Pixazo API Now Supports Seedance 2.0 & GPT Image 2 — Bringing Next-Generation AI Video and Image Creation to Developers
Pixazo announced that its API now includes ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0 video model and OpenAI’s GPT Image 2 model, giving developers access to high‑fidelity AI video and language‑aware image generation through a single key. Seedance 2.0 supports text‑to‑video, reference‑based inputs and an OmniHuman module, offered in fast and standard speed tiers. GPT Image 2 leverages GPT’s deep language understanding to produce images from complex, multi‑clause prompts and edit existing visuals via plain language. Unified authentication and transparent per‑operation pricing eliminate the need for separate provider accounts.
Closing the Trust Gap Starts at the Opt-In
Intuit Mailchimp’s new research reveals a widening trust gap in e‑commerce opt‑ins. While 65% of brands request phone numbers, only 28% of consumers are willing to share them, and fewer than 8% achieve conversion rates above 20%. The study shows...
Kohat Cement Co Posts Lower Profit in 9MFY26
Kohat Cement Co Ltd reported a 20% year‑on‑year profit drop to PKR 7.4 billion (≈US$26.5 million) for the nine months ended FY26. Net sales were flat at PKR 28.9 billion (≈US$103 million) while total dispatches rose 9%, but an 8% decline in retention prices kept revenue...
Chile Braces for Bad Acid Trip
Chile’s mining sector is confronting a looming shortage and price surge for sulphuric acid, a critical reagent for copper processing. The disruption stems from the Iran‑Israel conflict and the recent closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which have choked global...
Jobs Warning | Ex-PM Rishi Sunak Warns AI Is 'Flattening' Entry-Level Jobs Market for Young Workers
Former UK prime minister Rishi Sunak warned that artificial intelligence is flattening the entry‑level jobs market for young workers. He told the BBC that graduates’ fears of AI replacing early‑career roles are justified, as business leaders report scaling back recruitment....
Premier Composite Technologies Appoints Oliver Rohde as Chief Sales Officer
Premier Composite Technologies (PCT) has appointed Oliver Rohde as its new Chief Sales Officer. Rohde brings more than two decades of international façade engineering experience, including 18 years in the Gulf region where he led a major façade construction firm....
Keyword Structuring Shapes the Foundation of Effective Website Content
Keyword structuring is emerging as a core SEO tactic, emphasizing the logical organization of primary and secondary terms rather than isolated keyword repetition. By arranging topics hierarchically—starting with a main theme and branching into sub‑topics—content mirrors natural search intent and...
'Fell Between the Cracks' | Police Force Breached Equality Act over ADHD Support and Noise-Cancelling Headphones Request, Tribunal Finds
An employment tribunal found that Avon and Somerset Constabulary failed to make reasonable adjustments for a Victim and Witness Care Officer diagnosed with ADHD, violating the Equality Act. The employee, Donna Vale, requested noise‑cancelling headphones, a request that was ignored,...
CMMS Success Metrics: How to Build KPIs That Validate Results
Many CMMS deployments deliver data without proving financial impact, leaving leaders in the dark. Limble outlines a framework to shift from activity tracking to decision‑support KPIs that tie maintenance work to cost savings, uptime, and asset life. It highlights five...
Telecom News: Orange, Bouygues, Iliad, SFR, Claro, TRAI, Bharti Airtel
Orange, Bouygues and Iliad have entered early regulatory talks for a joint €20.35 billion (≈ $22 billion) bid to acquire France’s SFR, a move that would shrink the French mobile market from four players to three. The consortium is preparing separate filings and...
Vinyl Eats Into Cash Reserves and Pushes Back Profitability Date
Vinyl Group reported a $1.8 million USD cash burn this quarter, pushing its EBITDA‑positive target to the first half of FY27. The delay is tied to the pending Val Morgan Digital acquisition, which was originally slated to help meet a year‑end profitability...
Google Cloud Next 2026: Scaling AI Agents
Google Cloud Next 2026 showcased a full‑stack AI push, highlighted by the eighth‑generation 8t TPU pods that can deliver 121 exaflops of FP4 compute across 9,600 chips. The event emphasized Google’s multi‑cloud stance, promising seamless integration for customers who refuse vendor...
