Chatbots stories
Singapore’s digital economy faces rising pressure as attacks climbed 22% in March, far outpacing a 5% global decline.
Direct use is boosting trust in conversational AI, with 82% of active users reporting measurable value and many still wary of deployment costs.
Businesses are beginning to use Qlik's agentic analytics in live workflows, with healthcare, sport and manufacturing deployments now in production.
Businesses risk wasting AI budgets on polite interfaces when the bigger gains come from linking systems, data and workflows directly.
The new Gartner category highlights demand for unified office software as employers seek to cut friction across hybrid work, visitor and desk management.
The deal could cut admin and speed up decisions for more than one million businesses across Australia and New Zealand.
Workers using AI agents at work now have a vendor-neutral course to help them spot risks, manage oversight and distinguish them from chatbots.
As generative tools displace search, the partnership will test how AI datasets are priced and how platforms can balance advertising with subscriptions.
Customers can now get tailored content and AI search in Sitefinity, as Progress adds governed personalisation and conversational tools.
Rising cloud adoption is leaving Australian and New Zealand firms exposed to credential abuse, misconfigurations and costly automated attacks.
The move could let travellers book hotels inside chatbots without restarting searches, as AI assistants gain live inventory access and checkout links.
Geordie AI unveils Beam, a real-time governance tool to curb risky autonomous agents as security leaders flag them as a new attack vector.
Infobip data shows single-channel alerts collapsing as brands pivot to omnichannel, AI-led conversations across SMS, RCS, WhatsApp and voice.
OutSystems named a Leader in G2's Spring 2026 AI Agent Builders Grid, after earning top scores for ease of admin, trust and governance.
Only 10% of customers rate service as great, as fragmented systems and poor empathy are driving churn and frustration.
Smaller firms are using artificial intelligence to cut admin time, with data analysis and scheduling topping the list of practical tasks.
Irish consumers are losing 284 million hours a year to poor service, as weak systems and low empathy leave firms at risk of defections.
Weaker loyalty and lower confidence are pushing most shoppers to compare prices across stores, with 67% splitting purchases to find value.
Hospital patients still rely on phone lines for urgent care updates, leaving trusts wary of telephony changes as the PSTN switch-off looms.
AI models rarely credits Canadian news sources, McGill audit warns, risking traffic and pay for regional and French-language outlets.