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Spotify tests Taste Profile for Premium users in NZ
Marketing Technologies

Spotify tests Taste Profile for Premium users in NZ

Premium users in New Zealand can now correct Spotify's reading of their tastes, as the beta feature shapes homepage recommendations.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Tue, 7th Apr 2026
Click Frenzy & Power Retail enter liquidation
Digital Transformation

Click Frenzy & Power Retail enter liquidation

Staff and creditors face uncertainty as both businesses keep trading under external control while receivers assess their future.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 3rd Apr 2026
Android leads subscription app growth as markets shift
Gaming

Android leads subscription app growth as markets shift

Android has become the main growth engine for subscription apps, with paid installs now outnumbering free ones on the platform.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 2nd Apr 2026
Meep-morp launches Resolve workflow tool for editors
Data governance

Meep-morp launches Resolve workflow tool for editors

Video editors could save time as meep-morp's new Resolve-linked service automates exports, tagging and delivery across channels.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 2nd Apr 2026
Cloud security day warns of human & identity risks
Storage

Cloud security day warns of human & identity risks

Rising cloud adoption is leaving Australian and New Zealand firms exposed to credential abuse, misconfigurations and costly automated attacks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 7 min read • Wed, 1st Apr 2026
AI Music Still Less Than 1% of Streams, Report Says
Digital Entertainment

AI Music Still Less Than 1% of Streams, Report Says

AI tracks remain under 1% of streams as platforms curb spam and rights holders pivot from lawsuits to licensing synthetic artists.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
Adobe adds custom models to Firefly in public beta
Software-as-a-Service

Adobe adds custom models to Firefly in public beta

Adobe has opened Firefly Custom Models to public beta, letting creators train image generation on their own styles while unifying AI tools.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026
Ion Video unveils virtual structure for AI-driven clips
Hyperscale

Ion Video unveils virtual structure for AI-driven clips

Ion Video pitches virtual video structures to let AI recombine clips on demand, cutting repeated rendering and storage costs by up to 70%.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
SeenThis & Vudoo team up to power shoppable video ads
Customer Experience

SeenThis & Vudoo team up to power shoppable video ads

SeenThis and Vudoo join forces to deliver shoppable video ads on the open web, linking viewer attention directly to on-screen purchases.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
Adobe & Nvidia deepen AI pact for creative workflows
Digital Transformation

Adobe & Nvidia deepen AI pact for creative workflows

Adobe and Nvidia are expanding their AI alliance to power Firefly, agent-based workflows and 3D digital twins for creative teams.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Digital Media stories

AI Personality Awards launch with GBP £67,000 prize
Digital Entertainment

AI Personality Awards launch with GBP £67,000 prize

Virtual creators are moving into a bigger commercial arena as a new awards scheme offers USD $90,000 to the best AI personalities.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
FAST streaming now reaches 27% of European households
Digital Media

FAST streaming now reaches 27% of European households

FAST now reaches over a quarter of European homes as subscription fatigue pushes viewers towards free, ad-supported streaming options.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
Report finds LLMs train on Canadian news, rarely attribute
Marketing Technologies

Report finds LLMs train on Canadian news, rarely attribute

AI models rarely credits Canadian news sources, McGill audit warns, risking traffic and pay for regional and French-language outlets.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026
Manchester Tech Week 2026 expands into city-wide festival
EduTech

Manchester Tech Week 2026 expands into city-wide festival

Manchester Tech Week 2026 becomes a city-wide festival, with 10,000+ expected for AI, cybersecurity and digital transformation events.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
US pDOOH ad spend set to surge 49% as AI use rises
Marketing Technologies

US pDOOH ad spend set to surge 49% as AI use rises

US pDOOH ad spend is forecast to jump 49% in 18 months as AI-powered creative, forecasting and planning reshape digital out-of-home.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
Accel, Google back five startups in 2026 Atoms AI Cohort
Robotics

Accel, Google back five startups in 2026 Atoms AI Cohort

Accel and Google's AI Futures Fund have picked five startups for the 2026 Atoms AI Cohort, each offered up to USD $2 million and compute.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
Exclusive: Viafoura's Mark Zohar on the future of media engagement
Data Analytics

Exclusive: Viafoura's Mark Zohar on the future of media engagement

Viafoura's Mark Zohar says AI and data will power loyal, paying news communities as publishers abandon dependence on big platforms.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • Sat, 14th Mar 2026
Alludium launches no-code AI agent platform to public
Software-as-a-Service

Alludium launches no-code AI agent platform to public

Alludium opens its no-code AI agent platform to the public, offering paid plans from launch as it shifts from design partners to wider use.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2026