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Adobe adds Quick Cut AI to streamline Firefly editing
Marketing Technologies

Adobe adds Quick Cut AI to streamline Firefly editing

Adobe's Quick Cut AI auto-assembles long clips in Firefly, giving creators a structured first edit to refine pacing, shots and style.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
New Zealand tightens rules for therapeutic, health ads
Marketing Technologies

New Zealand tightens rules for therapeutic, health ads

New Zealand tightens health advertising rules, sharpening evidence demands and making brands liable for influencer and social media claims.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026
Google adds Gemini AI tool to generate short music tracks
Physical Security

Google adds Gemini AI tool to generate short music tracks

Google's Gemini app can now spin 30-second AI songs from text or images using its new Lyria 3 model, with built-in SynthID watermarks.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Mon, 23rd Feb 2026
Super Bowl study shows ad views don't equal recall
Marketing Technologies

Super Bowl study shows ad views don't equal recall

Super Bowl study finds top-watched ads often fail to boost brand recall, warning marketers against over-relying on completion rates.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Sat, 21st Feb 2026
INTERPOL cybercrime sweep in Africa recovers USD $4.3m
Firewalls

INTERPOL cybercrime sweep in Africa recovers USD $4.3m

INTERPOL's Africa cybercrime blitz nets 651 arrests, seizes 2,341 devices and recovers USD $4.3m after scams linked to USD $45m losses.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
Six Nations ads boost engagement but spark fan backlash
Customer Experience

Six Nations ads boost engagement but spark fan backlash

Six Nations in-game ads boost online engagement for Samsung and Virgin Atlantic but trigger heavy social media backlash from rugby fans.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026
Marketers boost budgets as LLMs emerge as key audience
Digital Transformation

Marketers boost budgets as LLMs emerge as key audience

Marketers plan to raise content budgets for 2026 as large language models rapidly become a primary audience and core performance metric.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026
Innovid adds Reddit ads to unified social workflow
Marketing Technologies

Innovid adds Reddit ads to unified social workflow

Innovid adds full Reddit ad management to its Social Ads Manager, letting marketers run Reddit alongside other major social platforms.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Social Media stories

Ghost broking scams increasingly target vulnerable SMEs
Risk & Compliance

Ghost broking scams increasingly target vulnerable SMEs

Ghost broking scams are shifting from motorists to SMEs, with cases up 22% and average losses topping GBP £2,000 per affected business.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
Fujifilm brings House of Photography pop-up to Melbourne
Instagram

Fujifilm brings House of Photography pop-up to Melbourne

Fujifilm will bring its interactive House of Photography pop-up to Melbourne's Chadstone in March 2026, offering hands-on gear and fashion sessions.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
Staff-led AI use reshapes Australian office workflows
Digital Transformation

Staff-led AI use reshapes Australian office workflows

Australian staff are driving office AI use, saving hours weekly and quietly bypassing policies as employers race to catch up with demand.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
AI, unified commerce to reshape Australian retail by 2026
Digital Transformation

AI, unified commerce to reshape Australian retail by 2026

AI and unified commerce will become core to Australian retail by 2026, as rising expectations force investment in real-time systems.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026
M2M Data Connect unveils AI travel eSIM via messaging
Digital Transformation

M2M Data Connect unveils AI travel eSIM via messaging

M2M Data Connect launches AI-powered travel eSIM that buyers can activate in under a minute directly via WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026
UK fashion brands swap viral hype for AI & loyalty
Digital Transformation

UK fashion brands swap viral hype for AI & loyalty

UK fashion brands are ditching viral trend-chasing in favour of AI-powered personalisation, loyalty-building and deeper influencer storytelling.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
RØDE adds Bluetooth Direct Connect to Wireless GO, PRO
Apple iPhone

RØDE adds Bluetooth Direct Connect to Wireless GO, PRO

RØDE brings Bluetooth Direct Connect to Wireless GO Gen 3 and Wireless PRO, letting creators record directly to iPhones via its Capture app.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
Shoppers turn to AI tools in hunt for better retail deals
Digital Transformation

Shoppers turn to AI tools in hunt for better retail deals

Shoppers are turning to AI tools like ChatGPT to hunt for personalised retail deals, valuing quality offers over rock-bottom prices.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
Bionic warns fans as concert ticket scams surge online
Phishing

Bionic warns fans as concert ticket scams surge online

Music fans are warned over a surge in fake ticket scams, with more than 11,000 reports and GBP £11.5 million lost in just 13 months.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026
Phishing & smishing scams surge across Philippines
Firewalls

Phishing & smishing scams surge across Philippines

Phishing and smishing scams in the Philippines surged in 2025, with phishing sites jumping 423% as fraud shifts to mobile and social media.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026