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AI is widening the meaning of operational resilience. techUK analysis of the Resilience Bill warns that agentic systems could create new supplier risk blind spots as vendors and outsourcers embed automation into critical business workflows.
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Workplace conflict is becoming a larger management cost. Acas has opened a consultation on its disciplinary and grievance code, with a stronger focus on early informal resolution as formal procedures are estimated to cost employers £2.36bn a year.
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Airbus has settled a long-running British export-control investigation for £6.4m. The case highlights compliance risks created by multinational aerospace programmes, component transfers, and cross-border technical data.
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European governments are widening intervention as energy volatility damages competitiveness. Eurofound has identified more than 125 measures covering price relief, industrial support, efficiency, supply reform, and social dialogue.
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Germany is replacing guaranteed solar payments with stronger market discipline. Proposed reforms would reshape rooftop investment, curtailment compensation, storage incentives, and the relationship between renewable development and grid capacity.
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Microsoft faces scrutiny over how subscription changes reached existing customers. The CMA is examining whether people understood their options before being moved towards higher-priced Microsoft 365 plans containing Copilot.
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Ofgem is tightening grid access rules for speculative data centres. Proposed commitment fees could reach £712,500 per megawatt as the regulator seeks to remove undeveloped projects from Britain’s congested connection queue.
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Ofcom has moved directly against Openreach’s latest fibre discount proposal. The regulator says targeted pricing could weaken long-term broadband competition.
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UK-EU trade choices are becoming more industrial and strategically constrained. The Brexit reset is entering harder questions around China, steel, EVs, chemicals, and carbon border policy.
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Product data is taking a larger role in UK compliance. A government call for evidence asks how digital product records could support sustainability information, traceability, and supply chain transparency.