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impact.com deepens YouTube tie-up for creator marketing
Marketing Technologies

impact.com deepens YouTube tie-up for creator marketing

impact.com expands YouTube integration to give brands and agencies a single system for creator campaign management and verified performance tracking.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Impact.com deepens YouTube tie-up for creator marketing
Marketing Technologies

Impact.com deepens YouTube tie-up for creator marketing

Impact.com expands YouTube partnership with Creator Partnerships API, giving brands verified data to manage, measure and amplify creator campaigns.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week
RØDE unveils Sonaura mic tech, wireless gear & software
Biometrics

RØDE unveils Sonaura mic tech, wireless gear & software

RØDE launches Sonaura MEMS mic tech, RØDELink II wireless system and podcast software in broad push across pro audio and creator tools.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last month
Ion in early talks with Meta & Alphabet over video tech
Physical Security

Ion in early talks with Meta & Alphabet over video tech

Ion Video says Meta and Alphabet are among several global tech groups in early talks over its patented system to make video easier for AI tools to use.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month
OpenAI acquires TBPN to expand media and strategy reach
Digital Entertainment

OpenAI acquires TBPN to expand media and strategy reach

OpenAI buys TBPN, adding Silicon Valley's influential daily tech talk show to its Strategy team while pledging editorial independence.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Google expands Lyria 3 Pro music tool across products
Physical Security

Google expands Lyria 3 Pro music tool across products

Google rolls out Lyria 3 Pro to Vertex AI, Gemini and Workspace tools, giving users up to three-minute AI music tracks with finer song structure control.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
Indosat traffic jumps 20% on Eid homecoming routes
Unified Communications

Indosat traffic jumps 20% on Eid homecoming routes

Indosat says holiday travel sent network usage up more than 20% and cut downtime, as AI tools and new sites helped it cope with mudik demand.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Thu, 26th 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
Google expands Gemini in Chrome with new languages
Robotic Process Automation

Google expands Gemini in Chrome with new languages

Google is rolling out Gemini in Chrome to India, New Zealand and Canada, adding over 50 languages and deeper links to Gmail, Maps and YouTube.

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

Stories from Other Regions

Deepfake report finds US & X lead global incidents
Surveillance

Deepfake report finds US & X lead global incidents

UK trails US in deepfake threat ranking as identifAI flags X as main spreader and political manipulation as the top use case.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Last month
World Cup to spark UK spending surge & second screens
Gaming

World Cup to spark UK spending surge & second screens

World Cup set to kick off UK spending spree as fans splash out on home viewing gear and juggle matches with shopping on second screens.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 18th 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
Lessons from IIIT-B: Building an ecosystem where women thrive, not just survive
EduTech

Lessons from IIIT-B: Building an ecosystem where women thrive, not just survive

IIIT-Bangalore's gender-equal campus shows how thoughtful policy and support can help women in tech thrive, on campus and beyond.

By Meenakshi D'Souza • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
The female economy isn't niche - It's the growth engine
Gaming

The female economy isn't niche - It's the growth engine

Women are driving explosive growth in digital fitness and sports tech, turning female-first design from side initiative into core strategy.

By Kate Veronneau • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
Google funds online safety programs for Canadian youth
Artificial Intelligence

Google funds online safety programs for Canadian youth

Google.org is investing over CAD $1.4 million in Kids Help Phone and Boys & Girls Clubs of Canada to bolster youth online safety programs.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
Google sets out AI-first future for ads & shopping
Marketing Technologies

Google sets out AI-first future for ads & shopping

Google maps out an AI-first overhaul of ads, Search and shopping, betting on creator-led influence and emerging agentic commerce tools.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2026