Customer service stories

Deskpro launches cloud and VPC help desk on AWS Marketplace, giving organisations flexible hosting, AI options and streamlined procurement.

Distributors stockpile more inventory as a Phocas report warns planning gaps and data limits are raising costs and operational complexity.

Vancouver-based Hiswai has launched Zuno, an AI chat layer that turns corporate websites into conversational, data-rich customer hubs.

A new study examining AI use across occupations finds little evidence of rising unemployment so far, though hiring of younger workers may be slowing.

Ahead of International Women's Day, new research exposes how shattered confidence, bias and complexity fuel a stubborn credit gap for women.

As AI reshapes work and life, women must be empowered to build and question it, or risk being defined by systems they did not design.

Most mid-market firms are stuck in pilot agentic AI trials as governance lags, even while 43% leapfrog directly into agent-based systems.

Smart Communications helps organisations in regulated industries face down communication challenges every day.

Banks risk AI 'infrastructure traps' as long projects outpace fast-evolving models, wasting budget while nimbler rivals ship real solutions.

Marketers pour money into AI, yet most still blast generic spam as fragmented data blocks the real conversations customers now expect.

A new NE2NE study finds over half of common AI benchmarks are “contaminated”, casting doubt on headline model rankings and marketing claims.

Infobip launches AgentOS, an AI orchestration layer unifying customer data and channels so autonomous agents can manage and personalise service.

Revuze now tracks TikTok Shop sales and creator performance, unifying commerce data with customer feedback in its market platform.

Sinch unveils AI agent tools to orchestrate customer interactions across messaging, email and voice, promising flexible, channel-agnostic deployment.

TELUS Digital warns that common AI persona prompts can quietly reshape models' moral judgements, undermining consistency in high‑risk use.

Insurers race to clean and connect sprawling customer records into a single AI‑ready view, paving the way for hyper‑personalised cover.

Google and Klaviyo are deepening ties to power AI “agentic commerce”, linking ads, search and RCS messaging to real-time customer data.

Talkdesk unveils Automation Flows and extends Autopilot to email, promising end-to-end AI handling of complex, multi-system CX workflows.

Ricoh has secured Leader status for the third time in IDC's global high-speed inkjet MarketScape, citing innovation, service and reliability.

Forrester sees humanoid robots shifting from trials to targeted deployment, promising efficiency gains but slowed by cost, complexity and risk.