UK economy picks up as lockdown restrictions ease.
- Moves by #Apple Inc. and #Google that make it harder for brands to track billions of consumers are creating an opportunity for advertising companies that were hit hard by the pandemic.
- The UK economy shrank by 1.5% in the first three months of 2021 but gathered speed in March as lockdown restrictions began to ease, boosting retail spending.
- Papa John’s, which provided the first-ever real-world items bought for #bitcoin, is offering U.K. customers a free bitcoin reward.
