Conversational AI stories
NFON posts 2025 revenue uptick to EUR €89.1 million as AI products and the botario deal lift earnings despite a shrinking seat base.
UK airlines are deploying agentic AI and WhatsApp chatbots to cut airport queues, ease staff strain and manage growing border disruption.
Netskope unveils NewEdge AI Fast Path to speed secure enterprise traffic to major AI clouds, cutting latency for chatbots and agents.
Linnworks report finds mid-market retail growth closely tied to operational maturity, automation, AI use and stronger multichannel logistics.
Infobip launches AgentOS, an AI orchestration layer unifying customer data and channels so autonomous agents can manage and personalise service.
Sinch unveils AI agent tools to orchestrate customer interactions across messaging, email and voice, promising flexible, channel-agnostic deployment.
ServiceNow debuts Autonomous Workforce and EmployeeWorks, promising AI “specialists” that autonomously resolve most employee IT requests.
Saviynt taps Amazon Q to add conversational AI and deeper cross-app risk context, helping identity teams automate investigations and fixes.
Forward Networks enters Japan with its digital twin and AI tools as enterprises seek stronger network assurance, security and compliance.
ServiceNow launches Autonomous Workforce and EmployeeWorks, pairing AI “specialists” with chat-based support to automate routine workplace tasks.
Oura launches an AI health model tailored to women, blending medical insight with Oura Ring data to support users through life stages.
AI assistants are reshaping B2B discovery, forcing CIOs, CTOs and CMOs to rebuild content for zero‑click, conversational buying journeys.
Awin launches Campaign Builder and smarter partner recommendations to slash affiliate setup times and sharpen performance reporting.
A UK study will test how well public sector chatbots understand regional accents amid fears some voices are left behind by AI systems.
TechnologyOne launches Guide, an AI assistant to streamline council services and student support across Australia and New Zealand.
Chaty links its AI voice receptionist to ROLLER, letting attractions take bookings, payments and manage calls automatically around the clock.
Carsales has added AI Voice Search to its iOS app, letting Australians find cars by speaking natural phrases, with Android to follow soon.
ConvoZen launches a unified multilingual AI voice stack for India, debuting Akshara and Ragini speech models tuned to real call-centre audio.
Agora and FPT join forces to deliver AI-powered voice, video and messaging for Southeast Asia's banks amid stricter digital regulations.
AI and unified commerce will become core to Australian retail by 2026, as rising expectations force investment in real-time systems.