On Tuesday, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) and Westminster City Council (WCC), which share a number of IT systems and services, announced that several systems were impacted by the attack, including phone-lines.
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has announced billions worth of additional AI investment which it says will drive thousands of new jobs across the UK.
On Tuesday morning, the internet infrastructure company said that it was investigating an issue which has impacted multiple customers, including widespread 500 errors.
New research commissioned by Kingfisher, the owner of DIY retail brands B&Q and Screwfix, finds that 28 per cent of UK shoppers are happy for AI shopping assistants to automatically make purchases without their permission.
Under proposals for the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, medium and large companies providing services like IT management, IT help desk support and cybersecurity to private and public sector organisations, including the NHS, will be regulated for the first time.