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Canva brings brand-safe design generation into ChatGPT

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Canva integrates with ChatGPT to auto-apply Brand Kits, letting teams generate editable, on-brand designs directly from chat prompts.
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Cleo relaunches UK AI money app to ease cash anxiety

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AI fintech Cleo stages UK comeback with a waitlisted app, betting its chatty budgeting assistant can ease mounting money anxiety.
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Empathix unveils EMMY, a voice-led AI job search tool

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Empathix launches EMMY, a voice-led AI job search assistant for New Zealand and Australia that swaps job boards for conversational hiring.
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ScienceLogic unveils Skylar Advisor for AI-led IT ops

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ScienceLogic launches Skylar Advisor, an AI-native IT ops assistant that proactively surfaces guidance and prioritises actions in real time.
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Kentico unveils AIRA agents to transform marketing work

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Kentico launches AIRA Agentic Suite, bringing task-specific AI agents into its Xperience platform to automate and refine marketing workflows.
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8x8 sees AI customer interactions surge across voice, chat

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8x8 reports triple-digit growth in AI voice and messaging for CX, as contact centres scale automation beyond pilots across channels.
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How digital service is transforming global cash cycles

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From AI analytics to remote fixes, digital service is reshaping cash operations, boosting uptime, trust, and sustainability at every stage.
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Sage boosts X3 ERP with AI copilots & automation tools

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Sage adds AI copilots, finance automation and supply chain intelligence to Sage X3, promising faster insight for mid-sized firms.
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Sage X3 gains Copilot, AI agents & smarter automation

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Sage adds Copilot, AI agents and smarter automation to Sage X3, promising faster decisions for mid-sized finance and supply chain teams.
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Oracle unveils AI agentic platform for retail banks

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Oracle launches an AI agent platform for retail banks, blending autonomous agents and human oversight to automate and personalise services.
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SkedGo unveils TripGo Mobility AI for smarter travel

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SkedGo debuts TripGo Mobility AI, tying LLM-powered chat to verified live transport data for precise, accessible multimodal journey planning.
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Genspark expands AI call agent globally with Twilio

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Genspark rolls out its AI call agent to over 40 countries using Twilio voice tech, handling bookings, support and multilingual calls at scale.
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OpenAI to charge 4% fee on Shopify ChatGPT checkout

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OpenAI will levy a 4% fee on Shopify merchants for sales made via ChatGPT’s integrated instant checkout from late January 2026.
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Will AI companions change how we think about pets?

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AI companions are edging into the mainstream, prompting doubts over whether digital pets could reshape - but not replace - traditional pet ownership.
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TheyDo unveils Analyst Agent for customer journey AI

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TheyDo launches Analyst Agent, an AI tool in its journey platform that answers plain-language questions by analysing customer journey data.
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Luminance unveils AI platform to tackle ‘enterprise amnesia’

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Luminance launches AI platform to capture contract memory and combat ‘enterprise amnesia’, promising 90% faster negotiations.
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ControlUp buys Unipath to boost agentic AI automation

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ControlUp snaps up Unipath to fold security automation into its platform and push deeper into agentic AI for autonomous endpoint management.
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TELUS, RingCentral boost Business Connect with AI tools

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TELUS and RingCentral will infuse Business Connect with AI assistants, receptionists and insights tools, rolling out to users in early 2026.
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Kore.ai secures new funding to scale agentic AI tools

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Kore.ai lands fresh backing led by AllianceBernstein to grow its enterprise agentic AI platform and accelerate global expansion plans.
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CommBox unveils Era AI Voice to transform call centres

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CommBox launches Era AI Voice, promising to automate most routine call centre conversations while keeping tight enterprise controls.