and stricter oversight are pushing enterprises to seek tools that can track usage, data access and compliance.
NiCE launches next-generation Cognigy for AI agents
Businesses can now manage AI agents across customer journeys with greater oversight, as the upgraded platform adds tracing, governance and reusable skills.
Salt Security launches autonomous defence for agents
Security teams can now automate blocking, access revocation and remediation across connected systems as Salt moves beyond alerts and tickets.
Researchers flag AI identity flaw in ServiceNow & Salesforce
Reco said record-triggered AI agents in ServiceNow and Salesforce can inherit the wrong user, creating access risks for support and sales workflows.
Virtana launches AI agent war room for IT incidents
As enterprises add more AI agents, the new platform aims to stop outages being handled in silos and speed recovery across systems.
Google eases GKE Dataplane V2 limits for AI agents
Clusters running AI agents should start faster and hit fewer security identity bottlenecks as Google trims GKE Dataplane V2's label-based limits.
Docebo launches AI agents & knowledge search for learn
Customers using Docebo's Learn platform can now search training and company systems in one place, while AI agents automate routine learning tasks.
Capgemini warns AI spending is running well over budget
Most large companies are overspending on AI, with 59% of executives saying costs were significantly higher than expected over the past year.
llm-d 1.0 aims to ease production AI inference at scale
The release gives enterprises a steadier base for running agentic AI workloads in production, with lower infrastructure strain and less downtime.
BlackFog warns approved AI tools expose sensitive data
Nearly half of security leaders have seen sensitive data exposed via AI tools, with most incidents linked to company-approved services, a survey found.
DE-CIX predicts AI agents need digital passports by 2027
Enterprises may need tighter controls over autonomous software as it moves across clouds, partners and borders, DE-CIX says.
RingCentral adds oversight tools for AI & human agents
Contact centre managers can now track AI and human interactions in one system, helping them spot failures sooner and plan staffing more accurately.
Job Moves
Lifecycle Software appoints Ross Devereux as Chief Executive
Gearset appoints Mark Johnston as Chief Marketing Officer
iCXperience names Iain Banks to drive enterprise growth
Akeneo names three leaders to drive AI commerce push
FIOR names Gemma Ungoed-Thomas as sovereign AI adviser
Hyperlayer names first Head of AI as banks push AI
Sapiens names new delivery & customer success chiefs
Multiverse opens Edinburgh hub with ex-Amazon AI chief
Billy Grace taps ex-Google sales head for UK launch
