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  • Waitrose places champagne under lock and key as retail crime wave bites
  • Blair family link as Suzanne Ashman takes the reins at £500m Sovereign AI fund
  • JPMorgan threatens to scrap Canary Wharf skyscraper if Labour swings left on bank taxes
  • Ratcliffe’s Grenadier rolls into battle for MoD’s £900m Land Rover replacement
  • Gilts plunge to 28-year low as Starmer clings on, leaving SMEs braced for borrowing squeeze
  • Starmer moves to nationalise British Steel as commercial rescue collapses
  • UK borrowing costs spike to 18-year high as Starmer leadership crisis spooks markets
  • Poultry powerhouse 2Sisters lifts supermarket prices by £70m to absorb Labour’s National Insurance shock
  • Greggs takes the sausage roll abroad with Tenerife debut
  • Used electric car sales accelerate to record quarter as motorists seek shelter from forecourt pain
Tesco has suffered a significant setback in the long-running equal pay battle being waged by tens of thousands of its shop floor staff, after the Court of Appeal threw out the supermarket’s challenge to the way an Employment Tribunal had been assessing the value of jobs carried out by its customer assistants.

Tesco loses court of appeal fight over equal pay job assessment in landmark ruling for SME and retail employers

Tesco has lost its Court of Appeal challenge to the way tribunals assess job value in the £multi-million equal pay claim brought by 16,000 shop workers — with significant implications for UK employers.

Waitrose places champagne under lock and key as retail crime wave bites

Waitrose will trial lockable smart cabinets for champagne and premium spirits before the year is out, as John Lewis ramps up anti-theft technology to combat the UK’s retail crime epidemic.

The ASA has banned AHDB beef and milk adverts after Chris Packham complained the carbon footprint claims misled consumers. What it means for UK food sector marketing.

ASA bans British beef and milk adverts after Packham complaint over carbon claims

The ASA has banned AHDB beef and milk adverts after Chris Packham complained the carbon footprint claims misled consumers. What it means for UK food sector marketing.

Suzanne Ashman, one of London's most prolific early-stage venture capitalists and the daughter-in-law of Sir Tony Blair, has been appointed managing partner of the government's £500 million Sovereign AI fund, a vehicle designed to channel patient capital into Britain's homegrown artificial intelligence champions and loosen the country's dependence on Silicon Valley.

Blair family link as Suzanne Ashman takes the reins at £500m Sovereign AI fund

Venture capitalist Suzanne Ashman, wife of Euan Blair, has been appointed managing partner of the UK government’s £500m Sovereign AI fund to back homegrown British tech.

Jamie Dimon has fired the bluntest warning shot yet at Westminster, signalling that JPMorgan Chase will walk away from its planned multibillion-pound Canary Wharf skyscraper if the political weather in Britain turns colder for the banking industry.

JPMorgan threatens to scrap Canary Wharf skyscraper if Labour swings left on bank taxes

Jamie Dimon warns JPMorgan will “reconsider” its 3 million sq ft Canary Wharf skyscraper if a more left-leaning UK government raises taxes on banks. What it means for the City and SMEs.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has thrown his Ineos Grenadier into one of the most coveted defence procurement contests of the decade, gunning for a Ministry of Defence contract worth an initial £900 million to replace the British Army's ageing fleet of Land Rovers.

Ratcliffe’s Grenadier rolls into battle for MoD’s £900m Land Rover replacement

Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos Grenadier enters the £900m race to replace the British Army’s 5,000 ageing Land Rovers, taking on JLR, BAE Systems and Supacat for the MoD’s flagship 4×4 tender.

Britain's bond market delivered its sharpest rebuke yet to Sir Keir Starmer's premiership on Tuesday, with 30-year gilt yields climbing to their highest level this century as the prime minister stared down a growing chorus of Labour MPs demanding he step aside.

Gilts plunge to 28-year low as Starmer clings on, leaving SMEs braced for borrowing squeeze

UK 30-year gilt yields hit their highest level since 1998 as Sir Keir Starmer rebuffs resignation demands, sending sterling lower and threatening to push SME borrowing costs higher still.

