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The survey was conducted in Australia, France, Germany, Japan, the UK, and the US. Ivanti is an automation platform for enterprise IT security.

The UK is home to the highest proportion of startups in Europe and Israel, per a June 2024 report by Accel and Dealroom鈥攂ut French-founded genAI companies have raised the most funding of $2.29 billion, ahead of UK ($1.15 billion) and Germany ($636 million). Predictions. Strategic partnerships with technology vendors will be a key priority in 2025.

According to the Yale Budget Lab, which factors in the China and UK tariff rollbacks, prices are expected to rise 1.7% in the short term, adding about $2,800 in annual costs per household鈥攅nough to make many consumers think twice before reaching for their credit cards.

The plan: The shift is part of HSBC鈥檚 broader strategy to exit noncore markets (in North America) and concentrate on Hong Kong, the UK, and Asia. Preceding the US departure, it sold HSBC Canada to the Royal Bank of Canada. It's also merging its commercial banking and global banking and markets divisions.

Both of those figures are significantly higher than the 3.8 million monthly users in the UK, an ecommerce market that鈥檚 over 18 times the size of these two markets combined. Estimates show Shein as a leading apparel retailer in the region.

Methodology: Data is from the May 2025 Gartner "2025 CMO Spend Survey." 402 CMOs and other marketing leaders from North America, the UK, and Europe were surveyed during February-March 2025. Respondents represented a mix of industries, company sizes, and revenue levels, with the vast majority reporting annual revenues of over $1 billion.

These tactics have been more heavily investigated in the EU and the UK than in the US. Microsoft and OpenAI鈥檚 deal gives Microsoft 20% of OpenAI鈥檚 revenues and rights to its IP through 2030, though that partnership may be fragmenting. In March 2024, Microsoft hired nearly all of Inflection AI鈥檚 workforce and purchased the licensing rights to its software for about $650 million.

DMs began rolling out Tuesday in 鈥渕ost markets,鈥� excluding Australia, Japan, the EU, and the UK, per TechCrunch. The chats won鈥檛 be encrypted like XChat or WhatsApp. Why it matters: Threads is trying to get out from under Instagram鈥檚 shadow鈥擨nstagram accounts are required for signup, psychologically linking the two for many consumers.

While facial recognition may hit roadblocks in the UK and the EU, looser regulations in the US could allow a free-for-all on data collection.

Outside of China and the US, the rest of the world鈥檚 share of retail media ad spend will grow slowly over the next few years, bolstered by markets in the UK, Germany, and Canada. Use this chart: Marketers and media strategists should start expanding budget planning beyond China and the US, especially into fast-growing retail media markets.

Affirm also benefited from recent tie-ups with Adyen, which helped the company burrow into the UK market. Our take: Affirm is attempting to break away from its competition by mimicking traditional lenders: Affirm started reporting loans to TransUnion this month and is chipping into in-person retail sales with the Affirm Card.

UK retailers Marks & Spencer, Harrods, and Co-op have all recently been hit, while last year鈥檚 cyberattack on Advance Auto Parts exposed the personal data of more than 2.3 million people. The financial toll is significant. Marks & Spencer recently announced that the April cyberattack it suffered will slash approximately 拢300 million ($405 million) from its group operating profits.

OTT video viewing is about to get a boost in the UK, as traditional TV viewing gets a broadband delivery option next year.

Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA): This pact provides continuance of CETA with the UK post-Brexit. Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP): This agreement includes Canada and 10 other countries: Australia, Brunei, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam.

More than two-thirds (69%) of US and UK gamers between the ages of 18 and 24 said the ability to play with friends is important, per Attest. 59% of Gen Zers said facing off with other gamers and cooperative gaming opportunities are their top motivation, per Newzoo.

UK consumers see economic storm clouds ahead: That鈥檚 driving them to splurge on small luxuries such as high-end perfumes and cosmetics.

Its upcoming launch in Sephora鈥檚 US, Canada, and UK stores could supercharge that growth by boosting brand awareness and enabling more shoppers to get their hands on Rhode鈥檚 viral lip tints. There are other upsides to the deal. Buying Rhode deepens e.l.f.鈥檚 presence in skincare and allows it to attract a more affluent customer, one who may be more resilient amid uncertainty.