Customer service stories
The lender expects faster onboarding, tighter fraud checks and quicker customer responses as AI spreads across its regulated banking operations.
Banks could use the new tool to give branch staff a fuller customer history, reducing repeated questions and improving advice on complex issues.
Only a small share of routine stream events need costly model calls under Google's Dataflow approach, which can curb latency and API charges.
Annual savings of GBP £250,000 and a 94% answer rate followed a shift to AI transcription and analytics across Bluecrest's service lines.
The hire underscores rising pressure on IT services firms to turn AI pilots into measurable client gains as Sonata deepens its push into enterprise use.
Businesses will pay only for closed support cases under Zendesk's new model, as the software group ties AI automation to human fallback.
Poor returns experiences are pushing 92% of shoppers away, while most also check refund windows before buying, Reveni's study found.
Businesses in the preview can use the model for real-time coding, support and trading tasks, with responses up to 14 times faster.
Real-time audience data from Facebook and Instagram is helping firms spot changing preferences and steer marketing, service and product decisions.
The tie-up could unlock financing for AI data centres as demand for computing power outstrips the balance sheets of cloud providers.
Nearly a million Malaysian firms took up AI in the past year, but most are still using basic tools rather than scaling them.
Customers using Microsoft Teams may find contact centre integration simpler after Tendfor was certified under Microsoft's Unify Integration Model.
UK organisations can now run AI tools on domestic infrastructure while keeping data and prompts under their own control, CTI says.
A new survey suggests customer frustration is nudging more New Zealand shoppers towards AI tools, even as brands struggle to rebuild trust.
AI is making communication and adaptability as vital as coding for junior tech roles, apprentices said, as employers seek workplace-ready staff.
The move has lifted approval rates and cut reconciliation work as the luxury group standardises payments across stores and online in 14 countries.
Water losses in Masterton have been cut to 15% as better meter data helps the council spot hidden leaks and prompt repairs.
Commuters in northwest Auckland gain a new interchange from Sunday, with the first Northwest Busway stop opening on schedule and under budget.
The review could identify quick wins for Northland residents, while weighing privacy, security and ethical risks before any rollout.
The overhaul is lifting satisfaction and cutting complaints as Currys handles nearly 6 million support contacts a year across its retail network.