Few retailers wear their politics quite so visibly as Alan Roper. Stand the managing director of Blue Diamond, the UK’s leading garden centre group, with 54 destination sites across Britain and the Channel Islands, in front of a microphone and the easy West Country charm gives way to something rather more pointed.

Alan Roper: ‘wage and tax policy has stripped £12.6m out of our profits’

Blue Diamond MD Alan Roper on the £12.6m hit from minimum wage and NI rises, his plans to double Britain’s leading garden centre group, the restaurant boom and what he would do as chancellor for a day.

Britain’s steelmakers are bracing for a sharp escalation in trade tensions after the United States signalled it will double import tariffs on UK steel to 50% from Wednesday — despite a recent transatlantic deal to remove such duties.

Starmer moves to nationalise British Steel as commercial rescue collapses

Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed legislation to nationalise British Steel after talks with Chinese owner Jingye collapsed, securing 2,700 jobs at Scunthorpe.

  1. Tesco loses court of appeal fight over equal pay job assessment in landmark ruling for SME and retail employers
  2. Waitrose places champagne under lock and key as retail crime wave bites
  3. ASA bans British beef and milk adverts after Packham complaint over carbon claims
  4. Blair family link as Suzanne Ashman takes the reins at £500m Sovereign AI fund
  5. JPMorgan threatens to scrap Canary Wharf skyscraper if Labour swings left on bank taxes
  6. Ratcliffe’s Grenadier rolls into battle for MoD’s £900m Land Rover replacement
  7. Gilts plunge to 28-year low as Starmer clings on, leaving SMEs braced for borrowing squeeze
  8. Alan Roper: ‘wage and tax policy has stripped £12.6m out of our profits’
  9. Starmer moves to nationalise British Steel as commercial rescue collapses
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Waitrose places champagne under lock and key as retail crime wave bites

Waitrose will trial lockable smart cabinets for champagne and premium spirits before the year is out, as John Lewis ramps up anti-theft technology to combat the UK’s retail crime epidemic.

Suzanne Ashman, one of London's most prolific early-stage venture capitalists and the daughter-in-law of Sir Tony Blair, has been appointed managing partner of the government's £500 million Sovereign AI fund, a vehicle designed to channel patient capital into Britain's homegrown artificial intelligence champions and loosen the country's dependence on Silicon Valley.

Blair family link as Suzanne Ashman takes the reins at £500m Sovereign AI fund

Venture capitalist Suzanne Ashman, wife of Euan Blair, has been appointed managing partner of the UK government’s £500m Sovereign AI fund to back homegrown British tech.

Jamie Dimon has fired the bluntest warning shot yet at Westminster, signalling that JPMorgan Chase will walk away from its planned multibillion-pound Canary Wharf skyscraper if the political weather in Britain turns colder for the banking industry.

JPMorgan threatens to scrap Canary Wharf skyscraper if Labour swings left on bank taxes

Jamie Dimon warns JPMorgan will “reconsider” its 3 million sq ft Canary Wharf skyscraper if a more left-leaning UK government raises taxes on banks. What it means for the City and SMEs.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has thrown his Ineos Grenadier into one of the most coveted defence procurement contests of the decade, gunning for a Ministry of Defence contract worth an initial £900 million to replace the British Army's ageing fleet of Land Rovers.

Ratcliffe’s Grenadier rolls into battle for MoD’s £900m Land Rover replacement

Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos Grenadier enters the £900m race to replace the British Army’s 5,000 ageing Land Rovers, taking on JLR, BAE Systems and Supacat for the MoD’s flagship 4×4 tender.

Britain's bond market delivered its sharpest rebuke yet to Sir Keir Starmer's premiership on Tuesday, with 30-year gilt yields climbing to their highest level this century as the prime minister stared down a growing chorus of Labour MPs demanding he step aside.

Gilts plunge to 28-year low as Starmer clings on, leaving SMEs braced for borrowing squeeze

UK 30-year gilt yields hit their highest level since 1998 as Sir Keir Starmer rebuffs resignation demands, sending sterling lower and threatening to push SME borrowing costs higher still.

Britain’s steelmakers are bracing for a sharp escalation in trade tensions after the United States signalled it will double import tariffs on UK steel to 50% from Wednesday — despite a recent transatlantic deal to remove such duties.

