Uber, M&S, Shop Direct: Everything that matters this morning

Shop Direct places ‘big bet’ on AI as it posts record sales
Shop Direct, owner of Very.co.uk and the Littlewoods.com brand, has posted its fifth year of record sales, with mobile now accounting for over half of sales for the first time.
Like-for-like sales rose by 5.6% to £1.93bn, with smartphone sales now contributing to 53% of online sales.The new MyVery app, meanwhile, accounted for just under a third of its mobile sales.
CEO Alex Baldock says the brand is placing a “b