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Mardi Gras app launches as year-round LGBTQIA+ hub
Social Media

Mardi Gras app launches as year-round LGBTQIA+ hub

Sydney Mardi Gras has overhauled its festival app with Safety Circles, a Fan Wall and Strobe tools to boost safety and connection.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026

Global Stories

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Tonies expands range with Disney figures & new games
Warner Bros

Tonies expands range with Disney figures & new games

Parents get more screen-free options as Tonies adds Disney figures, personalised audio and new Tonieplay games across its range.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month
Exclusive: How Adobe showcases its innovation engine
DevOps

Exclusive: How Adobe showcases its innovation engine

Ideas from across Adobe are vetted live at Summit, and some have gone on to become products after further testing and hardening.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month
Kordia appoints Aroha Fleming as communications head
Firewalls

Kordia appoints Aroha Fleming as communications head

The move comes as cyber security scrutiny grows, with Fleming tasked with sharpening how Kordia explains its role in keeping New Zealand connected.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2026
Why cybersecurity needs better storytelling; and more women telling It
Digital Transformation

Why cybersecurity needs better storytelling; and more women telling It

Cybersecurity's future hinges on clear storytelling - and more women's voices - to turn technical risks into business-critical narratives.

By Hannah Perez • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Style, substance, and strategy: Drawing similarities between pageantry and PR
Partner Programmes

Style, substance, and strategy: Drawing similarities between pageantry and PR

From runway to boardroom, Australia's pageant stage doubles as a high-stakes PR lab for purpose-driven personal branding in 2026.

By Aleesha Naxakis • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Why 'Give to Gain' needs to stop being a women's virtue and start being a business model
Unified Communications

Why 'Give to Gain' needs to stop being a women's virtue and start being a business model

Communications must abandon hoarding influence and make advocacy a core business strategy, not a selfless virtue expected only of women.

By Lizi Sprague • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Building in public: Why women entrepreneurs need visibility as much as capital
Social Media

Building in public: Why women entrepreneurs need visibility as much as capital

Women founders are closing the start-up gap, but with VC still lagging, visibility and public storytelling are now vital growth capital.

By Kavitha Ramaswamy • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Pocket FM taps OpenAI to power AI-native audio growth
Robotic Process Automation

Pocket FM taps OpenAI to power AI-native audio growth

Pocket FM will bake OpenAI tools into its production stack, using generative AI to scale multilingual audio series for 300,000 creators.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
HONOR & ARRI bring cinema image science to mobiles
Generative AI

HONOR & ARRI bring cinema image science to mobiles

HONOR and ARRI join forces to embed cinema-grade image science into future smartphones, debuting on the ROBOT PHONE later this year.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
Behind DeepMind & Darren Aronofsky's AI-led short film slate
Generative AI

Behind DeepMind & Darren Aronofsky's AI-led short film slate

Google DeepMind teams with Darren Aronofsky's Primordial Soup to produce three AI-driven short films, starting with ANCESTRA, On This Day...1776.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Wed, 18th Feb 2026

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NSSLGlobal backs veterans' sailing voyage around UK
Connectivity

NSSLGlobal backs veterans' sailing voyage around UK

Satellite links are helping 70 veterans stay safe and in touch as a 13-week sailing challenge circles the UK to raise GBP £300,000.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 4 days ago
NSSLGlobal backs veterans' sailing voyage round UK
Not for profit

NSSLGlobal backs veterans' sailing voyage round UK

Satellite links are keeping up to 70 ex-forces veterans safe and in touch as they sail 2,000 nautical miles round the UK.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Content systems in B2B tech: Scaling assets across channels
Data Protection

Content systems in B2B tech: Scaling assets across channels

B2B tech firms are wasting budget on one-off assets as tighter content systems help extend reach, sharpen messaging and improve ROI.

By Patrick Keenan • 4 min read • Last month
Brand vs demand in B2B tech - Why you need both to grow
Digital Transformation

Brand vs demand in B2B tech - Why you need both to grow

Relying only on paid channels makes B2B tech growth more costly, while brand can boost trust, shorten sales cycles and protect pricing power.

By Patrick Keenan • 3 min read • Last month
Women in transport tech: How diverse teams keep freight moving
Digital Transformation

Women in transport tech: How diverse teams keep freight moving

Women at MyTrucking are reshaping transport tech, blending empathy with efficiency to keep freight moving in smarter, more human ways.

By Sarah Macdonald • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Energyz Black wins Hotwire Accelerator for UK energy AI
Artificial Intelligence

Energyz Black wins Hotwire Accelerator for UK energy AI

Energyz Black wins Hotwire's debut Accelerator, securing pro bono PR support to scale its AI-driven energy careers and skills platform.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026