Starmer moves to nationalise British Steel as commercial rescue collapses

Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed legislation to nationalise British Steel after talks with Chinese owner Jingye collapsed, securing 2,700 jobs at Scunthorpe.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer relaxes EV targets and taxes to protect Britain’s auto industry from Trump’s 25% tariffs, aiming to sustain growth and encourage electric vehicle adoption.

UK borrowing costs spike to 18-year high as Starmer leadership crisis spooks markets

UK gilt yields surge to highest since 2008 as political uncertainty over Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership and Iran-fuelled inflation fears push borrowing costs to 5.13%.

Britain's largest poultry processor has handed supermarkets a £70m bill for the Chancellor's tax-and-wage squeeze, in one of the clearest signals yet that Labour's labour-cost reforms are working their way through the nation's grocery aisles.

Poultry powerhouse 2Sisters lifts supermarket prices by £70m to absorb Labour’s National Insurance shock

Britain’s biggest chicken supplier 2Sisters has pushed through £70m of price rises to offset Labour’s National Insurance and minimum wage increases, as profits triple to £108m.

Britain's best-loved purveyor of sausage rolls is finally packing its bags for the Costas.

Greggs takes the sausage roll abroad with Tenerife debut

Greggs is opening its first shop outside the UK at Tenerife South Airport as the FTSE 250 bakery chain reports a 7.5% rise in sales to £800m in the first 19 weeks of 2026.

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Tesco has suffered a significant setback in the long-running equal pay battle being waged by tens of thousands of its shop floor staff, after the Court of Appeal threw out the supermarket’s challenge to the way an Employment Tribunal had been assessing the value of jobs carried out by its customer assistants.

Tesco loses court of appeal fight over equal pay job assessment in landmark ruling for SME and retail employers

Tesco has lost its Court of Appeal challenge to the way tribunals assess job value in the £multi-million equal pay claim brought by 16,000 shop workers — with significant implications for UK employers.

The ASA has banned AHDB beef and milk adverts after Chris Packham complained the carbon footprint claims misled consumers. What it means for UK food sector marketing.

ASA bans British beef and milk adverts after Packham complaint over carbon claims

The ASA has banned AHDB beef and milk adverts after Chris Packham complained the carbon footprint claims misled consumers. What it means for UK food sector marketing.

Mike Ashley's retail empire has scored a notable courtroom victory after the Court of Appeal threw out a substantial damages award handed down in a protracted trademark infringement dispute, sparing the FTSE-listed group what could have proved a punishing financial blow.

Ashley’s Frasers group dodges hefty damages bill in trademark appeal victory

Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has overturned damages in a long-running trademark battle with Beverly Hills Polo Club owner Lifestyle Equities, after the Court of Appeal ruled licensee claims were filed too late.

The share of new-build homes snapped up "off plan" before a single brick is laid has tumbled to its lowest level in more than a decade, in a fresh blow to the government's ambition of delivering 1.5 million homes by the end of this parliament.

Off-plan new home sales slump to 12-year low as landlords retreat and rates bite

Off-plan new home sales in England and Wales fall to a 12-year low at 33% as buy-to-let landlords retreat, interest rates bite and build costs surge by £76,000 per home.

Britain's labour market is bracing for its sharpest contraction in years, with more than 160,000 roles forecast to vanish over the course of 2026 as anaemic growth and stubbornly high energy bills combine to squeeze employers across the country's industrial heartlands.

Britain set to shed 160,000 jobs as energy costs and stalling growth bite

Britain faces 163,000 job losses in 2026 as manufacturing, construction and retail buckle under high energy costs, the Item Club warns. Unemployment to hit 5.1%.

Many employers assume that withdrawing a job offer before someone starts work is a low-risk decision.

Withdrawing a job offer can cost you more than you think

Many employers assume that withdrawing a job offer before someone starts work is a low-risk decision.

For decades, British workplaces have measured employee wellbeing in days off. A bout of flu, a chest infection, a sprained ankle: a few sick notes, a fit-to-return form, and the matter is closed.

Why IVF and miscarriage still aren’t properly supported at work

Fertility treatment, miscarriage and menopause are reshaping the UK workplace. Here’s why outdated sick-leave policies fail employees and what SME bosses must do now.