Iran War Hits Asia’s Suppliers to Global Fast Fashion
The Iran‑War‑driven surge in fossil‑fuel prices is hitting polyester feedstock costs, pushing Indian yarn producer Filatex to pay roughly 30% more for PTA and MEG. Indian and Bangladeshi textile firms report sharp rises in yarn and thread prices, labor shortages,...
Rohan Lund Announced as New CEO of Southern Cross Austereo
Rohan Lund, former CEO of Yahoo7 and COO of Seven West Media and Foxtel, has been appointed Managing Director and CEO of Southern Cross Austereo (SCA), effective May 1, 2026. The appointment follows a turbulent post‑merger period where Seven West Media’s...
GoTo Now Offers a Direct Integration with DriveCentric to Modernize Dealership Operations
GoTo announced a direct integration of its AI‑powered GoTo Connect platform with DriveCentric’s dealership engagement system. The partnership lets automotive dealers manage calls, texts and AI‑driven insights entirely within DriveCentric, eliminating the need to toggle between separate tools. Features include...
Safe Software Bolsters Leadership Team with CFO and CPO Appointments to Drive Next Phase of Growth
Safe Software, the creator of the FME data integration platform, announced the appointment of Judd Lee as Chief Financial Officer and Vanessa Ribreau as Chief People Officer. The hires come as the Seattle‑based firm recently crossed $100 million in revenue and...
InMarket Announces Partnership for Real-Time, Visit-Based Optimization Solution with Yahoo DSP
InMarket, a leader in real‑time marketing measurement, has partnered with Yahoo DSP to deliver a visit‑based optimization solution for advertisers in the United States and Canada. The integration streams daily observed store‑visit signals into Yahoo’s In‑Flight Outcomes platform, allowing marketers...
The Last Mile Reputation Gap
Retailers have focused on checkout speed and product content, neglecting the post‑purchase journey, creating a "last mile reputation gap" between promised and actual delivery experiences. Customers now judge brands on reliability, transparency, and how exceptions are handled, not merely on...
ChatGPT Enters Sports Marketing Arena via OpraahFx and Mohammed Siraj Partnership
OpraahFx has launched a strategic partnership with OpenAI's ChatGPT and Indian fast‑bowler Mohammed Siraj, creating an AI‑driven content engine for sports marketing. The collaboration focuses on short‑form, platform‑native storytelling that can be produced and iterated at speed across Instagram, YouTube...
CarbonCure Technologies Appoints Yuliya Kravtsov as CEO
CarbonCure Technologies named Yuliya Kravtsov as chief executive officer, ending an interim period under Kristal Kaye. Kravtsov brings over 20 years of senior leadership in cement, most recently overseeing integration at CRH and holding roles at Holcim and Lafarge. Her appointment...
CME Group Benchmark Administration Deploys Repo Funds Rate US Dollar for Customer Testing
CME Group Benchmark Administration (CBA) has launched the Repo Funds Rate U.S. Dollar (RFR USD) in its New Release environment for customer testing. The rate is a volume‑weighted median of overnight repo trades on the BrokerTec CLOB, using both specific and...
Sainsbury’s in Discussions with Tu Clothing Team Ahead of Potential Restructure
Sainsbury’s is holding early‑stage talks with staff in its Tu Clothing division about operational changes that could result in job cuts. The review targets buying and merchandising functions, with the possibility of new roles emerging as some positions are removed....
EXL Picks Sharon White to Lead APAC Data Management
EXL announced the appointment of Sharon White as head of APAC data‑management solutions, based in Sydney. White will oversee client delivery in Australia and New Zealand, drive data‑modernisation initiatives, and expand the EXLdata.ai suite developed with Databricks. She arrives with more...
Office Hours: B2B Storytelling: How to Make Your Brand Their Favorite
SparkToro’s Office Hours webinar with Jay Acunzo revisits a core B2B truth: audiences choose brands they feel connected to, not the objectively best. The session argues that today’s AI‑driven, content‑saturated landscape makes resonance more critical than sheer volume. Acunzo offers...
