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Canva buys Cavalry & MangoAI, appoints algorithms chief

Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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Canva snaps up Cavalry and MangoAI, boosting motion design tools and AI marketing, and names MangoAI's Nirmal Govind Chief Algorithms Officer.
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Affinity surpasses one million sign-ups as software goes free

Wed, 12th Nov 2025
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Affinity, Canva's professional design suite, hit over one million sign-ups in a week after making its software free globally.
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Affinity launches free all-in-one pro design app with Canva AI

Fri, 31st Oct 2025
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Affinity now offers a free pro design app merging photo, vector, and layout tools, with Canva AI integration, for seamless creative workflows worldwide.
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Canva acquires Leonardo.AI to enhance its AI design tools

Fri, 9th Aug 2024
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Canva has acquired Leonardo.AI, a cutting-edge AI content platform, to boost its design tools, enhancing capabilities for over 190 million users.
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Canva unveils major expansion of enterprise offerings

Mon, 27th May 2024
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Canva unveils its biggest platform upgrade in a decade at LA's Canva Create event, expanding enterprise services with new tools for productivity and creativity.
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Canva acquires Affinity to enhance its professional design toolkit

Fri, 29th Mar 2024
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Canva boosts professional design capabilities with the acquisition of the creative software suite Affinity, targeting the untapped 1% of industry professionals and expanding its enterprise offering.
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Eagle Eye launches EagleAI for grocery, retail personalisation

Mon, 15th Jan 2024
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Eagle Eye debuts data science solution EagleAI, promising bespoke promotions and heightened customer loyalty for global retailers and grocers via AI-powered personalisation.
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New collaboratation to streamline guest experience

Wed, 3rd Jan 2024
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Adyen partners with Frasers Hospitality to streamline guest experiences via seamless payment solutions at across Singapore, Malaysia, Australia and Europe.
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Mastercard's Dynamic Yield launches AI tool Shopping Muse for personalised retail experience

Fri, 1st Dec 2023
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Mastercard's Dynamic Yield unveils Shopping Muse, an AI tool providing bespoke retail experiences through personalised product recommendations.
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Hands-on Review: Gaomon M106K Pro Battery-free Pen Tablet

Tue, 14th Nov 2023
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The Gaomon M106K Pro offers impressive features for an entry-level graphics tablet at a competitive price. Check it out!.
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TeamViewer unveils major update for Tensor with enhance security features

Wed, 1st Nov 2023
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TeamViewer has launched a significant update for the enterprise connectivity solution Tensor, enhancing security and user functionality.
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Hands-on Review: Xencelabs Pen Display Tablet 24'

Thu, 17th Aug 2023
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Xencelabs appear to be on to a winner here. The Pen Display 24 had me feeling that with a little more time, I might become the next Banksy.
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Superscript appoints Tim Joslyn as CTO

Thu, 17th Aug 2023
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Superscript appoints Tim Joslyn as CTO, Chris Barclay as CCO, entering a new growth phase in the insurtech industry.
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Shiseido partners with Amperity to accelerate first-party data strategy

Fri, 4th Aug 2023
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The Prestige beauty company deploys a customer data platform to democratise data, deliver personalised customer experiences and increase agility.
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Dell releases enhancements to PowerProtect solutions

Fri, 21st Jul 2023
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The enhancements empower organisations to proactively tackle the challenges associated with multicloud data sprawl, operational complexity and cyber resiliency.
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The FIDO Alliance releases UX guidelines all about passkeys

Fri, 2nd Jun 2023
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The FIDO Alliance has released new user experience (UX) guidelines to help accelerate deployment and adoption of passkeys.
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IWD 2023: The Art of Shifting Careers - from art to telco

Wed, 8th Mar 2023
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From fine arts to tech, a woman of colour shares her journey of breaking barriers in a male-dominated industry. #TechTrailblazer #WomensDay.
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Developer engagement: understanding allegiance & avoiding grievance

Wed, 22nd Feb 2023
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Software developers are in high demand, but their loyalty lies with their preferred tools and frameworks, risking attrition if not provided.
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Amperity to help Reckitt maximize and scale first-party data

Wed, 14th Dec 2022
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The global consumer products company behind Lysol, Air Wick and Enfamil deploy a customer data platform to build long-term customer loyalty and drive revenue.
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Talend announces support for Amazon Redshift Serverless

Mon, 8th Aug 2022
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Talend announces support for Amazon Redshift Serverless, enabling better analytics and validation of high-quality integrations and governance solutions.