AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoBusiness Rates: Revised guidance will give England’s retail, hospitality and leisure businesses an additional £33 million in tax discounts from next April, after inflation threatened to erode the planned relief. Digital Resilience: Microsoft’s 24-hour outage disrupted businesses worldwide and showed the risks of depending on a single provider; Australian security experts warned that staff using personal email and USB drives to keep working may have exposed sensitive data. Delivery Innovation: Drone company Zipline raised $1.5 billion to expand US manufacturing and its delivery network, with hundreds of businesses already using the service and Walmart adding 300 sites. SMB Cybersecurity: TikTok’s security chief says small firms can reduce scam risks without a big budget by treating unexpected offers—from investors, brands or services—as unverified and checking them before acting.
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