ICO in crackdown on cookie compliance
The Information Commissioner’s Office is intensifying its crackdown on cookie compliance, expanding its review to the UK’s 1,000 most-visited websites as…
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Salaries and staff development key as AI drives new thinking
Some of the world’s largest employers are planning to scale back hiring in 2025 as they focus on raising salaries and…
Unveiled: 2025’s most inspiring female entrepreneurs
The 2025 line-up of the UK’s 100 most dynamic female entrepreneurs has been announced by Small Business Britain as part of…
Lacklustre GDP figures – so what’s next?
The UK economy ended two months of contraction to return to growth in November, according to the latest official figures. The…
Capital’s bosses ‘cautiously optimistic’, despite Budget woes
London businesses remain cautiously optimistic about their profitability and turnover prospects in 2025, despite mounting cost pressures and concerns over recent…
Business innovation needs government support, say bosses
Businesses are calling for urgent, targeted government support to drive innovation and economic growth in 2025, a survey of 200 business…
AI opportunities plan – experts define their priorities
Government plans to “unleash” Artificial intelligence across the UK to deliver a decade of national renewal been cautiously welcomed by the…
Procurement teams face another year of hurdles to AI and ESG adoption
Overcoming short-term cost concerns and operational hurdles are top of the agenda for those leading procurement teams, taking precedence over ESG…
Improving trust in the mobile ecosystem
By Nicholas Rossman, Mobile Ecosystem Forum Over the past four years, I’ve been able to delve into the Mobile Ecosystem Forum’s…
Employment Rights Bill will damage small firms, says FSB
New research from the Federation of Small Business suggests that Labour’s employment plan will harm jobs, lock people out of work…