
Ministers are tying AI adoption directly to workforce skills today. A new £200m-plus package links business productivity, trade union engagement, SME support, and early-career pathways as the UK pushes for faster AI adoption.

Cybanetix has launched a managed service for enterprise AI security. The new service combines security tooling, consultancy, and 24/7 SOC monitoring across employee AI use, governance, and embedded AI systems.

Adobe research links student AI use to digital enterprise growth. The study found 26% of Gen Z students have launched online side hustles, compared with 3% of Gen X at university.

AI errors are exposing a widening workplace trust gap. New research suggests employees are seeing harmful AI outputs but do not always feel safe reporting concerns internally.

Government AI data requests put workplace evidence under pressure. Companies are being asked to share aggregated information on how AI is affecting jobs, skills, productivity, and work quality.

Google’s search ruling gives publishers new control over AI discovery. The CMA has imposed a conduct requirement covering opt-outs, attribution, model fine-tuning, and compliance reporting as AI reshapes search visibility.

Edify has secured fresh backing to scale hospitality operations software. Calculus invested £2.5m as part of a £3m round for the AI platform, which serves brands including Pret A Manger, Dunkin’ Donuts, WatchHouse, and Yolk Brands.

More grocery shoppers are using AI before reaching retailer platforms. Rithum research says 36% of consumers have used AI tools to help buy groceries, with price comparison the most common use case among those already using the technology.

Wipro and ServiceNow are widening agentic AI across enterprise workflows. The expanded partnership targets core functions and places governance, visibility, and execution at the centre of deployment.

Hyland has expanded leadership as regulated sectors adopt AI. The enterprise content management company has named six product leaders as it targets more autonomous operations in tightly governed industries.