The Ultimate Guide to AI Agents
A curated UK edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for AI Agents (Agentic AI).
What to know about AI Agents
AI agents represent a transformative area within artificial intelligence, focusing on autonomous or semi-autonomous systems capable of performing complex tasks and making decisions to enhance business operations and personal productivity.
Our recent stories highlight how AI agents are rapidly evolving across sectors—from cybersecurity and data management to customer experience and enterprise automation. Companies are integrating AI agents to improve efficiency, drive innovation, and manage security risks in increasingly sophisticated ways.
By exploring these developments, readers can gain insights into the potential benefits, emerging applications, and challenges associated with AI agent deployment. Whether you're interested in how AI agents enhance software development, automate workflows, or secure enterprise environments, this tag offers a comprehensive look at this dynamic and impactful technology.
UK AI Agents News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
UK advisers warm to agentic AI in wealth platforms
UK advisers increasingly back agentic AI in wealth platforms, as GBST says adoption will hinge on regulation, oversight and auditable controls.
Vertesia & Florence Consulting Group strike AI deal
Vertesia and Florence Consulting Group team up to push enterprise AI into live workflows across Europe, backed by a major platform update.
Glasgow digital twin tests networks 25,000 times faster
University of Glasgow researchers say a machine learning digital twin tested computer networks in 4.78 seconds, versus 33 hours in a simulator.
DataVita opens AI job contest with GBP £35,000 salary
DataVita launches OpenClaw Challenge to recruit an AI Solutions team hire via a build test, offering a GBP £35,000 job to the strongest entrant.
CX is an outcome of the network beneath it
Customer experience depends on resilient networks, Gamma Communications says, as reliability, security and performance shape every digital interaction.
Schneider Electric & GreenScale plan AI-ready data centres
Schneider Electric and GreenScale will develop a blueprint for AI-ready European data centres, adding automation, predictive maintenance and digital twins.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to AI Agents
Gartner: AI layoffs do not improve returns on investment
CrowdStrike leads Gartner cyberthreat intelligence quadrant
Hyland named Leader in Gartner's 2026 document review
Okta finds AI agent governance lags enterprise adoption
Digitate named a Leader in IDC's AIOps 2026 review
Featured News
Exclusive: Denodo's Dominic Sartorio on perfect data vs the right data
Denodo's Dominic Sartorio warns businesses accelerating artificial intelligence deployments that cloud migrations alone do not make data ready for real-time AI.
Google Cloud CEO sets out enterprise AI agent plan
Google Cloud's Thomas Kurian unveils Gemini Enterprise as an open, secure workplace AI platform linking models, data, chips and security.
Google flags urgency as AI reshapes cyber threats
Google warns AI is turbocharging cyber attacks as Sandra Joyce says firms must patch fast, while Gemini boosts threat detection and analysis.
Exclusive: Google Cloud reshaping finance with agentic AI
Google Cloud says banks need governance-led platforms to unlock agentic AI at scale, with tens of agents set to reshape compliance, fraud and risk.
Exclusive: Google Cloud accelerates shift to agentic data
Google Cloud is betting on AI agents as the main users of enterprise data, unveiling new tools for context, automation and cross-cloud access.
Exclusive: Google sees success with niche AI playbooks
Google is tailoring AI playbooks for 19 industries as enterprises shift from pilots to production, with faster rollouts and ROI now the focus.
Google sees retail success with agentic commerce push
Google's Gemini enterprise suite is live in retail at Bunnings, uniting search, service and sales with AI agents and UCP support.
Exclusive: Celonis global banking head says AI rollout hinges on process intelligence
Banks are slowing AI rollouts as they prioritise process visibility, with Celonis arguing execution depends on understanding how work flows today.
Exclusive: Orderfox pushes into autonomous execution with Gieni ABX
Orderfox readies Gieni ABX, an autonomous execution layer to turn its industrial AI insights into completed tasks across enterprise systems.
UiPath Accelerates AI in Software Development and Testing
UiPath is pushing AI deeper into software testing, promising autonomous agents that transform quality assurance and developers' roles.
Cloudera and Svitla Systems bring trusted AI to healthcare
Cloudera and Svitla team up to build trusted, clinician‑centric AI that unifies patient data while safeguarding privacy and consent.
Rise of AI Agents introduces new infosec risk: Okta
Okta warns that surging numbers of uncontrolled AI agents pose a major identity and access risk as they become the new digital workforce.
Confluent says data streaming will enable faster, better decisions
Confluent says organisations must shift to governed data streaming, with AI agents making millisecond decisions at scale.
