Author: Sandra Radlovacki

Americans Keep Using the Same Passwords, Even as Attacks Surge

Despite years of high-profile breaches and phishing scams, almost half of U.S. consumers still admit to reusing the same password across multiple accounts, according to a new survey commissioned by Yubico. The nationwide study, conducted by Talker Research across the ten...

SEWA’s Award-Winning Virtual Assistant Streamlines Customer Service Across Sharjah

Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (SEWA) has introduced a digital assistant that is changing how customers interact with utility services. Nafa’a, an AI-powered virtual assistant, has handled over 228,000 interactions in six months, assisting with bill instalment requests, outage...

City Cruises Charts a Smoother Digital Journey with Medallia

City Cruises, part of Hornblower Group, has partnered with Medallia to improve how guests book and experience its dining and sightseeing cruises. The collaboration focuses on reducing friction across digital touchpoints by capturing real-time feedback and analytics from users online. The...

Perplexity AI Throws $34.5B at Google Chrome in Bold Market Move

Artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI has made an audacious $34.5 billion all-cash offer for Google’s Chrome browser, a bid that far exceeds the company’s own $14 billion valuation. Led by Aravind Srinivas, a former Google and OpenAI engineer, Perplexity has...

U.S. Customer Satisfaction at 12-Year Low, New Report Finds

American customers are less satisfied than they’ve been in over a decade, according to the latest American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) data. The national score slipped 0.1% in Q2 2025 to 76.9 out of 100 — the same level seen...

AI Skyways Takes Off: Qatar Airways and Accenture Partner to Redefine Air Travel

Qatar Airways and Accenture have launched AI Skyways, a joint initiative designed to bring AI into more parts of the business — improving how passengers are served, streamlining flight operations, enhancing staff training, supporting environmental goals, and helping the airline...

Privacy Is the New Loyalty Programme

As artificial intelligence becomes a bigger part of everyday life, the public’s relationship with data is shifting from passive acceptance to active scrutiny. In 2025, trust is no longer a compliance box to tick. A new survey of 10,000 frequent internet...

Consumers Want Instant Payments, Not Instant AI

Urgent and same-day bill payments are becoming a habit for a growing share of consumers. The 2025 ACI Speedpay Pulse Report shows that 30% of people made an urgent or same-day payment in the past year, with Gen Z and...

What Are CX Leaders Really Measuring?

In the Gulf, CX leaders are measuring success differently. They rely less on proving immediate ROI and more on refining customer loyalty scores, streamlining journeys, and building new feedback engines. While Western markets are under pressure to justify every CX investment...

AI Can Answer Faster. But Can It Care?

Artificial intelligence is making customer service faster, cheaper, and more efficient, at least from the company’s perspective. However, according to Verizon’s latest CX Annual Insights report, speed isn’t the same as satisfaction. The study reveals a clear gap between the...