Tag: Artificial Intelligence

8×8 Bets on AI to Transform CX Into a Growth Engine

8×8 has announced a new wave of AI-powered capabilities across the 8×8 Platform for CX. Designed to help businesses respond instantly, personalise service at scale, and stay compliant without added complexity, these innovations span 8×8 Contact Centre, 8×8 Engage, 8×8...

When Will AI in Learning Live Up to the Hype?

Artificial intelligence might be dominating headlines in the learning-tech space, but according to new research from the Fosway Group, most of the bold promises are still more potential than practice. In fact, Fosway’s analysis shows that of all the shiny AI...

Anthropic’s Claude Can Now Walk Away from Abusive Conversations

Anthropic is experimenting with something few tech companies have dared to consider: giving its AI models the power to end conversations. The company has rolled out this capability in Claude Opus 4 and 4.1, but only for what it calls “rare,...

Sprout Social Launches TikTok, Bluesky & Creator Tools for the Social Intelligence Era

Sprout Social has unveiled a new suite of innovations and strategic partnerships designed to give brands a competitive edge in the era of Social Intelligence. As audiences flock to platforms like TikTok and Bluesky for discovery, recommendations, and real-time conversations,...

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...

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...

This Week in CX: Trends, Trust, and Tech You Need to Know

Happy Friday! ‘This week in CX’ brings you the latest roundup of industry news. This week, we explored how retail is fixing mobile customer service, Gen Z and Millennials’ big summer travel plans, the impact of trust on banking choices, and the...

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...

AI Adoption Is Rising, But the Consumer Trust Gap Widens

A new joint report from HubSpot and SurveyMonkey reveals a widening disconnect between how quickly businesses are adopting artificial intelligence (AI) and how cautiously consumers are embracing it. The findings highlight four tensions shaping today’s AI landscape: rapid business integration...

Cresta Brings AI Agent Assist and Conversation Intelligence to Email Support

Cresta has expanded its Agent Assist and Conversation Intelligence solutions to the email channel, bringing the same breakthrough capabilities it pioneered for voice and chat to one of the most widely used customer support formats. This move allows companies to...