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Animoca partners with CryptoSlam's Ethoswarm on Animoca Minds, a cloud platform for always-on AI agents aimed at non-technical users.

8x8 reports triple-digit growth in AI voice and messaging for CX, as contact centres scale automation beyond pilots across channels.

AI companions are edging into the mainstream, prompting doubts over whether digital pets could reshape - but not replace - traditional pet ownership.

Pearson says US could gain up to USD $6.6 trillion from AI by 2034, but only if employers urgently invest in reskilling and task-level redesign.

Big banks and AI leaders signal they will layer new AI tools on top of, not instead of, core enterprise software systems.

ServiceNow expands its OpenAI partnership to make frontier models and voice-first AI core to enterprise workflows and automation at scale.

Four in five Australian organisations say they struggle to prove AI delivers business value, blaming poor data access and weak integration.

European banks expect AI to shrink staff only slightly, with most projected job losses coming through routine attrition, not mass cuts.

BioCatch warns AI shopping agents will turbocharge online fraud, urging banks and retailers to distinguish helpful bots from criminal misuse.

'BodySnatcher' bug let attackers hijack ServiceNow AI agents to mimic users and create backdoor admin accounts on on-premise systems.

Infobip named a growth and innovation leader in Frost & Sullivan's latest CPaaS report, praised for cross-channel AI-driven communications.

Klaviyo forecasts 2026 surge in AI voice shopping, automated returns and connected-device purchases reshaping how consumers buy.

Zendesk warns APAC brands that rising CX expectations demand transparent, context-rich AI that resolves issues instantly or risks churn.

Australian AI Festival 2025 crowns joint startup winners Apate and Lenexa Medical as awards span tools, influencers and creative AI work.

Talkdesk unveils Commerce Orchestration and Consumer Goods Experience Cloud to coordinate AI-driven retail journeys end to end.

Pendo rolls out Agent Analytics to help companies track AI agents in real workflows, spot friction points and turn usage data into improvements.

Google Cloud unveils Gemini CX AI platform to link retail and restaurant shopping, service and ordering into one joined-up experience.

Exactly.com predicts AI agents, social commerce and omnichannel retail will redefine trust, convenience and control in 2026 shopping.

Conviva expands Digital Product Insights with AI-driven pattern analytics, unifying journeys across apps, websites and conversational agents.

Yubico experts say 2026 will redefine authentication, with post-quantum security, digital ID wallets and AI-driven threats converging.