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Synthflow appoints Matt Alexander as Channel Chief

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Synthflow names Matt Alexander Vice President of Channel and Alliances to deepen partner ties and drive international AI growth.
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Twilio survey finds conversational AI adoption gap widens

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Twilio survey shows conversational AI is moving from pilots to live use, with current adopters reporting stronger governance confidence and clearer business gains.
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Genesis Energy completes four-month systems overhaul

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Genesis Energy and Adaptiv deliver four-month overhaul of billing, service and finance systems, cutting complexity for 500,000 New Zealand customers.
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Anaxi, Carnegie Mellon study AI data value, revenue models

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Anaxi Labs and Carnegie Mellon probe how AI agents and datasets should be priced as generative tools reshape search, advertising and subscriptions.
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AI can inspire travel, but it still can't book it. That's about to change

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AI is moving travel from inspiration to transaction, but live inventory, accuracy and booking infrastructure still stand between chat and checkout.
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Salesforce adds Slackbot features to boost CRM work

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Salesforce expands Slackbot with meeting notes, voice input and CRM updates, pitching the tool as a conversational hub for workplace apps.
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Progress adds AI search & personalisation to Sitefinity

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Progress Software adds AI search, personalisation and conversational tools to Sitefinity as enterprises seek more governed digital experiences.
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AskNicely launches Ask NiceAI for service businesses

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AskNicely unveils Ask NiceAI to help managers at multi-site service businesses turn scattered customer feedback into faster, data-backed action.
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Eltropy adds AI tools for credit union banking tasks

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Eltropy expands AI platform for credit unions with secure identity checks and account service tools to handle routine banking tasks in one conversation.
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Google expands Search Live to New Zealand in AI Mode

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Google rolls out conversational Search Live to New Zealand, adding voice and camera support in AI Mode across more than 200 countries.
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Custom Travel Solutions launches RouteStack for AI bookings

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Custom Travel Solutions opens RouteStack, giving AI assistants live hotel inventory and a direct path to bookings as it eyes wider travel categories.
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Adaptiva launches Aida AI adviser for endpoint teams

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Adaptiva debuts Aida AI adviser to help IT and security teams query vast endpoint estates in plain English and speed up exposure management.
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Constructor debuts AI agent for eCommerce merchandising

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Constructor unveils Merchant Intelligence Agent, an AI copilot to explain, optimise and automate eCommerce search and merchandising decisions.
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Infobip report marks shift to omnichannel AI messaging

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Infobip data shows single-channel alerts collapsing as brands pivot to omnichannel, AI-led conversations across SMS, RCS, WhatsApp and voice.
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Vivi Money launches AI financial platform with Visa

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Australian fintech Vivi unveils AI-native money platform on Pismo with Visa debit card, FX features and high-interest savings tools.
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Graylog unveils explainable AI tools for lean SecOps

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Graylog launches explainable AI and agentic workflows to help lean SecOps teams automate threat triage, investigations and response.
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Snowflake unveils Project SnowWork for agentic AI work

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Snowflake debuts Project SnowWork, an “agentic” AI platform that turns conversational prompts into governed, end-to-end business execution.
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Kore.ai unveils platform to tackle enterprise AI sprawl

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Kore.ai has launched an Agent Management Platform to give enterprises a unified control layer over fast-growing, fragmented AI agent estates.
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Accenture, Databricks launch group to scale AI agents

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Accenture and Databricks launch a joint group to help enterprises move AI agents from pilots to large-scale, production deployments.
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Workday unveils Sana, an AI hub for HR, finance & apps

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Workday launches Sana, a conversational AI hub to search, act and automate workflows across its HR, finance tools and third-party apps.