Telefónica Appoints Gómez as Movistar Plus+ CEO
Telefónica has named Alfonso Gómez as the new chief executive of Movistar Plus+, ending Daniel Domenjó’s brief tenure. Gómez arrives from leading Telefónica’s Hispanoamérica unit after the telco trimmed its Latin American portfolio to a single remaining market, Venezuela. The board’s decision is...
Payment Delays and Geopolitics Test Exporters
Allianz Trade’s 2026 Global Survey of 6,000 exporters shows optimism persisting despite the Middle East war, with 75% still expecting export growth, though confidence slipped six points. Geopolitical risk now tops the agenda for 65% of firms, pushing 80% to...
Vaisala Corporation Interim Report January–March 2026: Industrial Measurements Growth Driving First Quarter Results
Vaisala reported Q1 2026 results, posting net sales of €137.0 million (~$151 million), up 1% year‑over‑year and 7% in constant currencies. Orders increased 5% to €127.4 million (~$140 million), driven by a 9% rise in the Industrial Measurements segment and a 16% sales boost in...
Digitalist Group Plc’s Business Review, 1 January – 31 March 2026
Digitalist Group Plc reported a 14% drop in first‑quarter turnover to €3.8 million (≈ $4.1 million), down from €4.5 million a year earlier. EBITDA swung to a €0.4 million loss (≈ $0.44 million) and EBIT fell to €0.5 million negative, widening the profit gap. The company trimmed its...
Nilörn Interim Report Q1, 2026
Nilörn Group reported a 16% drop in Q1 net sales to SEK 218 million ($21.8 million), with order intake falling 18% to the same level. Operating profit slipped to SEK 15.4 million ($1.54 million), and adjusted profit after non‑recurring costs was SEK 17.7 million ($1.77 million). The board proposed...
Former Chief Operating Officer to Permanently Lead Royal College of Paediatrics
Ian Parrett, formerly chief operating officer at the London Institute of Banking and Finance, has been appointed the permanent leader of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH). He had been serving in an interim capacity since January...
What Are the Best Enterprise Audience Intelligence Platforms?
G2’s Spring 2026 Enterprise Grid Report ranks the leading audience intelligence platforms for large firms. GWI, Adobe Analytics and Adobe Real‑Time CDP earn the highest user‑satisfaction scores, while Demandbase One, Audiense, GWI and Meltwater are praised for customer support. Audiense, Dstillery, StatSocial...
DAZN Unveils DAZN48 Creator Network
DAZN announced DAZN48, a creator network that will pair 48 football creators with each nation in the expanded 2026 FIFA World Cup. The initiative places fans at the center of coverage, delivering daily reactions, cultural storytelling, and authentic perspectives across...
HrFlow.ai Secures €6 Million Pre-Series A to Build “Hiring SuperIntelligence” To Tackle Unemployment
Paris‑based HrFlow.ai announced a €6 million ($7 million) pre‑Series A round, lifting its total funding to €8.5 million ($10 million). The round was led by 115K and EmergingTech Ventures and included high‑profile backers such as Xavier Niel and Allen Penn. HrFlow.ai provides an AI‑driven data orchestration...
UK Wage Tax Burden Rises Fastest Among Rich Nations as Hiring Concerns Grow
The OECD reports that the UK’s wage tax burden rose to 32.4% of labour costs in 2025, the steepest increase among advanced economies. The surge stems from higher employer National Insurance contributions and frozen tax thresholds that create fiscal drag....
Dollar Rises as US–Iran Stalemate Lift Oil Prices, Euro Hit by Weak Outlook
The U.S. dollar rose as oil prices climbed amid a lingering US‑Iran maritime standoff and a three‑week Israel‑Hezbollah ceasefire extension that failed to ease geopolitical risk. Higher oil prices are feeding inflation expectations, reinforcing a higher‑for‑longer rate outlook and safe‑haven...
Granting Flex Request Would "Create Expectations" In Broader Workforce
The Fair Work Commission ruled that an employer could refuse a flexible rostering request because granting it could set a precedent leading to widespread expectations and potential productivity losses. The case involved a Coal & Allied Mining Services employee on...
From the Field to the Floor: Dom Giampaolo on Leading Elite Supplements
Elite Supplements has grown from a single gym‑based shop in Canberra to a network of 151 stores across Australia, with 70 owned locations and the rest franchised. In 2019 the company abandoned a licensing model for franchising to regain brand...
