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Respondents represented Australia, Canada, the UK, and the US.

Premium Lite is available now in the US as a pilot, with access launching in Thailand, Germany, and Australia in coming weeks. Targeting streamers: YouTube recently announced that its users are watching on TVs more than any other device, including smartphones.

Expansion plans to build more cloud infrastructure in Indonesia, the UK, Australia, and other parts of the US are also on hold or delayed. Microsoft may slow future data center expansion to curb costs as it evaluates tariff effects. CFO Amy Hood acknowledged AI capacity constraints could start in June. Power and space shortages could stall wider AI growth just as enterprise demand heats up.

Clover launched in three new markets鈥擝razil, Mexico, and Australia鈥攊n 2024, which helped propel this growth. This European push will further support payment volume and revenue growth. The bigger picture: Clover also rolled out new products last year, which it can now market across Europe.

The news: As generative AI (genAI) use grows, many office workers are using AI without employers鈥� knowledge, per Ivanti鈥檚 2025 Technology at Work Report. 42% of employees in the US, the UK, Australia, Germany, Japan, and France are using AI at work, a 61.5% increase YoY. However, 32% are keeping their use of those tools a secret from employers.

Our take: Regulators and lawmakers now have a stronger case to probe TikTok鈥檚 compliance posture鈥攅specially as similar investigations unfold in the US, the UK, and Australia. Persistent privacy problems could accelerate urgency for creators, users, and advertisers to seek alternatives or at least diversify to other platforms, like Instagram or YouTube.

The search offering is available to some subscribers on iOS devices in Australia and New Zealand and will soon come to the US and other markets.

The company also acquired payfac Pinch Payments, which serves merchants in Australia and New Zealand. And Fiserv will acquire Brazilian fintech Money Money to grow its cash flow and financing solutions for merchants in the market. Our take: Fiserv, along with the rest of the payments industry, faces uncertainty in the wake of tariffs and other macroeconomic concerns.

That includes markets like Australia, where brands such as Lenovo are running Dynamic Product Ads and using Reddit鈥檚 Conversions API to improve ad efficiency and reduce costs. Our take: Reddit鈥檚 international expansion could be transformative for the platform and digital users across the globe.

The feature will roll out to Android users in the US, the UK, Australia, Spain, and Poland in the coming weeks. The bigger picture: Google Wallet previously added tap to pay support for its kid-focused Fitbit Ace LTE through partnerships with Greenlight and Acorns. And it鈥檚 not the only mobile wallet to launch kid- and teen-oriented payment features.

Shein and Temu are rapidly rising in Australia. Amid the rising cost of living, consumers in Australia are increasingly turning to low-cost platforms like Shein and Temu. Between Q4 2023 and Q2 2024, Temu鈥檚 digital buyers grew 32%, and Shein鈥檚 increased 34%, with combined retail sales reaching $2.8 billion in the past year. Trade tensions and geopolitical barriers have grown in the region.

Microsoft also paused talks or stopped development at sites in Indonesia, the UK, Australia, Illinois, North Dakota, and Wisconsin, per Bloomberg. Microsoft said in January that it was on target to spend $80 billion on data centers this fiscal year, which ends in June, but that progress and future investments may slow following the recent tech market crash. Why the withdrawal?

Sony raised PlayStation 5 prices in Europe, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand, citing a 鈥渃hallenging economic environment.鈥� While US prices have held steady for now, Serkan Toto, CEO of Kantan Games, told CNBC a domestic hike is likely once tariff policy becomes clearer. The Verge also reported that some Sony Bravia OLED TVs now cost about $500 more in the US than in Canada after currency adjustment.

Respondents represented Australia, Canada, the UK, and the US.

Australia-based Bendigo Bank and UAE-based Wio Bank, have already signed up to issue the credentials to their customers. Mastercard also scored partnerships with payment providers like i2c, Marqeta, and Galileo Financial Technologies. What鈥檚 at stake: Mastercard wants to win favor with digitally native Gen Zers.

The tier is being tested in some international markets, per The Verge, and is expected to roll out in the US, Australia, Germany, and Thailand soon. YouTube鈥檚 current subscription plan, Premium, costs $13.99 per month and includes ad-free access to music videos.

鈥淪everance鈥� is topping viewership charts globally, highlighting the significance of creating content that resonates in international markets, such as the US, UK, Brazil, and Australia. The broader strategy: The focus on Apple TV+ is part of a larger services pivot by its parent company.

Temu and Shein鈥檚 low-price business model has gained traction in Japan and Australia, our Asia-Pacific Ecommerce report notes.

Key stat: Marketers are actively using emerging social platforms. 82% are either already posting on or planning to build a presence on Bluesky, while 80% of marketers are either posting on or planning to build a presence on Threads, according to a Sprout Social survey of marketers in the US, UK, and Australia.

The survey was conducted in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Poland, Singapore, Spain, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates (UAE), the UK, and the US, with approximately 1,000 respondents per country.

The hikes range from 29% to 45% in Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand and face strong customer reprisal. The change is particularly relevant in Australia, where Microsoft 365 Personal yearly subscriptions jumped to AUD159 from AUD109 (to $105 from $72). The company said price changes would not affect business or enterprise customers.

To keep up this momentum, Clover launched in three new markets鈥擝razil, Mexico, and Australia鈥攊n 2024 and expanded its merchant network. In Q4 alone, CloverSport partnered with new venues like TD Garden and the Milwaukee Brewers鈥� American Family Field. And Clover Restaurant partnered with a hotel operator on 2,000 hotel-based restaurants.

Methodology: Data is from the November 2024 Bazaarvoice report titled "Shopper Experience Index Vol 18." 8,000+ shoppers worldwide in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, the UK, and the US were surveyed online by Savanta during September 2024.