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App developers could gain more payment freedom under CMA proposals. The regulator is consulting on conduct requirements for Apple and Google that could reshape app-store payments, developer steering, and access to contactless functionality on iOS.
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TikTok’s data-transfer fight is returning to Ireland’s privacy regulator again. The DPC is reviewing whether to pursue fresh sanctions after court scrutiny of its EU-China transfer suspension order.
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Convergint has opened a central London base for UK growth. The Victoria office strengthens its access to customers, partners, colleagues, and community initiatives across the capital.
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Europe’s AI progress is accelerating, but adoption remains unevenly distributed. Accenture’s AI Progress Barometer shows large companies closing the gap with North America while smaller European businesses fall further behind.
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The ECB reserve debate is now a banking profitability issue. A potential rise in unremunerated reserves would shift costs across eurozone lenders while helping central banks contain interest expenses.
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Europe’s steel quotas tighten as industrial policy hardens across markets. New EU duty-free limits and 50% over-quota tariffs will reshape sourcing decisions for manufacturers, construction groups, and trade-exposed suppliers.
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Virgin Media O2 has set out a 2040 transition plan. The telecoms operator says its Green Transition Plan will cut emissions, strengthen climate resilience, and extend the life of technology.
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Nature reporting is becoming part of mainstream sustainability disclosure standards. The ISSB is preparing nature-related disclosure guidance that would allow companies to draw on TNFD metrics.
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Consumers are wary of AI shopping agents handling money online. ACI Worldwide research found 60% of UK consumers would stop using an AI shopping agent after one mistake.
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Nature disclosure is moving closer to mainstream financial reporting discipline. The ISSB’s proposed approach gives TNFD metrics a clearer role in investor-focused sustainability reporting.