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Another day, another Google probe: The company has its hands full with its search and ads divisions facing antitrust investigations in the US and the UK. Regulatory pressure from China could add credence to anticompetition claims.

While the EU and China are forging ahead with comprehensive AI regulations, the UK and the US have taken a pro-innovation, 鈥渓ighter touch鈥� approach鈥攚hich could get even lighter in the US under the new administration. The varied policies will create an added layer of complexity for global organizations scaling up AI. Sustainability will form part of responsible-use guidelines.

The cost-of-living crisis is forcing UK consumers to change where they shop to save money. To attract and keep customers, retailers and brands across all sectors need to invest in loyalty programs鈥攁nd understand what shoppers want from them.

Deep research is initially available only to US-based subscribers; the company said it鈥檚 working to bring the feature to the UK, Switzerland, and the EU. Deep research is a step toward AGI: The new AI agent integrates text, PDFs, and images into a cohesive analysis that can be applied to finance, science, policy, and engineering.

The grand final of this year鈥檚 Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Liverpool, UK, on May 13. Attracting a Super Bowl-sized audience, tourists, and viewing parties, the competition鈥檚 global reach will provide marketers and retailers with a notable opportunity to drive brand awareness and sales.

The pandemic accelerated investment in CX technology to meet rapidly changing needs. But as consumer priorities shift again amid high inflation, UK retailers need to understand which technologies are hitting the mark and which are not.

Total media time is flattening out in the UK after the artificial bump brought about by the pandemic. Video consumption, though, via multiple platforms, is one area where marketers can count on continued consumer engagement.

German grocery retailer Lidl launched a TikTok Shop pop-up in the UK, marking one of the first major grocery retailers to experiment with TikTok鈥檚 ecommerce capabilities.

In the UK, X鈥檚 total revenues, which include revenues from non-ad products, plummeted by 66.3% YoY in 2023, according to financial filings made by X in April 2025. Total headcount in the UK also fell from 399 to 114 that year due to Musk鈥檚 cost-cutting measures. Marketers in the UK tend to be more concerned about brand safety and suitability than those in the US.

The UK ad market is under as much pressure as it鈥檚 ever faced. But while spending growth will hit a historical low, there are some positive signs for advertisers with experimentation away from the duopoly a very real possibility.

Sales fulfilled via click and collect are growing faster than total ecommerce sales in the UK as cash-strapped consumers avoid delivery costs and retailers race to make their services faster, cheaper, and more efficient.

UK consumers have a voracious appetite for digital video content, but the cost-of-living crisis is boosting ad-supported options, particularly broadcaster video-on-demand services. Netflix鈥檚 pivot to an ad tier, meanwhile, may have legs.

鈥淎I鈥檚 ability to generate personalized content that can adapt in real time, based on location, search history, platform behavior, and more, has the potential to be an incredibly useful tool when creating co-branded content.鈥�. 36% of US and UK content and creative professionals believe streamlining workflows for faster content creation and distribution would enhance content ROI, while 35% believe personalizing

The EU and UK have both passed sweeping laws like the Digital Markets Act that redefine the rules around data collection and come with their own: Companies in violation of the DMA can lose up to 10% of their global annual revenues. Those laws also limit how platforms can gather and use data from minors, causing major signal loss for in-demand advertising data.

The UK is a digital payments leader, though traditional payments provide a backbone. Payment method preferences among different demographic groups are determining the winners and losers.

Gen Z steals the limelight in the UK when it comes to digital habits. But millennials are even more digital, and Gen X sweetens its own 鈥渄igitalness鈥� with financial clout.

In a May 2023 Salesforce survey, almost 40% of US, UK, and Australian marketers said they don鈥檛 know how to use genAI safely, and 70% said their employer doesn鈥檛 provide them with genAI training. Personalized product recommendations. Why genAI?