Give one plain-language brief and Canva builds a presentation, social post or video in your brand style straight away.
In late June and early July 2026, Canva is rolling out a big update: Canva AI 2.0. You now talk to it in plain language, and a single request can put several Canva tools to work at once. It also has a new memory that remembers your brand style, plus links to Slack, Gmail, Google Drive, Zoom and HubSpot. On top of that, Canva is giving every user its professional design tools Cavalry (animation) and Affinity (similar to Photoshop and InDesign) for free.
In late June and early July 2026, Canva is rolling out a big update: Canva AI 2.0. You now talk to it in plain language, and a single request can put several Canva tools to work at once. It also has a new memory that remembers your brand style, plus links to Slack, Gmail, Google Drive, Zoom and HubSpot. The big change from before: you no longer click through menus yourself. You describe what you want, and Canva lays down the first version in your style. Handy for quick groundwork: a draft presentation or a set of social posts. It stays a starting point, not a finished product. You keep an eye on taste, coherence, and whether it actually feels tailored to you.
From 2 August 2026, the European AI Act requires chatbots and AI images to be recognizable as such.
On 2 August 2026, the EU AI Act's transparency rules take effect. A chatbot then has to make clear that it is AI. And AI-made content, deepfakes included, has to be labelled as such. Almost every Dutch company that uses ChatGPT or Copilot counts as a 'user' under the law. The fines are steep: up to 35 million euros, or 7% of worldwide annual turnover.
On 2 August 2026, the EU AI Act's transparency rules take effect. A chatbot then has to make clear that it is AI, and AI-made content, deepfakes included, has to be labelled as such. For you, this mostly touches your ads and social posts. If you make a visual with AI, or an image that resembles a real situation or person, it should honestly say it was made with AI. The stricter rules for high-risk use have been pushed back to December 2027, but the labelling duty for everyday content is almost here. Start now with a simple agreement in your team about who keeps an eye on it.
You can now ask Copilot about company figures in plain language, without building anything yourself.
Through a feature called Work IQ, Microsoft 365 Copilot can now answer based on your Power BI reports. You simply ask a question in plain language (for example, why one line item is off) without building a complicated query. That also makes company figures accessible to colleagues who aren't numbers people. The feature rolled out in June 2026 within the Frontier program.
Through a feature called Work IQ, Microsoft 365 Copilot can now answer based on your Power BI reports. You simply ask a question in plain language, without building a complicated query. Handy for reporting to the board or a client: you get the gist of an existing report, in plain words. Note: Copilot doesn't really calculate. It predicts a likely answer. Check every figure and every conclusion against the source yourself before it goes out. AI can supply the explanation around it, but the numbers stay your responsibility.
What it means for youIf you work in Canva for your clients, the brand-style memory can speed up your groundwork. Describe a presentation layout or a set of social posts, and you get a first version in the right style. It stays a starting point: you keep an eye on the taste and the coherence. This week, check whether Affinity, now free, can cover your logo and print work.
For your work on screens and prototypes, this is mostly handy groundwork. Let Canva AI 2.0 lay down a first draft for a presentation about your research. That buys you time for the thinking that really matters. This week, see if the free Affinity tools can take over your Photoshop tasks.
For your studio, the real win is in the groundwork. Let Canva AI 2.0 put down a first presentation layout or a run of social posts in a client's brand style, so you and your four people reach the finish faster. It stays a starting point: you keep an eye on the taste and the coherence. This week, test the brand memory on one client project and see whether it really bends to that style.
You make visuals and ads, so this touches your work directly. If you use AI for an image, or make something that resembles a real person or situation, from 2 August it needs an honest label. This week, agree with your team on who watches for it and how you mark such a post.
For you this means AI images in blogs, whitepapers and newsletters will soon need an honest label. Especially visuals your designer makes with AI, or images that resemble a real situation or person. This week, agree with your designer and clients on who keeps an eye on the labelling, so you're ready on 2 August.
For you this means every ad or social post with an AI visual will soon need an honest label. An image that resembles a real person or situation counts too. Because you combine strategy and delivery, that call sits with you. This week, agree with your team on who watches for it and how you note it briefly.
For your monthly report, you'll soon be able to have Copilot explain in plain language why a line item is off, without building a query yourself. Handy when you sum up the gist for the board. But Copilot doesn't really calculate, it predicts a likely answer. This week, check every figure you present against your Power BI source yourself.
As a financial adviser, you can now ask a Power BI report a question in plain language, for example why a line item is off for a client. That saves time when you want to sum up the gist for a business owner. But Copilot doesn't really calculate, it predicts an answer. This week, check every figure you pass on against the source yourself.
For you as a bookkeeper, this means you'll soon be able to ask questions about a Power BI report in plain language, for example why a VAT item is off. Handy when you want to explain the gist of the figures to a client who isn't a numbers person. But note: Copilot predicts an answer, it doesn't calculate. Check every figure against the source yourself this week before it goes to a business owner.
Canva AI 2.0: from design tool to a creative colleague you can talk to. In late June and early July 2026, Canva is rolling out a big update: Canva AI 2.0. You now talk to it in plain language, and a single request can put several Canva tools to work at once. It also has a new memory that remembers your brand style, plus links to Slack, Gmail, Google Drive, Zoom and HubSpot. On top of that, Canva is giving every user its professional design tools Cavalry (animation) and Affinity (similar to Photoshop and InDesign) for free. What it means for you: If you work in Canva for your clients, the brand-style memory can speed up your groundwork. Describe a presentation layout or a set of social posts, and you get a first version in the right style. It stays a starting point: you keep an eye on the taste and the coherence. This week, check whether Affinity, now free, can cover your logo and print work.
