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Zoom expands agentic AI to automate workplace tasks

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Zoom is rolling out agentic AI across Workplace, Phone and CX, turning meetings and calls into automated workflows and custom AI agents.
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Microsoft unveils Agent 365 & new Microsoft 365 E7 suite

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Microsoft launches Agent 365 and Microsoft 365 E7, blending AI agents, Copilot upgrades and security tools in a single enterprise push.
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Quiq hires Jen Grant as CMO to drive scaled AI agents

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Quiq names Jen Grant chief marketing officer to steer strategy as enterprises move AI agents from pilots to large-scale customer use.
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AI reshapes jobs as firms battle data & governance

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AI is boosting jobs and returns for many firms, but poor data readiness, governance gaps and shadow tools threaten to stall progress.
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Shopify, Klaviyo deepen tie-up for global eCommerce

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Shopify and Klaviyo deepen their partnership with a new integration to power more localised, cross-border eCommerce for global brands.
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SITA links Google Find Hub with WorldTracer baggage data

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SITA links Google's Find Hub with WorldTracer, letting airlines use passenger-shared bag locations to speed delayed baggage recovery.
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How phone verification keeps customer data accurate

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Learn simple and scalable ways to check if a phone number is active, improve data accuracy and keep your customer communications on track.
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Wise predicts agentic AI shift in business by 2026

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Wise forecasts that by 2026 agentic AI will run core business tasks, pushing firms to embed tools, tighten oversight and rethink outsourcing.
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How the universal adoption of AI can help women in insurance balance the scales

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As AI reshapes insurance, automation could free women from routine tasks and open faster routes into higher-skilled, better-paid roles.
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Deskpro brings cloud & VPC help desks to AWS shopfront

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Deskpro launches cloud and VPC help desk on AWS Marketplace, giving organisations flexible hosting, AI options and streamlined procurement.
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Distributors stockpile as Phocas flags planning gaps

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Distributors stockpile more inventory as a Phocas report warns planning gaps and data limits are raising costs and operational complexity.
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Hiswai launches Zuno AI chat to power smarter websites

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Vancouver-based Hiswai has launched Zuno, an AI chat layer that turns corporate websites into conversational, data-rich customer hubs.
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Anthropic unveils new metric to gauge AI job exposure

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A new study examining AI use across occupations finds little evidence of rising unemployment so far, though hiring of younger workers may be slowing.
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International Women's Day - women, confidence, and the credit gap

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Ahead of International Women's Day, new research exposes how shattered confidence, bias and complexity fuel a stubborn credit gap for women.
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International Women's Day: If women are not shaping AI, they will be shaped by it

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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.
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Mid-market firms stall at pilot stage for agentic AI

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

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Smart Communications helps organisations in regulated industries face down communication challenges every day.
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The AI infrastructure trap: Why your 'AI-ready' project may already be obsolete

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Banks risk AI 'infrastructure traps' as long projects outpace fast-evolving models, wasting budget while nimbler rivals ship real solutions.
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AI spend surges but marketers struggle to generate value

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Marketers pour money into AI, yet most still blast generic spam as fragmented data blocks the real conversations customers now expect.
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Language model benchmarks widely 'contaminated', study finds

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