News that matters to UK SMEs
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UK government pumps £200m into AI skills and adoption
£200m fund announced at the AI Adoption Summit, including £100m Bridge AI matching investment, AI Adoption Growth Labs and Cisco/IBM-led AI training for SMEs.
Why it matters: Funded support and free training are now on the table for UK SMEs weighing up AI adoption — help paying for it, not just advice.
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NHS prescribes half a million Copilot licences for its paperwork headache
NHS England is rolling out Microsoft Copilot to 505,000 staff after a pilot suggested it saves around 43 minutes a day on admin.
Why it matters: The UK's biggest employer betting on Copilot is the strongest proof point yet that the admin time savings are real.
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No longer just a Copilot, Microsoft's AI wants to take the wheel
At Build, Microsoft unveiled Autopilot — always-on agents that work autonomously in the background, starting with Scout in limited preview.
Why it matters: Microsoft 365 automation is shifting from prompted assistants to autonomous agents — something to plan for now, not later.
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