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Retail brands will send a record 3.9 billion messages in the 2025 shopping season, up 15%, as AI and richer digital channels boost customer engagement.
Indian festive campaigns face digital clutter; brands must blend cultural relevance, creativity and technology to truly connect and stand out this season.
Australians lost over AUD $87,000 to scams last year, with risky cyber habits like password reuse and oversharing on social media putting many at threat.
Varonis launches Interceptor AI platform to swiftly detect and block sophisticated email phishing, strengthening defences against AI-driven social engineering attacks.
Research finds Facebook, WhatsApp, and TikTok most privacy-invasive, while Discord tops the list for safeguarding user data and resisting AI training use.
Dashmote has raised $6 million to launch DashSalesAI, an AI agent boosting efficiency for field sales teams via mobile platforms like WhatsApp.
Gen Z demands instant replies within 15 minutes and prefers social shopping on apps like Instagram and TikTok, pushing retailers to adopt AI and automation.
Datadog appoints Ami Vora, former Chief Product Officer at Faire, to its Board to enhance product innovation and support company growth.
Varonis has acquired AI-driven email security firm SlashNext for up to USD $150 million, enhancing its threat detection across emails and messaging platforms.
8x8 reports a 150% rise in AI-powered customer interactions and unveils new tools enhancing CX with AI-driven insights and secure payment options.
ChatSa launches AI Magic, enabling users to swiftly create and deploy cross-platform AI chatbots with a single text prompt, in under two minutes.
Staysure has adopted NiCE's CXone Mpower AI platform to enhance its digital travel insurance customer experience across Europe with omnichannel support.
Sydney-based Babeltext is expanding AI access to over 6.9 billion mobile users by enabling seamless, multilingual interactions via messaging apps and basic phones.
LeapXpert and Iron Bow partner to deliver secure, compliant messaging solutions for US government agencies amid rising communication challenges.
SALESmanago appoints Phil Draper as CEO to lead global expansion and enhance AI-driven customer engagement on its platform used by 3,600 firms worldwide.
Premier CX and CommBox have launched JourneyHub, an AI-driven recruitment platform enabling seamless, personalised candidate communication across multiple digital channels.
Australian public sector can match private sector digital experiences by adopting interoperable platforms, unified channels, shared tools, and AI to enhance service delivery.
Smart Communications acquires Pendula to enhance AI-driven orchestration, boosting customer engagement across SMS, email, WhatsApp, and RCS in regulated sectors.
UK public sector hotlines now cause more caller frustration over hold times than banks, with healthcare and government services topping the list, says new survey.
The UK government plans to impose a two-hour daily social media limit for under-16s to tackle youth compulsive behaviour and online harms.
