United Kingdom (UK) stories - Page 2

UK grants Cosine 500,000 GPU hours on Isambard-AI as the London startup pushes to build Britain's fully sovereign coding model.

Trust concerns stall AI investment at medium and large firms, with data privacy, explainability and model transparency now outweighing regulatory uncertainty.

Airsys unveils UniCool-Max for modular data centres, offering up to 60kW cooling, lower compressor strain and simpler deployment for AI-era workloads.

Waterstons joins CyberNorth as strategic backer in North East push to expand cyber skills, SME support and regional growth.

British Business Bank makes GBP £100 million first close commitment to Apposite Healthcare Growth I, aiming to fill the UK's life sciences scale-up gap.

London's Lua secures USD $5.8 million seed backing from Norrsken22 as it expands its platform for businesses to manage AI agents.

Most UK Chief Financial Officers say manual spend processes are slowing change, as new research flags lingering reliance on paper-heavy payments and invoices.

payabl. adds Visa Click to Pay across Europe, aiming to cut checkout friction, lift authorisations and reduce fraud for merchants.

Raindrop says a surge in demand helped it trace GBP £447 million in forgotten pensions in the first quarter, with use still skewed towards men.

Industry executives said the move signals a UK ambition to exert greater influence over how AI systems operate and how the economic value they generate flows back into the country.

Study finds AI now shapes investment research for 78.3% of users, with strongest enthusiasm in the Middle East and Latin America.

Moloco has extended its adtech push into television with a new performance product for app marketers, promising real-time optimisation and attribution.

Canva and Constant Contact add a one-click route from design to campaign, letting small firms and nonprofits publish across email and social media.

GuidePoint says ransomware attacks stayed elevated in Q1 as The Gentlemen surged, construction became a top target and extortion-only tactics spread.

Manufacturing was the most targeted sector for ransomware in 2025, as Check Point counted 1,466 attacks worldwide amid rising supply chain exposure.

UK manufacturers cut technical response times and manual effort in trials of Instro AI, as fragmented legacy data proved the biggest hurdle.

Ecommpay urges eCommerce overhaul as fraud report says current controls miss social engineering, distort competition and leave merchants exposed.

Emergent's Wingman puts autonomous AI agents to work across email, calendars and chats, with human approval for higher-risk actions.

CyberUp urges ministers to modernise the Computer Misuse Act as a report warns outdated rules are hampering cyber research and investment.

Umbraco adds AI skills to guide backoffice development, giving agents direct access to current docs, code and examples for safer customisation.