A Beijing programmer was laid off about two weeks after his boss asked whether AI could replace human coders, and around 160 of his colleagues were also dismissed. A market survey by IDC found the share of Chinese industrial enterprises using AI models and agents rose to 47.5% last year from 9.6% in 2024. As AI adoption expands under China’s “AI Plus” push, workers in narrowly targeted tasks and some creative and translation roles face reduced pay or higher displacement risk, while others switch to using AI-enabled tools or independent work.
Splitsense’s page promotes using AI discussion to turn user behaviour into higher conversions. No numbers or dates are provided. It positions AI as the method to improve conversion outcomes based on user activity data.
Starling Bank launched the Starling Assistant agentic AI feature for all business customers to manage day-to-day transactions, scam detection, and financial planning. The rollout is free, and in 2025 invoice fraud cost businesses over £41m in the UK, according to UK Finance. The assistant now executes banking commands (like VAT ring-fencing), and Starling plans further expansion with Accounting software integration and a new tool each week later this year.
An article highlights 6 UK AI infrastructure startups to watch based on input from top VCs. The concrete figure is 6 startups. It gives readers a shortlist of companies to follow rather than reporting a specific technical or funding development.
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