Canva just dropped a bombshell on the design industry by making Affinity’s entire professional software suite completely free. This strategic move directly challenges Adobe’s subscription dominance and could reshape creative workflows worldwide.
Ant International’s strategic investment in R2 signals a major push into Latin American embedded lending. The partnership combines Ant’s global credit expertise with R2’s regional platform network to serve underserved SMEs through frictionless financing.
YouTube dominates TV viewing but brands still treat it like traditional media. New infrastructure platforms are finally making creator partnerships scalable, transforming how advertising works on the platform.
Aave Labs has acquired stablecoin savings platform Stable Finance in a strategic move to expand its DeFi offerings. The acquisition brings Stable’s engineering team and technology to Aave, accelerating development of consumer-focused financial products.
Aave Labs, the company behind the prominent decentralized finance protocol, has reportedly acquired Stable Finance according to recent announcements. Sources indicate this strategic move aims to accelerate Aave’s expansion into consumer-facing DeFi products while leveraging Stable Finance’s expertise in stablecoin savings applications.
i2c Inc. has achieved Visa certification as the first global issuer processor for Click to Pay technology. The integration enables streamlined checkout experiences with significant fraud reduction and improved authorization rates across multiple regions through a single implementation.
Payment technology platform i2c Inc. has reportedly become the first global issuer processor certified by Visa for Click to Pay functionality, according to recent announcements. This certification enables i2c clients to integrate the EMVCo standard across multiple regions through a single implementation, sources indicate.
Leslie Benzies, former Grand Theft Auto producer, invested heavily in his new studio Build a Rocket Boy only to see its debut title MindsEye receive scathing reviews. Sources indicate development was hampered by what employees called “Leslie tickets” – sudden directive changes that disrupted production. The game reportedly cost $270 million to develop but earned a dismal 34 Metacritic score.
Leslie Benzies, the former Grand Theft Auto V producer renowned for his work on the blockbuster franchise, has seen his post-Rockstar venture stumble dramatically with the release of MindsEye, according to reports. After departing Rockstar Games in 2016 amid royalty disputes, Benzies assembled Build a Rocket Boy with significant funding and industry talent. Despite these advantages, sources indicate the studio’s debut title has become one of the most notable failures in recent AAA video game history.
Corporate Tariff Costs Projected to Decline Amid New Trade Agreements As global trade dynamics continue to evolve, companies are reporting…
Blackstone President Jonathan Gray has directed investment teams to address AI risks upfront in all memos, calling the technology’s disruptive potential “profound.” The warning comes as investors reportedly focus on bubble concerns while underestimating AI’s capacity to demolish legacy businesses across multiple sectors.
Blackstone President Jonathan Gray has issued a stark warning about artificial intelligence’s potential to render entire industries obsolete, according to reports from the Financial Times. Speaking at the FT’s Private Capital Summit in London, Gray revealed he has directed the firm’s credit and equity teams to address artificial intelligence implications on the first pages of all investment memos, signaling the technology’s critical importance in risk assessment.
Revolut’s Monumental Funding Achievement In a landmark development for the fintech sector, British digital banking pioneer Revolut has secured a…
