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Sinch unveils AI agent tools to orchestrate customer interactions across messaging, email and voice, promising flexible, channel-agnostic deployment.

Google and Klaviyo are deepening ties to power AI “agentic commerce”, linking ads, search and RCS messaging to real-time customer data.

Awin launches Campaign Builder and smarter partner recommendations to slash affiliate setup times and sharpen performance reporting.

Talkdesk unveils Automation Flows and extends Autopilot to email, promising end-to-end AI handling of complex, multi-system CX workflows.

CompTIA unveils AI Help Desk Essentials course to train frontline IT support teams in safe, effective use of generative AI chatbots.

Securonix has promoted Ajay Biyani to Senior Vice President for Asia Pacific and Japan, tasking him with spearheading regional growth.

WiseTech will cut about 2,000 roles, a third of its staff, as it leans on AI, echoing wider structural job shifts across major employers.

AI-powered contextual service is now make-or-break in Australia, with CX leaders warning one unresolved issue can lose a customer forever.

Zoom launches Virtual Agent 3.0 to automate complex, end-to-end customer journeys, promising higher first-contact resolution and transparency.

Amid rising AI and automation in contact centres, new research finds leadership, empathy and agent support now outmuscle technology alone.

RingCentral integrates OpenAI's GPT-5.2 to power live AI voice calls, launching new assistants to support customers and employees in real time.

8x8 debuts Smart Assist, embedding real-time AI guidance and automated summaries into its contact centre workspace to speed agent workflows.

KnowBe4 appoints former DocuSign executive Kelly Morgan as chief customer officer to steer global client strategy amid rising AI security risks.

MYOB links its CX platform with Customer Science analytics, automating reporting and lifting contact centre satisfaction and resolution rates.

Agentic AI in live contact centres is slashing rollout times, lifting self-service above 80% and boosting customer satisfaction by up to 20%.

Bitget launches GracyAI, a chatty avatar of boss Gracy Chen to guide crypto users on strategy and mindset, not quick-fire price tips.

AI-referred traffic has surged 632% despite overall web visits slipping and rising acquisition costs squeezing digital marketing returns.

Rising claims, digital demands and real-time payments are reshaping how insurers across Australia and New Zealand collect and pay out.

Wesfarmers has struck a multi-year deal with Google Cloud to deploy agentic AI across Kmart, Officeworks, Priceline and OnePass stores.

Newo raises USD $25m to grow AI voice agents that answer calls for small businesses, after revenue doubled late 2025 amid rising demand.