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Spotify tests AI-style prompted playlists in New Zealand

Spotify is testing an AI-style Prompted Playlist tool in New Zealand, letting Premium users spin up mixes using everyday written prompts.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 11th Dec 2025

Crypto

AI agents meet stablecoins…when money gets interesting!

Galaxy Digital's CEO predicts AI agents will soon be the biggest users of stablecoins, merging smart finance with instant digital payments in everyday life.

By Paul Quickenden • 5 min read • Wed, 1st Oct 2025

Financial Systems

Open for Small Business podcast spotlights Kiwi entrepreneurs

Xero launches Open for Small Business, a podcast showcasing the inspiring journeys and resilience of Aotearoa's small business owners every fortnight.

By Bridget Snelling • 2 min read • Mon, 15th Sep 2025

Global Stories

Spotify stories

Disaster Recovery

Mangopay names Andy Wiggan Chief Product Officer

Mangopay hires former Spotify and GoCardless executive Andy Wiggan as Chief Product Officer to drive wallet-first growth and crypto expansion.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Dec 2025

Marketing Technologies

Ocado Ads partners with Epsilon to boost retail media targeting

Ocado Ads partners with Epsilon to launch a retail media solution linking verified shopper data across TV, audio and online for better ad targeting.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Dec 2025

Customer Experience

E-commerce businesses urged to treat payments as profit drivers

E-commerce firms are urged to view payments as profit drivers, with C-suite support key to boosting revenue and enhancing customer experience, says Ecommpay.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 26th Nov 2025

Digital Entertainment

Icertis acquires Dioptra to boost AI-driven contract automation

Icertis has acquired AI startup Dioptra to enhance its contract intelligence platform with advanced automation and risk review tools for legal teams.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025

Digital Entertainment

The Cloudflare outage highlights single-provider risk

The global Cloudflare outage has revived concerns about single-provider dependence as businesses confront rising risks from large-scale IT disruptions.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2025

Marketing Technologies

Epiminds raises USD $6.6m to launch multi-agent AI for agencies

Stockholm startup Epiminds raises USD $6.6m to launch AI platform with multi-agent system aimed at transforming marketing agency workflows.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 5 min read • Wed, 15th Oct 2025

Crypto

Canva teams with Boku to boost payment options in Asia, Europe

Canva teams up with Boku to offer localised payment methods across Asia and Europe, boosting access for users without credit cards.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Fri, 15th Aug 2025

Data Analytics

The next frontier of AI product development: building systems that learn with your users

Adaptive AI systems, like Amazon's Alexa Plus, learn and evolve with users in real time, promising a new era of personalised, interactive technology.

By Manav Mehra • 4 min read • Fri, 11th Jul 2025

Digital Entertainment

Mozart AI secures USD $730,000 to launch next-gen music DAW

London-based Mozart AI raises USD $730,000 to develop an AI-powered Digital Audio Workstation, helping artists create music faster while keeping creative control.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Wed, 2nd Jul 2025

Software-as-a-Service

Fivetran expands SDK to simplify building custom data connectors

Fivetran has expanded its Connector SDK, enabling developers to create custom data pipelines quickly, boosting analytics and AI capabilities across systems.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Jun 2025

Customer Experience

Amazon Prime tops list as most-cancelled subscription app

Amazon Prime tops the list of most-cancelled subscription apps, with 578,000 monthly cancellation searches, surpassing Disney+ by nearly 45%.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 30th May 2025

Digital Entertainment

NVIDIA expands AI tools for Windows RTX PCs & Azure users

NVIDIA and Microsoft boost AI on Windows RTX PCs and Azure with new tools, microservices, and plug-ins for faster, easier AI development and deployment.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 23rd May 2025

Digital Entertainment

Amazon Prime tops list as most cancelled app & subscription

Amazon Prime leads digital subscription cancellations with 578,000 monthly searches, as users reconsider services amid rising costs and tiered pricing models.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 15th May 2025

Stories from Other Regions

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Gaming

Australians increase spending as entertainment subscriptions surge

Despite rising living costs, Australians boosted spending on entertainment subscriptions, growing the market 5% to 54.6 million services by June 2025.

By Melvin Hipolito • 6 min read • Wed, 8th Oct 2025

Marketing Technologies

Yahoo DSP & Spotify unlock programmatic audio for Aussies

Yahoo DSP now offers Aussie advertisers direct programmatic access to Spotify's audio, video and display ads via one platform, enhancing campaign reach and measurement.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 2nd Oct 2025