Customer service stories
Retailers could cut stockouts and returns costs as Blue Yonder links forecasting, fulfilment and customer service in one AI-driven system.
The partnership gives the audio brand tighter control over unauthorised resellers and faster access to sales data on Amazon Australia.
Businesses can uncover hidden service failures and improve customer loyalty by analysing contact centre interactions at scale with AI.
The deal should help restaurants steer phone orders towards higher-margin dishes while easing pressure on staff and margins.
Enterprise teams are exposing data and workflow systems as AI agents spread without approval, leaving most tools outside IT control.
Australian contact centres are replacing early AI tools rather than dropping them, with chatbots still the top investment priority over the next 12 months.
Most major websites are unprepared for AI agents, with D3 Research finding 84% of readable policy files scored a D or F.
Rogue behaviour in testing has heightened fears that autonomous tools are being handed sensitive systems without proper oversight or limits.
Despite near-universal deployment, most firms cannot prove AI is lifting service results, with only 5% able to measure business impact.
Stronger enterprise demand and AI products helped Zoom raise its full-year outlook after quarterly revenue rose 4.9% to USD $1.28 billion.
Households could benefit from payment plans that match irregular incomes, as energy suppliers seek to curb rising arrears and debt.
Travellers could recover up to EUR 600 for disrupted journeys as AirHelp embeds a compensation checker inside ChatGPT and Claude.
Cleaner audio and multilingual support should help 8x8 customers improve call quality as remote and cross-border support grows more common.
The sale has spotlighted a new class of AI training assets, with customer-service records now valued at more than USD $10 million.
Businesses risk sharper losses from phone scams unless staff know to verify suspicious calls using 159, as UK payment fraud hit GBP £1.28 billion.
The appointment gives Serve First a sharper UK profile as it seeks to stand out in a crowded AI and customer experience software market.
Businesses may cut CX stack costs by more than 60% as Crescendo bundles AI agents, ticketing and workforce tools into one platform.
The 13-month scheme aims to cut revenue leakage by 50% by automating admin and freeing depot staff for customer advice.
Around 660 staff across five sites will move to a single UK-hosted platform as HM Land Registry seeks faster, more secure support.
Blind and low-vision customers will be able to complete routine banking tasks by video call without visiting a branch, as NatWest tests the service.