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TBC Uzbekistan launches digital car loans in pilot mode
Digital Transformation

TBC Uzbekistan launches digital car loans in pilot mode

Selected customers can now secure vehicle finance in the app, with approval in a minute and delivery within 24 hours.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

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Adobe launches ChatGPT plugin to link its creative tools
Software-as-a-Service

Adobe launches ChatGPT plugin to link its creative tools

ChatGPT users can now tap more than 70 Adobe tools in one workflow, reducing the need to juggle separate creative app connectors.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
YachtWorld launches in ChatGPT to woo early buyers
Digital Transformation

YachtWorld launches in ChatGPT to woo early buyers

Buyers can now move from broad yacht questions in ChatGPT to YachtWorld listings, as brokers seek visibility earlier in the sales funnel.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
Radisson launches ChatGPT hotel app with Accenture
Digital Transformation

Radisson launches ChatGPT hotel app with Accenture

Travellers can now search more than 1,000 Radisson hotels in ChatGPT, as the group moves to defend direct bookings from online intermediaries.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Yesterday
Nine in 10 NHS staff use AI in their work, survey says
Data Protection

Nine in 10 NHS staff use AI in their work, survey says

Nine in 10 clinicians are already using AI to ease NHS admin overload, as staff say patients are largely supportive of the technology.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Bolt-on AI is the new lipstick on a pig; the pig is still running your enterprise
Software-as-a-Service

Bolt-on AI is the new lipstick on a pig; the pig is still running your enterprise

Enterprises risk wasting money on AI add-ons that change interfaces, not the legacy systems still limiting speed, autonomy and outcomes.

By Anurag Gurtu • 5 min read • Last week
AI assistants reshape Black Friday shopping choices
Data Analytics

AI assistants reshape Black Friday shopping choices

Retailers risk missing Black Friday shoppers as AI tools increasingly narrow product choices before customers reach a website.

By Mark Tarre • 7 min read • Last week
Why a traditional LMS falls flat for the frontline
Software-as-a-Service

Why a traditional LMS falls flat for the frontline

On the shop floor, course completions can mask gaps in safety, compliance and productivity, leaving managers with a false sense of readiness.

By Andy Nicholas • 8 min read • Last week
Revizto launches open AI layer for construction data
Data Protection

Revizto launches open AI layer for construction data

Construction teams can now connect approved AI tools to live project data without moving it outside their own systems.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last week
team.blue adds AI tools across four small business brands
Software-as-a-Service

team.blue adds AI tools across four small business brands

Small businesses can now automate website, reporting and email tasks as team.blue rolls out AI across four brands on European infrastructure.

By Regine Laguilles • 4 min read • Last month

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Amazon rolls out Alexa+ in Australia via Early Access
Data Protection

Amazon rolls out Alexa+ in Australia via Early Access

Non-Prime users will face an AUD $29.99 monthly fee once Amazon's upgraded voice assistant moves beyond Early Access in Australia.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 2 days ago
MaxMine launches MAXI AI assistant for mine fleets
Data Analytics

MaxMine launches MAXI AI assistant for mine fleets

Mining supervisors could get faster on-site answers as MaxMine's MAXI assistant turns fleet data into voice queries, shift notes and alerts.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 5 days ago
Revolut partners OpenAI to add ChatGPT Go to plans
Software-as-a-Service

Revolut partners OpenAI to add ChatGPT Go to plans

Millions of Revolut customers will get OpenAI's ChatGPT Go free for up to a year, as the fintech bundles AI into its paid plans.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Left Field Labs launches tool to track AI brand views
Customer Experience

Left Field Labs launches tool to track AI brand views

Brands may be judged by AI assistants before customers ever reach them, as the new tool spotlights mismatches between messaging and model replies.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
SnapLogic expands SnapGPT across integration lifecycle
Software-as-a-Service

SnapLogic expands SnapGPT across integration lifecycle

Enterprise teams can now use natural language to plan, build and troubleshoot integrations as SnapLogic widens SnapGPT across its platform.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Ansarada upgrades AiDA for prompt-first dealmaking
Software-as-a-Service

Ansarada upgrades AiDA for prompt-first dealmaking

Deal teams can now query sensitive transaction data without leaving Ansarada's secure environment, as the platform adds prompt-first AI tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week
Altura Learning launches digital aged care platform
Digital Transformation

Altura Learning launches digital aged care platform

Aged care providers can now buy and deploy compliance training faster as stricter standards force the sector to modernise workforce learning.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week