65% of Orgs Reported AI Agent-related Incidents Last Year While AI agents may be redefining work and productivity, but their impacts include widespread shadow AI and frequent security incidents.

While AI agents may be redefining work and productivity, but some of their top impacts include widespread shadow AI and frequent security incidents.

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Lloyds Pilots AI Finance Guidance Tool Lloyds Banking Group has introduces an AI tool to aid customers in their investment decisions in a UK first.

Lloyds Banking Group has introduces an AI tool to aid customers in their investment decisions in a UK first, despite varying opinions on how AI should be regulated in the financial services sector.

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Is AI Taking Over Our Music Platforms? The fans want AI tracks clearly tagged, and platforms are cleaning up their streams, and yet a synthetic hit has just topped the charts.

AI-generated tracks now represent 44% of all new music uploaded every day on Deezer’s platform, adding to the more than thirteen million AI-tracks tagged since last year.

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Energy Costs Driving UK AI Operations Overseas Energy costs are driving UK firms overseas for their AI operations and hold back deployment, new research from CUDO Compute found.

Energy costs are driving UK firms overseas for their AI operations and hold back deployment, new research from CUDO Compute found.

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UK Gov Plans for Payments Sector Shakeup The UK Government has announced a package of new measures to boost innovation and modernise regulation for the country’s payments sector.

The UK Government has announced a package of new measures to boost innovation and modernise regulation for the country’s payments sector.

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Eight new firms, including Barclays, Experian, and UBS, have been chosen by the FCA to live test their AI applications in support of safe and responsible deployment.

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Ofcom Investigates Telegram Over Potential Child Sexual Abuse Material The UK's media regulator, Ofcom, has launched an investigation into messaging app Telegram over concerns about child sexual abuse material.

The UK’s media regulator has launched an investigation into messaging app Telegram over concerns about child sexual abuse material.

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Edinburgh Clean-Tech Spinout Exergy3 Raises £10M Exergy3 has raised £10 million in seed funding to scale its proprietary technology targeting industrial decarbonisation and energy security.

Edinburgh University spinout Exergy3 has raised £10 million in seed funding to scale its proprietary technology targeting industrial decarbonisation, grid balancing and energy security.

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UK Firms Move From AI Hype to Measurable ROI The UK’s project-based businesses are entering a new phase of digital maturity and are finally seeing a return on investment on AI.

“What we’re seeing now is a shift from experimentation to real results as AI becomes embedded into core business workflows,” Neil Davidson, Group Vice President, Professional Services Sector at Deltek said.

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Amazon to Invest $25BN in Anthropic Amazon is set to invest up to $25 billion in Anthropic, as the AI firm commits to spending over $100 billion on Amazon cloud.

Amazon is set to invest up to $25 billion in Anthropic, the tech giant said, as the AI firm commits to spending over $100 billion on Amazon’s cloud technology over the next decade.

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FS Technology Summit | Edinburgh 30 April 2026 Discover how AI, ML, blockchain, cloud computing, and open banking are transforming financial services. Join the FS Technology Summit free at Dynamic Earth Edinburgh on 30 April 2026. Register free…

Recent advancements have led to the permeation of technology in every facet of the financial services industry.

Discover the latest trends in tech and their impact on financial services on 30th April in Edinburgh at the FS Technology Summit 2026.

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Scottish Hacker Pleads Guilty to US Cyber Heists A Scottish man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to hack at least a dozen US companies and stealing $8 million via phishing attacks.

A Scottish man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to hack at least a dozen US companies through text-message phishing attacks and stealing $8 million (£5.9m) in virtual currency.

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TRICAPITAL Angels Leads £1.2m Investment Into Sovereign Dual Use 5G Solutions A UK-developed technology delivering ultra-reliable, infrastructure-independent 5G connectivity secured £1.2million investment.

A UK-developed technology delivering ultra-reliable, infrastructure-independent 5G connectivity to the world’s hardest-to-reach locations has secured a £1.2million investment to accelerate its growth.

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UK AI Gains Stuck As Digital Transformation Stalls Only one in ten UK organisations has successfully scaled AI or embedded it into core operations, according to new research from Accenture.

Only one in ten UK organisations has successfully scaled AI or embedded it into core operations, according to new research from Accenture, leaving productivity gains concentrated at an individual level rather than being spread across enterprises.

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British Business Bank Commits Up to £35 Million to Episode 1 Fund IV The British Business Bank has made a commitment of up to £35 million to Episode 1’s Fund IV backing early stage companies.

The British Business Bank has made a commitment of up to £35 million to Episode 1’s Fund IV.

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Scottish Tech Upbeat Despite Tough Conditions, Finds ScotlandIS Scotland’s tech sector is entering 2026 with a cautiously positive outlook despite ongoing economic pressures, according to ScotlandIS.