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Few retailers wear their politics quite so visibly as Alan Roper. Stand the managing director of Blue Diamond, the UK’s leading garden centre group, with 54 destination sites across Britain and the Channel Islands, in front of a microphone and the easy West Country charm gives way to something rather more pointed.

Alan Roper: ‘wage and tax policy has stripped £12.6m out of our profits’

Blue Diamond MD Alan Roper on the £12.6m hit from minimum wage and NI rises, his plans to double Britain’s leading garden centre group, the restaurant boom and what he would do as chancellor for a day.

Leonid Radvinsky, the billionaire owner of OnlyFans, has died at the age of 43 after a long battle with cancer, the company has confirmed.

Onlyfans owner Leonid Radvinsky dies aged 43

Leonid Radvinsky, billionaire owner of OnlyFans, has died aged 43 after cancer, following years of rapid growth and scrutiny of the platform.

Marketing & Social Media

The owner of Facebook and Instagram will cut another 10,000 jobs, months after laying off 11,000 staff, as the technology group prepares for years of economic disruption.

Meta launches high court challenge against Ofcom over online safety act fines

Mark Zuckerberg

Meta to axe 8,000 jobs in May as Zuckerberg bets the house on AI

Nigel Farage has invested £215,000 in a cryptocurrency business chaired by former UK chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, underscoring the growing overlap between politics and the digital asset sector.

Reform UK becomes first British political party to launch its own podcast

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OpenAI has agreed a multibillion-dollar partnership with Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) to secure massive computing power for its next generation of artificial intelligence models — a direct challenge to Nvidia’s dominant position in the global AI chip market.

OpenAI mints hundreds of overnight millionaires as staff cash out $6.6bn in share sale

Around 600 OpenAI staff have shared a $6.6bn (£4.8bn) payout in a secondary share sale, with average proceeds of $11m and the largest sellers banking $30m apiece, as the ChatGPT maker eyes a 2027 IPO at a $1tn valuation.

Getting a large sum of money can be overwhelming no matter where it is from. You might feel excited or sad and have many questions: What should I do first? Can I retire? How can I use this wisely?

SME funded launches one-stop finance platform to plug funding gap for britain’s builders and manufacturers

New specialist lender SME Funded launches with access to 130+ lenders and its own capital, targeting underserved construction and manufacturing SMEs across the UK.

Construction is an industry worth $13 trillion globally, yet it remains one of the least profitable on earth. Margins of between 1 and 4 per cent are the norm, and the commercial fate of most projects is sealed long before a single foundation is poured. That uncomfortable truth has just attracted serious capital.

ProcurePro lands $11m to drag construction’s $13 trillion supply chain out of the spreadsheet era

Australian construction tech firm ProcurePro raises $11m at an $80m+ valuation, led by QIC Ventures, to scale its AI-driven procurement platform across the UK, Middle East and North America.

Britain's state-backed economic development bank has thrown its weight behind one of the country's most enduring venture capital problems, committing an initial £1 million to co-invest with Angel Academe in female-led businesses across the United Kingdom.

British Business Bank pledges £1m to close gender funding gap through Angel Academe partnership

British Business Bank invests £1m alongside Angel Academe to back female-led UK startups, tackling the venture capital gender gap where women receive under 2% of VC funding.

A recent study of the UK's largest firms has highlighted that neurodiverse business leaders should serve as role models within their organisations.

Singapore’s ‘Queen of Bond Street’ takes a seat at Heston Blumenthal’s table

Singapore billionaire Christina Ong’s Como Group has taken a controlling stake in Heston Blumenthal’s loss-making Fat Duck Group, paving the way for international expansion.

Battery Ventures has raised $3.25bn in fresh capital to invest in technology companies worldwide, as it doubles down on artificial intelligence and enterprise software opportunities.

Beware the tax-break brigade: founders warned over EIS and SEIS investors who ‘don’t care about the outcome’

A leading global venture capital firm has cautioned that Britain’s flagship tax-incentivised investment schemes are leaving early-stage businesses stranded, with fewer than one in 25 companies funded solely through them ever raising another penny.

The UK Government has announced a £36 million investment to expand access to advanced artificial intelligence computing, backing a major upgrade of the University of Cambridge’s DAWN supercomputer.

