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AI is reshaping customer journeys. Discover how enterprises can balance automation, personalisation, trusted data and human service at scale.
Customer Experience in the AI Era: Why Enterprises Are Redesigning Every Customer Journey
AI is reshaping customer journeys. Discover how enterprises can balance automation, personalisation, trusted data and human service at scale.
Apple Faces £2bn Tracking Lawsuit In London Commercial Court
Collective action on behalf of app developers argues Apple’s tracking pop-up penalises third-party developers for its own benefit
Financial Firms Inundated By AI Security Findings, FCA Warns
AI tools finding security flaws in financial services firms’ infrastructure faster than they can be patched, says regulator
Nvidia To Buy Hugging Face For $12.9bn
Leading AI chipmaker to purchase major AI developer platform as Hugging Face chief speaks of ‘turning point’ for open-source AI
Nscale In $3.5bn Compute Deal For Figure Humanoid Robots
Data centre provider Nscale to supply at least $3.5bn of compute to Figure AI, becomes shareholder in humanoid robot maker
Microsoft Challenges Data Centre Cost Recovery, After Public Pledge
Microsoft files appeal to Virginia effort to recover costs for data centre power infrastructure, after pledge to protect consumers
Smart Ring Maker Oura Plans IPO Amid Revenue Surge
Finland-founded smart ring maker Oura files for US IPO, amid surge in demand for lightweight fitness-tracking devices
Uber, Wayve Offer First Paid London Robotaxi Rides
Paid autonomous taxi rides go live on Uber’s app in London, as UK AI start-up makes worldwide commercial debut
Google Spared Adtech Sell-Off In Monopoly Ruling
US federal judge approves limited behavioural remedies, rejecting break-up of Google’s illegal adtech monopoly
TikTok Drops Out Of US House Meeting Amid Child-Safety Pressure
TikTok cancels planned roundtable with US lawmakers on national security issues, following Meta child-safety settlement
Tencent User Data Fuels High-Performance Hy4 Preview AI Model
Hy4 preview from Tencent becomes latest open-weight model to challenge US leaders, drawing on company’s wide-ranging user data
Gang Releases Personal Data After Hack Of UK Airports
Criminal group releases personal data on millions of passengers on open internet, after hack of three UK airports last week
Uber To Cut 10 Percent Of Staff Worldwide
Ride-hailing app to cut about 3,300 workers as it ramps up investments in robotaxi partnerships in US and internationally
UK Peers Propose ‘Kill Switch’ For Powerful AI Models
Group of peers in House of Lords argue government should have ability to disable powerful models to protect national security
Researchers Take Down 20-Year-Old Russian Botnet
Security researchers, US, European authorities infiltrate, disable two-decade-old ‘Sality’ botnet that operates out of Russia
Waymo, Zoox Expand Robotaxis To More Cities
Google spin-off Waymo adds three US cities for total of 14, while Amazon’s Zoox begins testing in Houston, San Diego
EU Queries Publishers Over Google AI Opt-Out
European Commission reportedly asks publishers whether they plan to take advantage of Google offer to opt-out of AI features
ChatGPT Faces Tougher EU Rules
OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Reddit, Roblox all gain designations under EU’s Digital Services Act, subjecting them to stricter standards