1. FIS Deploys Anthropic’s Mythos 5 AI to Secure Global Banking Infrastructure
PYMNTS / FIS Global · Finance & Banking
Global fintech giant FIS has extended its partnership with Anthropic, joining the AI firm’s Project Glasswing to deploy the frontier Mythos 5 model as a cybersecurity layer across its own systems. FIS clears payments, moves money, and runs core banking for thousands of institutions worldwide, making its infrastructure a critical target. The move signals a shift from AI-as-product to AI-as-security-shield in financial services.
2. NHS Begins AI Copilot Rollout to 505,000 Clinicians Across England
Windows News / NHS England · Healthcare & Pharmaceutical
NHS England has begun rolling out Microsoft 365 Copilot to 505,000 clinicians and support staff across England, following a successful pilot with 30,000 workers across 90 organisations that saved an average of 43 minutes of admin time per person per day. The AI assistant helps staff draft clinical letters, manage discharge processes, analyse data, and handle meeting administration — freeing up more time for direct patient care. The full deployment is expected to be completed by October 2026, with data locked to UK Azure regions and contractual protections preventing NHS patient data from being used to train AI models.
3. World’s Largest AI Model Repository Hugging Face Breached by Autonomous AI Agent
WIU Cybersecurity Center / HackerNews · Defense & Security
Open-source AI platform Hugging Face was hacked by an autonomous AI agent system, marking a significant escalation in AI-driven cyber threats. The breach targeted Hugging Face’s production infrastructure, raising alarms across the security community about the vulnerability of critical AI supply chains to machine-speed attacks. The incident highlights growing concerns that AI repositories — used widely by defence and intelligence agencies — are themselves becoming high-value targets for autonomous adversaries.
4. Microsoft Raises 2026 AI CapEx to $190B Amid Component Price Surge
The Register · Technology & AI
Microsoft has raised its 2026 capital expenditure plan to $190 billion — 61% higher than the previous year and $35 billion above analyst forecasts — as surging memory and storage component prices driven by AI infrastructure demand add $25 billion to its budget. Despite the eye-watering spend, Azure’s AI business is growing at a $37 billion annual run rate, up 123% year-on-year. The scale of investment underscores how the race to build AI infrastructure is reshaping the finances of the world’s biggest tech companies.