CEO Melanie Perkins explains Canva’s big pivot to AI
…Melanie had some thoughts here as well — and I did my best to get her to talk about Adobe, which is also adding AI tools and raising prices, a deadly combination for…
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The 13 biggest announcements at Google I/O 2026
…During our demo, Google also demonstrated group calls using Beam — a feature that’s been in development for a few years and will work with tools like Google Meet and Zoom.
Sony
…Developing Tool to Stop Copyright Infringing Content and Compensate Original Creators - IGN [ IGN ] KPop Demon Hunters is getting a sequel, obviously Meredith Haggerty Mar 12 Sony appears to be testing dynamic pricing…
Microsoft’s new Xbox chief starts making her mark
Microsoft’s new Xbox chief has had a busy couple of months after promising “the return of Xbox.” Asha Sharma met with publishers at the Game Developers Conference in March, and has…
Welcome to the personal software revolution
…The Model Context Protocol gives developers an easy way to expose their data to AI agents. Lots of developers are also building command line interfaces to better integrate with coding tools. More…
Microsoft’s new Xbox shake-up is all about platform changes
…directly with me on our most complex product and engineering problems, with a focus on developer tooling, taste, and infrastructure.” Tim Allen, former Microsoft CoreAI VP of design and GitHub’s senior…
GitHub faces a fight for its survival at Microsoft
…Copilot AI coding tool. Every Copilot plan will include a monthly allotment of GitHub AI credits next month, with an option for subscribers to purchase additional usage. Developers can currently experiment and…
Cybersecurity
…Our response to the Axios developer tool compromise [ OpenAI ] Stevie Bonifield Apr 10 Gmail’s end-to-end encryption is now available on its mobile app. Starting this week, enterprise users will…
Would you let robots spend your money? Google is betting on it
Google is going all in on AI-driven shopping even as some competitors back off. At Google I/O, the company unveiled the latest iteration of its AI commerce tools: a…
Apple
…In a January filing spotted by MacRumors , Apple disclosed its purchase of Color.io — a grading tool used by filmmakers and photographers — and the hiring of its sole developer. Color.io shut…