British Business Bank backs record-breaking Ineffable Intelligence raise as UK doubles down on superintelligence ambitions

The British Business Bank and the Government’s Sovereign AI Fund have backed David Silver’s Ineffable Intelligence in Europe’s largest-ever seed round, worth $1.1bn.

A British-backed robotics start-up promising to replace ageing offshore vessels and crews with always-on underwater machines has emerged from stealth with $5m (£3.95m) in pre-seed funding, signalling fresh investor appetite for so-called "physical AI" plays targeting the world's most stubbornly analogue industries.

Bubble Robotics surfaces from stealth with $5m to build the ocean’s autonomous workforce

Bubble Robotics has emerged from stealth with $5m in pre-seed funding to deploy persistent autonomous robots across offshore wind, subsea cables and maritime security operations.

Everyone, whether they’re a writer or not, is trying to fit into the content world, which is the main reason why so many people rely on deepfakes, AI-generated writing, and machine-crafted content.

British deep-tech start-up loc.ai raises £1m to break SMEs free from the cloud’s ‘inference tax’

British deep-tech start-up Loc.ai has raised £1m led by Fuel Ventures to shift AI inference off the cloud and onto users’ own devices, easing SaaS margin pressure and bolstering UK data sovereignty.

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Legal

Tesco has suffered a significant setback in the long-running equal pay battle being waged by tens of thousands of its shop floor staff, after the Court of Appeal threw out the supermarket’s challenge to the way an Employment Tribunal had been assessing the value of jobs carried out by its customer assistants.

Tesco loses court of appeal fight over equal pay job assessment in landmark ruling for SME and retail employers

Tesco has lost its Court of Appeal challenge to the way tribunals assess job value in the £multi-million equal pay claim brought by 16,000 shop workers — with significant implications for UK employers.

Mike Ashley's retail empire has scored a notable courtroom victory after the Court of Appeal threw out a substantial damages award handed down in a protracted trademark infringement dispute, sparing the FTSE-listed group what could have proved a punishing financial blow.

Ashley’s Frasers group dodges hefty damages bill in trademark appeal victory

Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has overturned damages in a long-running trademark battle with Beverly Hills Polo Club owner Lifestyle Equities, after the Court of Appeal ruled licensee claims were filed too late.

The owner of Facebook and Instagram will cut another 10,000 jobs, months after laying off 11,000 staff, as the technology group prepares for years of economic disruption.

Meta launches high court challenge against Ofcom over online safety act fines

Meta has launched a judicial review against Ofcom, arguing the regulator’s fees and fines regime under the Online Safety Act is disproportionate and unfairly tied to global revenue.

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Publishers take Meta to court in landmark AI copyright showdown

Five major publishers including Hachette and Macmillan have sued Meta in Manhattan federal court, alleging the tech giant pirated millions of books to train its Llama AI. Industry experts warn UK SMEs of mounting licensing risks.

HM Revenue & Customs has suffered a major blow in one of the longest-running and most consequential employment status disputes in British tax history, with a tribunal ruling that 60 football referees engaged by the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) were genuinely self-employed, not employees, as the tax authority had insisted for almost a decade.

HMRC loses landmark £584,000 tax battle as referees ruled self-employed

HMRC has been defeated in the landmark £584,000 PGMOL employment status case, with a tribunal ruling football referees were genuinely self-employed — casting fresh doubt over the tax office’s CEST tool.

Aston Martin takes its 17pc shareholder Geely to court over ‘copycat’ wings logo

Aston Martin is taking legal action against Chinese part-owner Geely over a winged LEVC taxi logo it claims infringes its 1927 emblem — despite Geely’s £245m stake in the British marque.

The world's largest live entertainment company has been dealt a bruising blow after a Manhattan federal jury ruled that Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary operated an unlawful monopoly over major concert venues in the United States, a verdict that is likely to reverberate through the global ticketing industry and intensify scrutiny of the firm's dominance in markets including the United Kingdom.

Live Nation and Ticketmaster ruled an illegal monopoly as US jury sides with States

A Manhattan jury has found Live Nation and Ticketmaster operated an unlawful monopoly over major concert venues, overcharging fans by $1.72 per ticket. Live Nation plans to appeal.