Elastic says AI search & context now decide customer loyalty
Elastic argues that in an AI-obsessed market, robust search across messy data is the real foundation of trustworthy, profitable experiences.
Composable, process‑aware AI key to enterprise ROI
Process intelligence and composable architecture are emerging as the missing ingredients to turn fragile AI pilots into resilient, traceable value.
Why the all-AI social network looks more fad than legacy
Moltbook, the all-bot social network, faces scrutiny after researchers reportedly accessed its live database and user emails without checks.
Expert Columns
CX is an outcome of the network beneath it
Is your data ready for AI? 5 steps before deploying an agent
KYA is the new KYC: The payment identity problem AI commerce cannot afford to ignore
Proof beats promise: The trust crisis AI is creating
Mythos changes everything: Is your AI agent security ready?
Strategy and innovation: Key takeaways from Gamma's regional forums
Cutting through the noise: Lessons from deploying AI in a live SOC
5 eCommerce trends set to define 2026
Why the next phase of AI adoption will be determined less by models and more by data foundations
AI can inspire travel, but it still can't book it. That's about to change
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent AI Agents News
UK consumers use AI widely but trust lags, EY finds
EY says 74% of UK consumers have used AI in six months, but only 14% would trust fully autonomous systems as security and governance worries grow.
Innovation City launches on-chain business identities
Innovation City in Ras Al Khaimah gives companies blockchain-based identities, replacing PDF licences with on-chain records for faster verification.
FICO urges UK lenders to use AI in collections for payments
FICO says UK lenders should use AI in collections as missed card payments and balances rise, adding pressure to manual recovery teams.
OneAdvanced launches IQ AI platform for regulated sectors
OneAdvanced has unveiled IQ, an AI-enabled work platform for regulated sectors that unites workflows, data and compliance controls in one UK-hosted system.
Chancery Lane Project launches AI-friendly WordPress plugin
Chancery Lane Project launches AI-friendly WordPress plugin to cut token use and energy demand as websites adapt to machine readers.
WealthAi launches AI compliance tool for wealth managers
Wealth managers get real-time AI compliance checks as WealthAi targets spreadsheet-based monitoring and boosts surveillance for regulators and clients.
KYA is the new KYC: The payment identity problem AI commerce cannot afford to ignore
AI agents are testing payment systems built for humans, prompting merchants, Visa and Google to rethink identity, authority and liability.
Okta finds AI agent governance lags enterprise adoption
Most firms lack AI agent governance despite rapid adoption, Okta says, as EMEA businesses face rising pressure to tighten identity controls.
UK cyber survey criticised over AI threat blindness
UK cyber survey criticised as specialists say AI-driven attacks are outpacing business defences, with SMEs still weak on training, backups and response.
RedCloud launches AI agents for FMCG decision-making
RedCloud to roll out AI agents in 2026 for inventory, sales and market planning, aiming to sharpen FMCG decisions using trade data.
ANS names Ali Mustoe-Playfair as Agentic Operations Chief
ANS appoints Ali Mustoe-Playfair as Director of Agentic Operations, tasking her with embedding AI into everyday workflows and customer use cases.
Vernon Building Society taps FintechOS for mortgage overhaul
Vernon Building Society taps FintechOS to speed mortgage processing with AI tools, while keeping its core banking systems unchanged.
Generative AI raises cyber risk in machine learning
Heriot-Watt researcher warns firms using generative AI in machine learning could heighten cyber-attacks, breaches and bias in regulated sectors.
UK SMEs could save £10,000 by ditching software tools
UK SMEs could trim software bills by GBP £10,000 a year by scrapping unused subscriptions as AI agents reshape SaaS spending.
Liverpool FC expands SAS partnership for fan marketing
Liverpool deepens SAS partnership to use AI and analytics for personalised supporter marketing across web, mobile and social channels.
Synextra wins Microsoft Data & AI on Azure designation
Synextra gains Microsoft Data & AI on Azure status as chief executive Chris Piggott says UK customers want more than cloud hosting.
Software Improvement Group sets out AI governance guide
Software Improvement Group urges boards to tighten AI oversight as it warns of shadow use, weak controls and mounting security risks.
Braze launches AI tools for marketers with Europe hosting
Braze unveils AI marketing suite with European hosting as customers report sharper engagement, faster campaign builds and stronger conversions.
Braze launches AI tools for marketers & European hosting
Braze adds AI agents, creative workflow tools and European data hosting as marketers race to automate personalisation and campaign production.
UK firms using AI assistants but multi-agent workflows lag
UK businesses are embracing AI assistants, but Slalom data shows only 31% have adopted multi-agent workflows, leaving staff to do more checking and prompting.
