Bedrock Adopts LocID to Solve IP Signal Instability, Enabling Clearer, More Reliable Audience Insights and Activation December 16, 2025 Ground-breaking LocID solution ensures data and identity stay aligned throughout campaigns, improving accuracy and minimising wasted ad spend
Shoosmiths to give staff extra £1m after hitting AI target December 16, 2025 Law firm Shoosmiths will give staff an extra £1m in bonuses after they hit the firm’s annual target for 1m Microsoft Copilot prompts more than four months ahead of schedule, City AM can reveal. The firm told City AM in April that it had set a “clear and ambitious annual target” of 1m on its [...]
BBC charter review opens with trust broken and money running out December 16, 2025 The government has fired the starting gun on a charter review that will determine how the BBC is governed, funded, and held to account. Culture secretary Lisa Nandy on Tuesday launched the formal review of the BBC’s Royal Charter, setting out a broad consultation on trust and long-term funding as audience behaviour continues to shift [...]
Hummingbird Diagnostics Publishes Study on RNA Biomarker Methylation in Liquid Biopsies December 16, 2025 Revealing a new layer in lung cancer diagnostics using direct RNA sequencing
US puts UK tech deal on ice after Budget digital tax move December 16, 2025 Washington has paused the flagship US-UK tech pact just weeks after Rachel Reeves doubled down on Britain’s digital services tax in her Autumn Budget, sharpening fears that the levy has become a pressure point in wider trade talks with Trump’s administration. The so-called Tech Prosperity Deal, unveiled during Trump’s state visit back in September and [...]
Why your next marketing crisis is going to be self-inflicted December 16, 2025 Most 2026 plans ignore marketing’s geopolitical exposure, the aggressive monetization of platforms, and the erosion of trust, requiring leaders to shift from chasing reach and automation to strategic discipline, internal alignment, and building direct customer relationships, says Paul Armstrong Most 2026 marketing plans are already built on assumptions that no longer hold, not because the [...]
ABB Strengthens Data Center and Industrial Monitoring Capabilities with IPEC Acquisition December 16, 2025 ABB enters an agreement to acquire IPEC, a technology company specializing in early detection of electrical equipment failures Supports critical industries including data centers, utilities and airports where downtime costs millions Integration of IPEC’s monitoring technology will complement ABB’s predictive maintenance service portfolio designed to cut downtime by up to 90 percent and maintenance costs by up to 85 percent
The secret to Reform’s rise? They don’t put their out of offices on December 16, 2025 Reform used the summer holiday vacuum to further their cause, and it's made all the difference, writes Michael Martins in today's Notebook.
Mickey Mouse puts copyright woes to bed with Disney-OpenAI deal December 16, 2025 Disney’s $1bn investment in OpenAI, coupled with a three year licensing deal for over 200 Disney, Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars characters on Sora, constitutes a seismic shift in how Hollywood thinks about content creation and copyright. Last week’s announcement, long anticipated since CEO Bog Iger hinted at AI plans, marks the first time a [...]
Lightspeed Closes Over $9B in New Funds Aimed at Backing Category Definers Worldwide December 15, 2025 Lightspeed Venture Partners raised capital across six vehicles, underscoring the firm’s bespoke fund architecture and deep AI investment track record