In a recent Acas survey, employers and employees were asked which three changes in the Employment Rights Act 2025 would have the biggest impact in their workplace.

Imminent changes to Statutory Sick Pay: What employers need to know

In a recent Acas survey, employers and employees were asked which three changes in the Employment Rights Act 2025 would have the biggest impact in their workplace.

Teenage darts sensation Luke Littler has applied to trademark his own face in a landmark move aimed at protecting his image from AI-generated fakes and unauthorised commercial use.

Luke Littler moves to trademark his face in bid to combat AI fakes

Darts champion Luke Littler applies to trademark his face to prevent AI deepfakes and counterfeit products, highlighting gaps in UK IP law.

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Made in Britain

An Argyll-based manufacturing firm is targeting 20 per cent year-on-year growth in the global awards sector after investing nearly half a million pounds in new production technology.

Custom acrylic manufacturer Midton targets 20% annual growth after £429,000 tech investment at Argyll foundry

Argyll-based Midton is expanding its acrylic awards manufacturing capacity following a £429,000 investment in new biomass-powered technology.

The Made in Britain organisation has raised concerns over Reform UK’s alleged use of a logo resembling its own, stressing political neutrality and lack of authorisation.

‘Made in Britain’ body challenges Reform UK over alleged unauthorised logo use

The Made in Britain organisation has raised concerns over Reform UK’s alleged use of a logo resembling its own, stressing political neutrality and lack of authorisation.

As the Labour Party Conference kicks off this weekend, Made in Britain, a trade association that unites domestic manufacturers through the official Made in Britain Trademark, has issued a cross-party call for MPs to actively support local manufacturers.

Made in Britain applications surge following Trump tariffs as businesses embrace UK-made goods

The UK’s leading manufacturing trade organisation, Made in Britain, has reported a 20% surge in membership applications in the wake of President Trump’s sweeping new tariffs on imported goods, as interest in “buying British” grows among businesses and consumers alike.

Made in Britain, the not-for-profit organisation behind the official trademark for UK manufacturing, has forged a new partnership with Lincoln-based digital marketing agency Carrington.

Made in Britain teams up with Carrington to drive UK manufacturing growth

Made in Britain, the official trademark for UK manufacturers, has appointed digital marketing agency Carrington to boost visibility for 2,100+ members, championing British-made products and sustainable growth.

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Newswire

Bitcoin has slipped below the $70,000 mark, erasing the gains made after Donald Trump’s return to the White House, as weakening investor demand and regulatory uncertainty weigh on the world’s largest cryptocurrency.

Bitcoin falls below $70,000, wiping out post-election gains

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Opinion

I am not, in the ordinary run of things, a man given to civic exhortation. Lecture another adult on what to do with his Thursday and you tend to end up wearing his coffee, quite rightly.

Local Elections 2026: Why you must go out and vote tomorrow

Last orders for British hospitality: Are Reeves and Starmer trying to kill the UK restaurant sector?

Britain doesn’t have a start-up problem, it has a stay-at-home problem

Technology

Amazon has quietly opened a new front in the battle for ultra-fast delivery, becoming the first retailer in Britain to drop parcels by drone after a limited launch in Darlington, County Durham.

Amazon’s drones touch down in Darlington in UK delivery first

For many leaders, digital transformation has long been something to tackle when time allowed, after the next funding round, after the next product launch, after the next operational fire was put out.

E-invoicing: A mandate that marks the end of “digital later”

OpenAI has launched a powerful new AI assistant feature for ChatGPT that allows users to delegate everyday tasks like browsing the web, making restaurant reservations, and shopping online—marking a major leap in AI’s ability to act, not just analyse.

Simply Business becomes first UK broker to put small business cover inside ChatGPT

Business

YouTube has been criticised by broadcasters and advertisers after withdrawing from the UK’s main television audience measurement system, just months after agreeing to be measured alongside traditional TV channels and rival streaming platforms.

How streaming learned to keep customers

Somewhere between the third price hike and the fourth “we’ve updated our terms” email, the average subscriber starts running the numbers, not the kind any churn dashboard wants to surface, but the slower, more deliberate sort that ends with a thumb hovering over a cancel button at 11pm on a Sunday.

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