Monetisation stories
AI agents are set to erode ad-funded web traffic, forcing businesses to pivot from screen-based funnels to metered API revenue.
Finance teams face rising billing errors as AI pushes software vendors towards hybrid pricing, with usage-based charges up sevenfold since 2025.
Season 4 will broaden Call of Duty: Mobile with Rebirth Island, a Godzilla x Kong event and a new Battle Pass weapon.
AAA studios risk missing the portable boom as hybrid consoles, handheld PCs and cloud services reshape where players spend their time and money.
Football rights holders could recoup millions as Fastly and LALIGA test AI tools to spot and remove illegal live streams in real time.
Staff and creditors face uncertainty as both businesses keep trading under external control while receivers assess their future.
Younger travellers are already using AI for planning, but direct bookings still depend on live inventory and real-time data.
The move could let travellers book hotels inside chatbots without restarting searches, as AI assistants gain live inventory access and checkout links.
APAC mobile game sessions climb as paid acquisition surges, signalling a shift from pure install growth to retention and long-term value.
SHAREit shifts from offline file-sharing staple to AI-fuelled ad platform, chasing emerging-market growth with 2.4 billion users.
CPP Investments and Equinix are acquiring Nordic data centre operator atNorth in a deal valuing the business at USD $4 billion.
Identity Digital names CRO Matt Overman to CRN's 2026 Channel Chiefs list, spotlighting its growing domain partner ecosystem and strategy.
OpenAI will levy a 4% fee on Shopify merchants for sales made via ChatGPT's integrated instant checkout from late January 2026.
Online creators turn from volatile ad deals to subscriptions, affiliates and paid events, bringing bigger paydays but trickier tax demands.
Social media creators urged to treat content as a business as dashboard payouts ignore platform cuts, tax and rising running costs.
Revenue leakage may be eroding as much as 7% of annual recurring income as finance systems lag behind AI pricing shifts.
Superloop chooses Aria Billing Cloud to replace fragmented in-house systems and unify billing across its growing telecoms services.
Pricer pilots Avenue digital shelf-edge displays with East of England Co-op, promising richer in-aisle promotions and new revenue streams.
Bending Spoons unveils a EUR €1.5m fellowship, offering major scholarships and mentoring to top computer science students across Europe.
NFON unveils modular licences and a unified AI-focused partner plan as it accelerates its NFON Next 2027 communications strategy in Europe.
