Customer service stories
The rollout spans thousands of trade firms, promising quicker fixes and new AI tools to cut paperwork, disputes and admin costs.
The funding will help the Italian software group buy US businesses and deepen its reach among small firms already using multiple tools.
Governance and safety costs are now overtaking development as many firms struggle to keep live customer-facing AI agents reliable and compliant.
The promotion comes as 8x8 tries to grow EMEA sales for its contact centre and customer experience software amid fierce sector competition.
Many global brands are failing to match CX spending with the systems needed for AI-led customer journeys, according to new research.
But data quality and integration are slowing deployment, as most brands in Australia and New Zealand remain unable to scale agentic AI.
Customers could move SAP workloads to AWS in days rather than weeks, as new integrations aim to cut migration time and expand AI use.
Businesses using multiple AI systems will get tighter controls as Boomi adds policy enforcement, monitoring and workflow orchestration tools.
Businesses can now keep customer conversations seamless as Quiq adds live voice support and a new brand identity for its service platform.
The hire signals a fresh push to win corporate spending on AI customer service tools as Crescendo scales across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
The deal gives customers planning and forecasting tools meant to make AI agents more reliable across complex enterprise systems.
The appointment aims to sharpen sales and customer strategy as the group expands across consulting, fulfilment and logistics operations.
The funding will help Vapi scale its voice AI platform as enterprise demand surges and more than 1 billion calls flow through its agents.
The Sydney company is betting creators can monetise audience demand with paid AI personas across WhatsApp, SMS and web chat.
Travellers at Terminal B can now ask a hologram for directions in English or Spanish, easing queues at LaGuardia's busy food hall.
Higher labour costs are pushing retailers to cut hiring and raise prices as employee experience slips down the agenda, WorkJam says.
Only 16% of UK firms have fully deployed AI-powered digital workers, as cost, integration and compliance concerns slow wider rollout.
Tenants could see quicker updates and fewer delays as the council overhauls repair tracking and asset data across its housing stock.
Trust still trumps speed for refunds and complaints, with 90% of UK shoppers preferring human help on complex retail issues.
Retailers risk losing sales as shoppers expect offers and recommendations to update instantly, not hours after they signal intent.