Customer service stories
Enterprises face higher AI bills and governance gaps as only 17 per cent have reached high maturity, Gartner says.
High call volumes and stalled omnichannel upgrades are driving firms to Zendesk's AI voice tools, which secured 100 sales opportunities in a year.
The insurer has moved more than 58 million transactions, 70,000 contracts and 163,000 investment accounts to a new cloud platform.
Supply chain leaders are becoming more cautious as the software group rolls out AI agents and mobile tools aimed at improving planning and execution.
Bad contact records can send autonomous AI workflows off course, with errors compounding across thousands of customer actions at once.
The purchase strengthens Salesforce's push into automated support as it seeks to widen Agentforce's reach and prove AI can cut service costs.
The new system is meant to help firms move AI from pilot projects into live customer operations, with audit trails and human oversight built in.
Small firms taking card payments by phone face fraud, chargeback and compliance risks that Gamma says have been overlooked.
But 56 per cent of users rely on unapproved tools, leaving Australian employers to tackle security, compliance and trust gaps.
Clients are increasingly demanding proof that cloud and AI spending is lifting productivity, revenue or cost control, not just adding systems.
Clear warranties and return policies may be needed to turn US interest in refurbished gadgets into sales, the survey found.
Call handling has been centralised in Microsoft Teams, with NSWRL reporting a 17-second average wait after the switch.
The retailer also lifted order volumes by 24% last peak trading period, while fewer customer service queries eased pressure on its teams.
The gap leaves many retailers exposed, as most feel pressure to adopt AI yet fewer than half have a clear plan for doing so.
AI and emerging tech are becoming a growth priority for UK lenders and insurers, with 91% expecting higher spending over the next year.
Weekend and overseas customers are getting answers far faster, as the golf trolley maker's AI assistant now handles most routine queries around the clock.
Greater spare-parts cover should cut downtime for customers after the Reading-based IT support group lifted stock by almost a third.
Despite regulatory pressure, Australian service leaders are prioritising customer-facing AI spending as trust in AI agents outpaces global averages.
Businesses across Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia can now automate multilingual chat sales around the clock, reducing missed leads and follow-up delays.
Most applicants miss out because their CVs fail to mirror job-ad wording, rather than being blocked outright by software, new research suggests.