A governance blueprint for securing agentic systems
Enterprises are being urged to manage agentic systems as powerful, semi-autonomous users by shifting security from prompt-level guardrails to boundary-focused governance. A new eight-step plan outlines how CEOs can demand concrete controls and evidence around capabilities, data, behavior, and oversight.
Insurers tackle policy coverage checking with Artificial Intelligence support, not replacement
Insurers are using Artificial Intelligence to streamline policy coverage checking, focusing on high-volume claims, better feedback loops to underwriting, and consistent decisioning, while keeping human handlers accountable for final outcomes. Regulatory expectations, integration complexity, and data quality are being addressed through auditability, modular APIs, and the use of real-world claims data.
Anthropic Artificial Intelligence coding breakthroughs and business impact
Anthropic reports advances in Artificial Intelligence coding capabilities that are influencing how businesses evaluate and adopt new development tools. Rival providers of Artificial Intelligence legal and coding services are reacting as competition intensifies around automation in professional work.
UK expands free artificial intelligence training to all adults
The UK government is opening free, benchmarked artificial intelligence training to every adult, aiming to upskill 10 million people by 2030 and tackle low confidence and adoption across the workforce.
UK retailers lean on artificial intelligence as online sales outlook brightens for 2026
UK retailers are preparing for faster online sales growth in 2026, betting that expanding use of artificial intelligence will sharpen product discovery, streamline delivery and boost customer loyalty amid rapid shifts in consumer behaviour.
UK executives show low trust in US tech amid Artificial Intelligence sovereignty concerns
UK business leaders are expressing greater confidence in domestically governed Artificial Intelligence solutions than in major United States technology providers, reflecting rising concerns about digital sovereignty and control over data.
Intel and Saimemory team up on next generation Z-Angle memory for artificial intelligence and HPC
Intel and SoftBank subsidiary Saimemory are collaborating on Z-Angle Memory, a stacked DRAM technology that aims to surpass current high-bandwidth memory for artificial intelligence and high-performance computing with higher capacity, bandwidth, and lower power use.
Firefox 148 adds artificial intelligence killswitch after user backlash
Mozilla is adding a persistent artificial intelligence killswitch to Firefox 148 after strong community backlash against plans for an artificial intelligence first browser experience. Users will be able to disable individual artificial intelligence features or shut them all off with a single control.