Recent government announcements highlight a clear shift in the UK’s innovation landscape.

In this year’s Equity Gilt Study, Barclays Research examines how physical AI will move beyond the digital realm and into the real economy, with humanoid robots set to reshape productivity, labour markets, geopolitics, and long-term asset returns.

AI is not a future consideration for family businesses. It is a present one. The families who will benefit most from it are the ones willing to engage with it honestly, on their own terms, and with a clear sense of purpose.

UK professionals are racing to upskill in artificial intelligence, data analysis and human-centric capabilities as businesses struggle to keep pace with technology’s rapid evolution.

AI presents both an opportunity and a risk: adopt it wisely, and it can enhance competitiveness and efficiency; ignore it, and a firm risks being overtaken by more agile, digitally-savvy competitors.

The advent of artificial intelligence is not just changing how searches are conducted; it is redefining the very way businesses are discovered, evaluated, and chosen by consumers.

New research showing the positive financial impact of artificial intelligence on UK businesses highlights a major opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises - but only if they invest in developing the digital skills of their workforce.

Taking a look at the future role of AI with respect to jobs and how there are plenty of opportunities that could lead to better productivity.

A technology expert has warned that one particular clue can reveal you're being targeted by an AI-generated voice scam over the phone. Bryn Thompson, Marketing Director at Phonely , told reporters that unusual pauses in conversation are the clearest indication that fraudsters are using artificial intelligence to mimic the voices of loved ones or officials. "Voice scams using AI technology have seen a dramatic rise in the past year," Thompson explained. "Think of it as the AI’

Artificial intelligence has moved from innovation topic to boardroom agenda item in record time.

Ninety-three per cent of scale-up founders do not believe the UK workforce is adequately prepared for widespread AI adoption, according to new research.

Latest research identifies a sharp disconnect between confidence in and the practical ability to modernise payroll operations among larger organisations.

The real challenge now lies in how organisations adapt their structures, decision-making models and ways of working to make AI genuinely useful.

AI introduces new ways of engagement and is about to represent opportunities and threats for family businesses the world over

The release of the latest Data Maturity Index identifies soaring AI use but issues around employee data literacy.

Organisations adopting AI governance measures, specifically real-time monitoring and oversight committees, are far more likely to report improvements in revenue growth, employee satisfaction and cost savings.

New research has found that skills shortages and sluggish digital transformation are putting the UK’s industrial midmarket at risk of falling behind its European peers.

Technology, once seen as the preserve of start-ups and Silicon Valley giants, is now redefining every corner of commerce. Artificial intelligence in particular is forcing even the most established family firms to ask hard questions about their future.

The biggest barrier to knowledge-sharing isn’t technology – but rather psychology and AI can help address this issue.

ERF warns that leadership and workforce planning must evolve as AI reshapes Irish industries. Irish business leaders risk being left...