Journalist Carole Cadwalladr gives evidence as she defends her reporting on multimillionaire Brexit backerThe Observer and Guardian journalist Carole Cadwalladr has told a court she believes the multimillionaire Brexit backer Arron Banks may have been …
After Dutch antitrust order, Apple starts letting local dating apps use alternative payment options
Another regulatory brick in the wall for Apple: The iPhone maker agreed this weekend to changes to its App Store in the Netherlands focused on dating apps, agreeing to allow local developers of dating apps to be able to offer non-Apple based payments (via Reuters). In December, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) […]
Tado, the German smart home energy startup, plans to go public via a SPAC at a €450M valuation
Tado, the German smart home startup that specializes in thermostats and more recently moved into flexible “time of use” energy tariffs based on loadshifting technology, is today announcing the next step in its life as a business. It’s going public by way of a SPAC deal. GFJ ESG Acquisition, a German SPAC entity focused specifically […]
In bad news for US cloud services, Austrian website’s use of Google Analytics found to breach GDPR
A decision by Austria’s data protection watchdog upholding a complaint against a website related to its use of Google Analytics does not bode well for use of US cloud services in Europe. The decision raises a big red flag over routine use of tools that require transferring Europeans’ personal data to the US for processing […]
Setting up high-conversion lead magnets that deliver value
Sales stand and fall on leads, but attracting prospects and optimally converting them into buyers is an art that many have yet to grasp.
Liz Truss ‘willing’ to trigger article 16 of Brexit protocol if talks falter
As she prepares for crunch EU talks this week, the foreign secretary says her priority is to protect Northern Ireland’s peace dealThe foreign secretary, Liz Truss, has warned she is prepared to unilaterally override parts of the post-Brexit agreement o…
Farm subsidy plan ‘risks increasing the UK’s reliance on food imports’
Government scheme to replace EU agricultural payments fuelled by ‘blind optimism’ and still lacking crucial details, say MPsThe government’s plans for a post-Brexit scheme to support British farming are based on little more than “blind optimism” and ri…
Top EU diplomat offers full support to Ukraine on visit to conflict frontline
Josep Borrell warns ‘severe costs’ would follow any aggression against Kyiv by Russian-backed separatists The European Union’s top diplomat has pledged “full support” to Ukraine on a visit to the frontline of the country’s war with Moscow-backed separa…
Johnson lists returning crowns to pint glasses as a key Brexit success
New year message makes no mention of Northern Ireland amid boasts of ‘cutting back on EU red tape’Boris Johnson has named returning the crown stamps to pint glasses and scrapping a ban on selling goods in pounds and ounces on his list of the “key succe…
The Guardian view on levelling up: a flagship policy adrift and becalmed | Editorial
More mayors and a shake-up of local government will not be enough to rebalance the economy and heal the north-south divideTwo years after Boris Johnson made “levelling up” the lodestar of his new administration, the public still struggles to understand…