Anthropic says Opus 5.5 matches Fable 5.1 on most work for 40% less than Opus 5; OpenAI halves API prices for GPT-6 Sol and Luna. What it means for buyers.

OpenAI invites independent assessors to test its safety cases, safeguards, evaluations and misalignment incidents, with agreed scope and redaction rights for labs.

A CSconnected report counts 3,140 compound semiconductor jobs in Wales, paying about £66,000 on average. Welsh firms say AI is creating roles, not cutting them.

Andy Burnham announced a National Centre for Information Defence and a push for global AI principles, but Trump had already rejected any global scheme for AI.

UK employers say weak communication and problem-solving skills hold back productivity, while AI screening tools reward technical ability, City & Guilds finds.

WPP's new East London studio combines AI production, shoot and edit space for fast social ads, the first of a global roll-out under Cindy Rose's turnaround plan.

UK Big Four firms are front-loading exams, pushing trainees into judgement-based work earlier and adding coaching on human skills as AI absorbs entry-level tasks.

Ada Ventures leads a £2.3m round in InTouchNow, an AI agent handling GP phone calls in 150+ practices. Accents, the problem that sank rival tools, are the test.

Mercedes-Benz will fit Wayve's AI Driver to future models for point-to-point driving assistance, building on its investment in Wayve's Series D round this year.

The Alan Turing Institute says doubts over existential AI threats are no excuse for delay, and sets out five risks plus a £2m security research programme.

A Norfolk practice ends its EMMA AI receptionist trial after complaints and moves to clinician-led total triage. It follows EMMA problems in Rotherham and Doncaster.

Nearly half of early years educators now use AI, mostly for paperwork, but most lack guidance or training and over half worry about safeguarding and data protection.