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
GoCardless joins UK scheme for recurring Pay by Bank
Businesses could cut card fees and automate collections as recurring Pay by Bank opens to wider use through the UK Payments Initiative scheme.
AI shifts web discovery, boosts domain trust, says Name.com
UK businesses are treating domain names as trust markers as 65% of respondents said they trust AI-recommended sites more than search results.
Being offensive in your defense - How threat hunting assists
Security teams can spot risky data movement before alerts fire, helping stop sensitive information from leaving approved channels.
UK firms boost cyber & AI spending, Barclays survey
Confidence in defence remains patchy as 68 per cent of UK business leaders plan higher cyber spending and 46 per cent fear new tools widen threats.
DataDome launches waiting room to block bot traffic
The new system aims to stop automated agents from edging out genuine shoppers during peak ticketing and retail sales, amid UK regulatory scrutiny.
Mixpanel launches Headless SDK for AI agents & coders
Developers can now automate product analytics workflows as Mixpanel Headless exposes dashboards, funnels and alerts as Python objects in early access.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to AI Agents
Parloa tops USD $50 million ARR after Series D boost
Sentra launches AI data readiness platform for enterprises
Salt Code enforces security policies in AI coding tools
DataHub Cloud v1 aims to boost analytics agent accuracy
Claroty launches Claire AI agent for cyber-physical systems
Featured News
Snowflake unveils platform upgrades for CoCo, CoWork
Enterprises will get tighter AI controls as Snowflake adds blocking policies, multi-party authorisation and new agentic tools at Summit.
Exclusive: Reco COO on securing the AI inside your SaaS stack
Reco COO Zoe Hillenmeyer says enterprises typically underestimate their AI agent exposure by a factor of ten and that gap is widening.
Dell Technologies makes all the hardware cool again
Renewed AI spending is boosting demand for Dell's secure, certified infrastructure as companies chase faster deployment and lower cloud costs.
Exclusive: Denodo's Dominic Sartorio on perfect data vs the right data
Trust in enterprise AI is being undermined as Denodo research finds most firms still lack live, context-aware data for production use.
Google Cloud CEO sets out enterprise AI agent plan
Enterprises will get one place to build, govern and run AI agents, as Google Cloud expands Gemini Enterprise across models, data and security.
Google flags urgency as AI reshapes cyber threats
Patching delays now carry greater risk as Google says AI is helping attackers scale intrusions, speed up breaches and automate operations.
Exclusive: Google Cloud reshaping finance with agentic AI
Banks must move beyond isolated pilots if they want agentic AI to deliver enterprise-wide gains, Google Cloud says.
Exclusive: Google Cloud accelerates shift to agentic data
Enterprises may soon design data systems for AI agents rather than staff, as Google Cloud adds real-time context, automation and cross-cloud access.
Exclusive: Google sees success with niche AI playbooks
Enterprises are under pressure to prove AI returns as Google pushes reusable, sector-specific playbooks into production across 19 industries.
Google sees retail success with agentic commerce push
Retailers are using Google’s new AI suite to speed up shopping and support, with Bunnings already live and UCP adoption starting to grow.
Exclusive: Celonis global banking head says AI rollout hinges on process intelligence
Banks risk wasting AI spending unless they first map how work really flows, as Celonis says process intelligence is becoming phase zero.
Exclusive: Orderfox pushes into autonomous execution with Gieni ABX
Orderfox launches Gieni ABX on Microsoft Azure to push industrial AI beyond insights, automating workflows across enterprise systems with governance.
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.
Expert Columns
Being offensive in your defense - How threat hunting assists
Why data governance is a core IT responsibility in the AI era
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
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent AI Agents News
Provenance appoints AI advisory board for retail shift
Retailers risk being overlooked by AI shoppers unless product data is verified and structured for machine-led search and recommendations.
The Mythos moment: Why 'unknown exposure' is becoming the biggest cyber risk of 2026
Security teams face a shrinking window to spot and fix flaws as AI models like Mythos find exposures in minutes, not days.
UiPath & Marshalls overhaul bidding with AI pricing
Faster quotes and tighter margin control are helping Marshalls win tenders in the UK building materials market as it shifts pricing to AI.
BT Business & Accenture to deploy AI across services
UK business and public-sector customers could see faster fault resolution as BT Business begins an AI overhaul of managed services with Accenture.
Menna & Equifax UK add credit data for SME funding
The integration aims to help SMEs spot credit issues earlier, as approval rates fall and a GBP £22 billion funding gap persists.
ANS launches AI apprenticeship courses for managers
Employers get shorter routes to train managers for AI adoption, as the new courses target governance, strategy and workplace change.
Billy Grace taps ex-Google sales head for UK launch
Britain's mid-sized agencies and eCommerce brands are being targeted as Billy Grace enters the market amid tougher ad measurement and privacy rules.
UK firms race ahead on AI, but controls lag behind
Most large UK companies lack full visibility of staff AI use, with executives fearing breaches and struggling to rein in autonomous agents.
CMI launches AI leadership courses to boost productivity
Chartered Management Institute launches AI leadership courses as survey finds most UK managers lack the training to turn spending into gains.
King's Foundation launches quantum urban growth pilot
King's Foundation teams up with FormationQ on a three-year quantum planning pilot to guide sustainable expansion in six cities.
UK advisers warm to agentic AI in wealth platforms
Confidence in agentic AI is rising among UK advisers, but regulation and oversight will decide whether it reaches day-to-day platform use.
Vertesia & Florence Consulting Group strike AI deal
Enterprise AI projects across Europe will move beyond pilots as the tie-up targets secure deployment inside core business processes.
Glasgow digital twin tests networks 25,000 times faster
Network operators could cut test times dramatically after University of Glasgow researchers showed a digital twin ran 25,000 times faster than a simulator.
DataVita opens AI job contest with GBP £35,000 salary
Applicants can win a permanent AI role without a CV as the data centre operator seeks self-taught talent for its Scotland team.
CX is an outcome of the network beneath it
Customer experience fails when networks falter, with outages, latency and weak security now directly affecting trust and churn.
Schneider Electric & GreenScale plan AI-ready data centres
Rising AI demand is pushing European operators to build denser sites with lower costs, stronger monitoring and less maintenance risk from day one.
UK consumers use AI widely but trust lags, EY finds
Concern is growing over who controls AI decisions, even as 74% of UK consumers have used the technology in the past six months.
Innovation City launches on-chain business identities
Banks and regulators can now verify Ras Al Khaimah free zone companies in seconds, as paper licences are replaced on-chain.
FICO urges UK lenders to use AI in collections for payments
Rising missed card payments are straining UK collections teams, as FICO says AI could help lenders manage cases more efficiently and fairly.
OneAdvanced launches IQ AI platform for regulated sectors
Public sector and essential services could gain tighter AI controls as OneAdvanced’s IQ keeps data hosted in the UK and embeds governance rules.
