As UK businesses look for signs of hope in a challenging economic climate, the 2025 budget arrived with plenty of drama, including the Office for Budget Responsibility accidentally publishing its analysis before the Chancellor had even begun speaking. We’re breaking down the measures that matter most for app developers, [...]
Our UK Country Manager, Stephen Tulip, shares his thoughts after attending the Labour Party Conference 2025 Party conference season is a fixture of the UK political calendar. Falling just after the summer holidays, these conferences are a big deal for political parties. They energise supporters, raise money and welcome thousands, [...]
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority is reshaping how Apple and Google operate, but will small developers benefit or be left behind? The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published new proposed roadmaps setting out how the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCCA) will apply to the mobile [...]
The UK’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has launched a consultation on Standard Essential Patents (SEPs), running from 15 July to 7 October 2025. The IPO’s goal is to improve transparency, fairness, and efficiency in how SEPs are licensed, something that could have a big impact on startups and scaleups navigating [...]
On 8 May 2025, the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (U.S.) announced a new trade agreement. While much of the news coverage has focused on tariffs for steel, cars, and agricultural goods, there’s are also reasons to be optimistic for small tech businesses on both sides of [...]