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Big Tech oversight is moving back onto the policy agenda. Former CMA chair Marcus Bokkerink has urged tougher action as platform power grows across search, advertising, cloud, app stores, and AI discovery.
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JD.com’s Ceconomy bid has become a test of Brussels scrutiny. EU regulators have formally raised concerns under foreign subsidy rules, putting a major European electronics retail transaction under sharper political and competition-law pressure.
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Google’s DMA penalties have widened into a transatlantic trade dispute. Brussels has fined the company €890m over search and app-store practices, while US tariff threats have pushed Europe’s platform enforcement regime into a wider trade-policy confrontation.
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Marketers remain trapped between execution pressure and strategic ambition today. Optimizely research finds 74% of UK marketers say the industry is stuck in survival mode.
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Denodo is expanding its data layer for agentic AI deployment. Platform 9.5 expands knowledge graphs, metric views, assistant reasoning, and governed connectivity across enterprise data estates.
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UK femtech investment has grown, but regional gaps persist sharply. Mills & Reeve research shows deal activity rising over the past decade while northern regions remain underrepresented.
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Agency pay transparency is becoming a test of workplace trust. Neverland’s Equal for Equals pledge asks UK agencies to make pay structures, progression, and challenge routes clearer.
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Asuene has bought Secaro to deepen supply chain emissions capability. The deal strengthens its UK, European, and US expansion as manufacturers face rising Scope 3 disclosure pressure.
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Tesco is widening rapid grocery delivery through marketplace partnerships now. The supermarket is adding Deliveroo and Uber Eats while extending Clubcard prices and points to app-based customers.
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Workplace AI is changing where employees take everyday questions first. MyIQ research suggests routine queries now go to AI tools before colleagues, affecting informal learning and spontaneous collaboration.
