Author: Sandra Radlovacki

UK Doctors Say Time Off Matters More Than Money

An increasing number of UK doctors are willing to sacrifice a portion of their salary for a shot at a better life outside the hospital, according to Medscape UK’s latest report on doctors’ well-being.Almost 50% of the respondents in The...

HR Turns to AI for Hiring Help But Lacks the Skills to Use It Effectively

HR leaders see clear benefits in AI-powered tools, but many admit they don’t have the skilled workforce to use them effectively.Capterra’s 2025 HR Software Trends Survey, which gathered insights from over 3,200 HR professionals across 11 countries, reveals how rising...

Starbucks Equips Baristas with AI Assistant to Speed Up Orders and Cut Downtime

Starbucks is introducing a generative AI assistant, Green Dot Assist, built on Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI platform, to help baristas answer questions, solve equipment issues, and streamline service in real time. The assistant is already in pilot at 35 locations, with...

Dear Customer, This Message Was (Probably) Written by AI

In 2025, nearly every business customers interact with will be using AI to communicate with them, whether they notice it or not. New research by customer engagement platform Sinch, which surveyed 1,600 business leaders and 2,800 consumers across sectors, including...

Instacart Turns Pinterest Pins into Purchases with New Retail Media Integration

Instacart and Pinterest are joining forces in a new retail media partnership that will bring shoppers even closer to their favourite items in the moment of inspiration. The collaboration will make Pinterest ads directly shoppable through Instacart, turning discovery into...

Why Agentic AI Systems Are the Next Big Shift in CX

In the current race to embed AI into every facet of business, one term is rapidly gaining traction in the customer experience (CX) space: agentic AI. While it may sound like yet another buzzword in the AI alphabet soup, there’s...

83% of European Workers Says No to American Office Culture

European professionals are pushing back hard against the spread of American corporate culture, with a new survey revealing deep concern over its influence on workplace norms, mental health, and labour protections. According to the Crosscurrents Work Culture Report by career...

Where Is AI Actually Moving the Needle in CX?

Customer experience is facing a reckoning. After years of investment in digital tools and AI, Forrester’s latest US Customer Experience Index shows CX quality is at its lowest point since tracking began. AI-driven chatbots, once heralded as the future, have...

Americans Hit with 4.8 Billion Robocalls in May, New Data Shows

Despite a slight monthly dip, robocalls in the U.S. surged more than 7% year-over-year in May 2025, and scam calls are leading the charge.According to YouMail’s latest Robocall Index, Americans received just over 4.8 billion robocalls last month. That’s roughly...

CallMiner Embeds Deep CX Analytics into Microsoft Dynamics 365

CallMiner is embedding its AI-powered conversation analytics directly into Microsoft Dynamics 365 Contact Center, giving service teams new tools to extract value from every customer interaction. This news comes on the heels of CallMiner’s recent acquisition of VOCALLS, a voice-first...