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Databricks Acquisition Adds Spreadsheet Powers to Genie September 25 2026 Databricks has announced the acquisition of billion-row spreadsheet company Row Zero, aiming to expand the capabilities of its Genie AI co-worker. Row Zero picks up where Excel leaves off - the latter's limit of 1,048,576 rows is (we hear) insufficient for some purposes and the more specialist software can cope with 'billions' of rows.

Ipsos Segments Feed Programmatic Ad System September 25 2026 Ipsos has partnered with cultural intelligence company EntityX, allowing advertisers to activate programmatic campaigns based on the research group's audience data, and without any requirement for third-party cookies, device identifiers, or tracking infrastructure.

Two Qual PM Appointments for Sync Research Group September 25 2026 Research support and operations company Sync Research Group has appointed Roxanne Peck as a Qualitative Project Manager, and promoted Elizabeth Murphy to the same role. The company was launched a decade ago by Elizabeth Granahan and Meghan Surdenas, two former employees of Focus Forward, and originally provided transcription and translation services.

Clientside Insight Leader Mukherji to Advise Acutus AI September 25 2026 Consumer decision modelling company Acutus AI has appointed former Nestlé and Unilever insights leader Chandan Mukherji as a Strategic Advisor. Acutus was launched in February 2025 by former Cint and Lucid execs Arindam Bhattacharya and Ankesh Saxena. The firm uses AI-powered consumer simulations and digital twins to help organizations understand, predict and simulate consumer decisions before they go to market.

Iterable Upgrade Puts Customer Interactions in Context September 25 2026 In San Francisco, AI customer engagement platform Iterable has announced a major upgrade designed to add data from 'every customer interaction' into the marketing stack, providing context for use both by human marketers and AI agents.

Board Addition for B2B Specialist Leadfeeder September 25 2026 Insight- and data-based B2B lead generation platform Leadfeeder has added product design and positioning leader Brad Noble to its Board in an observer capacity.

Euro Firms Combine for Global Beauty Insights Offering September 24 2026 Swedish company Generation Research and France-based Beauté Research are to integrate their offerings, promising clients a global view of the prestige beauty and cosmetic sector across 'all major global travel retail regions.' Generation specialises in the global travel retail sector, across multiple categories including Beauty, Wine & Spirits, Tobacco, Confectionery & Fine Food, Fashion & Accessories, Watches &...

Funding Values AI Data Lab Snorkel at $3.5 Billion September 24 2026 Redwood City, CA-based Snorkel AI, whose data platform and agentic, research-driven data factory help inform AI model development, has raised $350 million in Series C funding, at a $3.5bn valuation. The firm says it will recruit researchers and engineers, to meet booming demand for complex training data.

AOPS Hires Chief Operating Officer September 24 2026 In the US, independent healthcare fieldwork and data collection firm AOPS has appointed Michelle Hendrickx as Chief Operating Officer. Launched five years ago by healthcare fieldwork veteran Jerry Arbittier, AOPS (Arbittier Opinion Panel Systems) combines deep healthcare sampling expertise, specialist programming and hands-on senior leadership, in a business model targeting more qualified completes and reduced execution risk.

Change of CEO for Yonder Consulting September 24 2026 London-based insights firm Yonder Consulting has promoted Ross McAuley to CEO. McAuley joined the company in the spring as MD of its newly-launched Saudi business Thamma Al-Masar. He replaces Michael Simmonds, who moves to the Chair, but will remain closely involved with the business.