Scotland’s technology sector is entering 2026 with a cautiously positive outlook, as companies balance steady growth opportunities with economic and regulatory pressures, according to the latest industry survey from ScotlandIS.

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AI Data Centre Electricity Demand to Triple by 2030 Data centre electricity use surged last year despite power consumption per AI task declining rapidly, according to new figures from the IEA.

Data centre electricity use surged last year despite power consumption per AI task declining rapidly, according to new figures from the International Energy Agency, a result of the hundreds of billions that tech firms invested in expanding their physical footprints.

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The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has shared details of its ongoing work to improve the cyber defenses of the NHS.

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FS Technology Summit | Edinburgh 30 April 2026 Discover how AI, ML, blockchain, cloud computing, and open banking are transforming financial services. Join the FS Technology Summit free at Dynamic Earth Edinburgh on 30 April 2026. Register free…

How can financial services leaders boost performance and stay tuned-in to industry changes?

Discover the latest advancements in technology at the Financial Services Technology Summit 2026.

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Off-the-Shelf AI Models Are Getting Good at Hacking, Too Nine months ago, Forescout's researchers found just three AI models could produce a working exploit; now it's more than half.

Anthropic’s “superhacker” Mythos might not be in public hands, but a new study from Forescout has revealed that widely available, off-the-shelf LLMs could be just as dangerous.

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Anthropic's Mythos Lands It a White House Meeting The release of Claude Mythos preview from Anthropic is rocking the tech world as world leaders meet with the AI firm's leadership.

The release of Claude Mythos preview from Anthropic is rocking the tech world as world leaders meet with the AI firm’s leadership and global tech titans collaborate to improve defences.

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UK CFOs Call Out Manual Payment Systems in Age of Automation Organisations continue to rely on manual payment processes, while CFOs increasingly view automation at strategically important.

“The message from UK CFOs is clear. Payment automation is increasingly being viewed as a strategic priority,” Piero Macari, VP Product Corporate Payments at Corpay, said.

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UK Ministers Sound Alarm Over "Superhacker" AIs Ministers warned firms must improve their security by adopting official guidance and using NCSC services to stay ahead of cybercriminals.

The Government has warned that every business in the UK must step up its cyber defence in the wake of a new generation of potentially dangerous AI models heralded by Anthropic’s superhacker LLM, Mythos.

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Want AI to Pay Off? Invest in Data and People, Gartner Says Organisations that report successful AI initiatives invest more in data quality, governance, AI-ready people and change management,

“Without trust in the data, outputs and decisions of AI models and agents, there is no value from AI,” Rita Sallam, distinguished VP analyst, said.

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UK Gov Launches Sovereign AI Unit With £500M Investment The UK government is set to launch its Sovereign AI Unit, a £500 million investment in the UK's AI sector aiming to generate economic growth.

The UK government is set to launch its Sovereign AI Unit, a £500 million investment in the UK’s AI sector aiming to generate jobs and economic growth.

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AI Doesn’t Need Traditional ROI Anymore, Finds KPMG The majority of UK business leaders admit they would continue to invest in AI technology regardless of tangible ROI.

AI no longer needs traditional return on investment to be justified, with the majority of business leaders admitting they would continue to invest in the technology regardless of tangible ROI.

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FCA Calls on Crypto Firms to Shape the UK’s New Rules The FCA is inviting crypto firms to help shape the UK’s final rules for cryptoasset activities before regulations are enforced next year.

The FCA is inviting crypto firms to help shape the UK’s final rules for cryptoasset activities before regulations are enforced next year, including guidance for issuing stablecoins, operating trading platforms, and cryptoasset lending and custody.

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Is Mythos as Dangerous as Anthropic Claims? AISI testing shows that Mythos Preview is powerful on isolated tasks, but struggles more with complex, real‑world attack chains.

The jury is still out on whether Anthropic’s Mythos poses the threat to cybersecurity that the AI firm claims, with new research from the UK’s AI Security Institute unable to determine whether the model could meaningfully attack well-defended systems.

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Only A Third of Cyber Professionals Plan to Stay in Their Jobs Only about a third (34%) of cybersecurity professionals plan to stay with their current employer, research shows.

Only about a third (34%) of cybersecurity professionals plan to stay with their current employer, highlighting declining job satisfaction across the field and challenging CISOs to be aggressive and innovative in how they retain talent in a challenging labour market.

Amazon Targets Starlink Tussle With $11.57bn Globalstar Deal Amazon has agreed to acquire Globalstar in an $11.57 billion deal, bolstering its satellite ambitions as it seeks to compete with Starlink.

Amazon has agreed to acquire Globalstar in an $11.57 billion deal, bolstering its satellite ambitions as it seeks to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink.

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