Whoosh Structural Overhaul to Satisfy China, Purbaya Says
Indonesia’s finance minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa announced a finalized plan to restructure the consortium and debt of the Jakarta‑Bandung high‑speed rail, branded Whoosh, to satisfy Chinese investors. The restructuring adopts a risk‑sharing approach, aligning losses with each party’s ownership share....
Women in UK Financial Services Earn £40,000 Less than Men as Pay Gap Widens
Women in UK financial services earn about £40,000 (≈$51,000) less than men, a gap that translates to roughly 30% lower total compensation and 25% lower hourly pay. eFinancialCareers’ survey of over 2,600 professionals shows men earn £68.66 ($87) per hour...
Sovereign AI Fund Focuses on UK’s Challenges
The UK government has unveiled a £500 million ($640 million) Sovereign AI Unit to accelerate domestic AI startups. The first wave backs seven firms, giving equity to infrastructure player Callosum and supercomputing access to six others via the AI Research Resource network,...
Ant International Partners with Citi to Launch PayTo Payment Solution in Australia
Ant International announced the integration of Australia’s PayTo real‑time payment scheme into its Global Account Service, partnering with Citi as the sponsor bank. The new offering lets Australian export‑focused SMEs pull funds instantly from bank accounts to top up WorldFirst...
Trump Should Just Finish the Job on Iran
President Trump halted Operation Epic Fury in April 2026 after two weeks of heavy strikes on Iran, declaring an indefinite cease‑fire while naval blockades in the Strait of Hormuz persisted. Admiral Brad Cooper had asked for an extra 14 days to finish a...
When Loyalty Looks Too Good to Be True
Mike Alnaji, CEO of Imfluence, argues that the United Arab Emirates has become a living case study of unpaid, loyalty‑driven advocacy that fuels genuine brand equity. As regional geopolitical tensions rise, UAE‑based influencers and residents are voluntarily championing the country’s...
Consumer Confidence Falls as Rapid Price Rises Give Households the ‘Jitters’
Consumer confidence in the United Kingdom slipped for the third month in April, with GfK’s index falling four points to -25. The outlook for the next 12 months dropped six points to -43, the weakest reading since February 2023. While confidence...
Rimkus Promotes Gaudet and Hensen to Support Built Environment Team
Rimkus announced two senior appointments to bolster its Built Environment Solutions (BES) unit. Walter Gaudet was named vice president of BES Canada, while Michael Hensen became vice president of technical excellence for BES across North America. Gaudet will drive the expansion of...
From Your CFO Upon Discovering ROAS
The CFO’s memo proposes a rapid, cash‑based funding loop for paid‑search advertising, citing the industry’s $2.48 revenue‑per‑dollar benchmark. The plan would withdraw physical currency from a bank branch, deploy it to Google Ads, and return the principal plus a 20%...
‘Wake-Up Call’ for UK Financial Firms as Internal Audit Failures Drive £1bn Fines
The Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors (CIIA) warns UK financial firms that internal audit failures have generated roughly $1.25 billion in FCA fines since 2021. Analysis of 97 FCA enforcement cases shows more than half stem from basic control lapses, especially...
ASIC Continues Finfluencer Crackdown Alongside Global Regulators
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has joined 16 regulators worldwide in a second Global Week of Action against unlawful fin‑influencers, issuing warning notices to four Australian creators and reviewing 15 influencers linked to 15 AFS licence holders. ASIC...
FWC Clarifies Restrictions on S-Xual Harassment Disputes
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) dismissed a TAFE Queensland employee's sexual harassment dispute because her parallel complaints to the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) and Queensland Human Rights Commission (QHRC) had not been resolved. Under section 734B(1) of the Fair Work...
Exclusive: Oolka Raises Rs 130 Cr in Series A Led by Accel at Rs 730 Cr Valuation
Bengaluru‑based fintech Oolka secured a $14 million Series A round, led by Accel India, pushing its post‑money valuation to roughly $87.6 million. The round included $10.5 million from Accel, $2.6 million each from Lightspeed and Z47, and personal stakes from Meesho co‑founders. Oolka, founded in...