Tag: US

Americans cut back on spending as tariffs fuel a new age of caution

From cutting second vacations to skipping the wine with dinner, American consumers are drawing a harder line on spending, and it’s not just inflation fatigue. According to the KPMG’s Consumer Pulse Summer 2025 report, economic anxiety is no longer a...

New Alorica system claims to catch harmful content 500x faster without losing the human touch

Alorica is working to make digital spaces safer by pairing fast-learning AI with experienced human moderators.The global BPO firm just launched an upgraded version of its Digital Trust & Safety platform, claiming it can detect harmful content and online threats...

Dialpad brings AI-powered communications platform to Google Cloud marketplace

Dialpad is now available on the Google Cloud Marketplace, opening up its platform to a broader range of businesses already operating within the Google ecosystem. The move streamlines how companies adopt Dialpad’s unified business communications suite—including Dialpad Connect, Dialpad Support,...

Five9 and Salesforce tighten ties with new AI bundle for contact centres

Five9 has launched a new product and services bundle designed to streamline how businesses use its contact centre technology with Salesforce’s customer service tools, marking a deeper phase in the companies’ long-running partnershipUnveiled this week, Five9 Fusion for Salesforce combines...

Voice, chat, and action: why agentic AI is winning in CX

According to Forethought’s 2025 AI in Customer Experience Benchmark Report, companies utilising agentic AI are seeing significant advantages over those using traditional or simpler AI solutions. Agentic AI is proving to be more effective and cost-efficient in handling customer service...

8×8 adds AI Summaries, Tap-to-Pay, and Smarter Messaging in major platform update

8×8 is rolling out a series of practical upgrades across its customer experience platform, aiming to make conversations easier to manage, payments quicker to complete, and support teams better equipped to do their jobs.At the centre of the update is...

Frontline jobs see wage increases in Q1 2025, but labour shortages continue across key industries

Frontline workers experienced notable wage growth in the first quarter of 2025, yet many industries are still struggling to fill open roles. A new report from Resume Now and Talroo, based on labour market data from January through March, shows...

New Pindrop release exposes deepfakes in Zoom and Teams calls

Cybersecurity firm Pindrop announced the beta launch of Pindrop Pulse for Meetings, a real-time deepfake detection tool built to detect AI-generated fraud in Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Webex meetings. With support for more platforms on the way, the move brings...

AI ads drive clicks but also drive customers away, study finds

A new study has uncovered a surprising twist in the world of AI-driven advertising: the more consumers click, the more they fear.Researchers from the University of Richmond, working alongside BlueHuki CEO Dr. Heather Pressler, found that while ads flaunting artificial...

IntelePeer supercharges voice AI with lightning-fast real-time capabilities

Conversational AI provider IntelePeer is amping up automated conversations with the launch of its next-generation voice AI capabilities. The end-to-end conversational AI platform provider has rolled out new technology designed to make real-time verbal interactions smoother, smarter, and far more...