Tag: Customer Experience

When bots go rogue: the identity crisis of AI agents

SailPoint has unveiled a new report titled “AI agents: The new attack surface”, warning companies of the fast-growing security risks posed by autonomous AI systems. The report reveals that while 82% of organisations already use AI agents, only 44% have...

KFC’s UK boom, mental health overhaul, and Nvidia’s $8B China setback

KFC serves up £1.5 billion investment and 7,000 jobs across UK & IrelandKFC plans to invest £1.5 billion and create over 7,000 jobs in the UK and Ireland by 2030. The expansion includes £500 million for 500 new restaurants and...

Most organisations are badly run, says expert

Most organisations are badly run. Anybody who has ever been an employee has an anecdote about a dysfunctional organisation, populated with inexplicable decision making, toxic culture and crazy line managers. “Most organisations are poorly run, and there are repeating patterns that...

IgniteTech acquires Khoros

IgniteTech has acquired Khoros, a platform for digital-first customer engagement. This strategic acquisition highlights IgniteTech’s full transition into an AI-first company, a transformation it achieved in under 10 months.With this move, IgniteTech aims to infuse its AI technologies throughout the...

Cegeka picks Talkdesk to power next-gen AI-driven customer experience

Talkdesk has announced a new partnership with Cegeka, an international IT services provider. The collaboration will see Cegeka adopt the Talkdesk CX Cloud platform to transform its customer support operations with cloud and AI capabilities.By implementing Talkdesk’s modern CX technology,...

Canada’s financial divide, Amazon’s defiance, and Chinese censorship

Canadian families face emotional and financial risk due to rising costsA new study by the Money Wise Institute reveals a growing disconnect between Canadian parents and their children on inheritance expectations. While 80% of parents cite rising living costs as...

Mitsubishi Motors Canada introduces AI-powered assistant

Mitsubishi Motors Canada has revamped its online customer journey with the introduction of an AI-powered Intelligent Companion (IC). The virtual assistant provides prospective buyers of the 2025 Outlander a personalised, interactive, 3D guide to the vehicle’s features. “For us it is...

SAP unveils bold business AI strategy, making intelligence a daily driver of work

At its annual SAP Sapphire conference, SAP SE unveiled a set of innovations aimed at embedding Business AI deep into the workflows of organisations around the globe. The announcements mark a significant evolution in how companies can harness AI, not...

Economic uncertainty is reshaping healthcare and spending across U.S. generations

As economic pressures intensify in 2025, Americans across generations are thinking about how they spend, save, and plan for the future. From rising tariffs to surging living costs, the landscape is forcing hard choices, many of which have unexpected ripple...

Tech, teaching, and teens: UK expands facial recognition, boosts flexible work, and tackles youth unemployment

Facial recognition technology is rapidly expanding in UK policingLive facial recognition (LFR) is swiftly becoming widespread across England and Wales, with nearly 4.7 million faces scanned in the past year—double that of 2023. Police are investing heavily, with fixed cameras...