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ICO launches privacy campaign for parents of children
Data Protection

ICO launches privacy campaign for parents of children

Parents of primary school children are being urged to rethink online privacy habits as the regulator responds to rising safety concerns.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 17th Apr 2026
Camp Digital returns with focus on ethical AI & inclusion
Digital Transformation

Camp Digital returns with focus on ethical AI & inclusion

Camp Digital returns to Manchester spotlighting ethical AI, inclusive design and hopeful technologists in a rapidly changing digital sector.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
Bolt Insight secures GBP £7m to build AI insights chief
Data Analytics

Bolt Insight secures GBP £7m to build AI insights chief

Bolt Insight raises GBP £7m led by Pembroke VCT to expand globally and build an AI “assistant chief insights officer” for brands.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 11th Dec 2025

Global Stories

User research stories

Nexer & Deque forge global accessibility partnership
Digital Transformation

Nexer & Deque forge global accessibility partnership

Organisations face rising pressure to make websites and apps accessible as the European Accessibility Act and customer expectations tighten scrutiny.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • This month
MacPaw survey finds green concerns may drive file cleanups
Storage

MacPaw survey finds green concerns may drive file cleanups

Greater awareness of the cloud's environmental footprint could prompt more Mac users to delete old files, a survey suggests.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 23rd Apr 2026
Miro acquires Reforge to boost AI product strategy
Digital Transformation

Miro acquires Reforge to boost AI product strategy

The acquisition gives Miro a bigger role in AI-era product planning, adding Reforge's training and tools alongside its collaboration software.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
Why women's influence in tech matters beyond headcount
Customer Experience

Why women's influence in tech matters beyond headcount

International Women's Day in tech must go beyond hiring targets, giving women real power over what gets designed, funded and shipped.

By Christine Bourdon • 5 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Good technology starts with listening to the users, according to UX/UI human-centred designer
Data Analytics

Good technology starts with listening to the users, according to UX/UI human-centred designer

A human-centred UX/UI designer says the most powerful tech solutions begin not with code or visuals, but with deep, disciplined listening.

By Carolina Pérez Dilsizian • 5 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
OpenAI launches GPT-5.3-Codex as faster coding agent
DevOps

OpenAI launches GPT-5.3-Codex as faster coding agent

OpenAI unveils GPT-5.3-Codex, a faster coding agent that extends Codex into a supervised, general computer-use and cybersecurity tool.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026
Miro links visual workspaces to AI coding via MCP server
Hyperscale

Miro links visual workspaces to AI coding via MCP server

Miro unveils an MCP server to pipe visual planning boards directly into AI coding tools, aiming to ground agentic workflows in shared context.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
Xero unveils customisable homepage packed with widgets
Data Analytics

Xero unveils customisable homepage packed with widgets

Xero rolls out a redesigned, widget-led homepage that surfaces real-time profit, cash flow and tasks in a custom view for each user.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026
Miro debuts Engage to transform AI-powered workshops
Unified Communications

Miro debuts Engage to transform AI-powered workshops

Miro launches Engage, an in-canvas tool that blends live polls with AI summaries to keep workshop input and follow-up work in one space.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026

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Optimal launches AI-moderated surveys for deeper feedback
Digital Transformation

Optimal launches AI-moderated surveys for deeper feedback

Product teams can now gather richer user feedback at scale as Optimal adds spoken responses and automated follow-up questions to surveys.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • This month
Spotify lets users switch video off across the platform
Marketing Technologies

Spotify lets users switch video off across the platform

Audio-only listening is now easier for millions of users as video controls roll out globally across Spotify's app and devices.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Mon, 13th Apr 2026
Finding your creative voice in tech through 'design thinking'
Digital Transformation

Finding your creative voice in tech through 'design thinking'

Design thinking helps tech creatives find their voice by centring users, clarifying problems and bridging gaps between teams.

By Yuri Chae • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
MindSpace Labs uses EEG to track real-time TV reactions
DevOps

MindSpace Labs uses EEG to track real-time TV reactions

MindSpace Labs debuts EEG-powered platform that reads viewers' brainwaves to fine-tune TV edits, ads and education content in real time.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
Stuff hiring founding engineer for AI-native news platform
DevOps

Stuff hiring founding engineer for AI-native news platform

Stuff is recruiting a founding Principal Engineer in Auckland to architect and build a greenfield AI-driven consumer news platform.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2025