Behavior stories

Fred. Olsen debuts AI-powered cruise campaign built around a vast digital twin ship, blending live action, CGI and generative tools.

Chargebacks surge after record online holiday sales, with USD $181 billion in returns putting retailers’ first-quarter profits at risk.

iManage predicts 2026 will bring an agentic AI reality check, routine hallucination risk management and machine-led data restructuring.

Theia launches AI bat and body tracking that turns everyday baseball video into lab-grade 3D swing analysis, no sensors or wearables needed.

Nominet’s GBP £10,000 GiveHub grant will help Hulme Grammar widen digital inclusion and STEM access for more than 1,000 Oldham youngsters.

Coder.com rolls out governance stack to bring AI coding agents into self-hosted dev setups, promising tighter security, control and visibility.

First Connect’s digital insurance marketplace tops USD $500m in GWP, fuelled by rising demand from independent agents and carriers.

Lightrun’s Runtime Context pipes live runtime data into AI coding tools, aiming to slash post-deployment failures and speed debugging.

Boards will pivot AI from hype to hard numbers in 2026, slashing speculative spend and backing smaller models with provable returns.

Sage CTO Aaron Harris says CFOs must demand transparent, auditable AI in finance as trust becomes a measurable requirement by 2026.

Celonis forecasts context-aware AI, autonomous operations and open platforms will overhaul global supply chains and competition by 2026.

Gen Z now trust online creators over tech brands, reshaping how phones, wearables and smart home devices are discovered and bought.

Amplitude acquires Kraftful to integrate AI-powered Voice of Customer tools, enhancing product teams’ ability to analyse user feedback alongside behavioural data.

BI WORLDWIDE unveils BIW Channel Solutions, a global initiative using behavioural science and tech to enhance partner motivation in indirect sales channels.

ADT Security is re-entering Australasia’s guarding market with Signature Security Group, launching AI-driven video guarding and live response.

Prabha Nandagopal has launched SafeSpace@elevate, its first trauma-informed platform to confidentially report workplace misconduct, tackling harmful behaviour.

HubSpot partners with Amplitude to integrate Smart CRM with customer behaviour data, enhancing lead scoring and customer health for GTM teams.

A surge in cyberattacks prompts Australia to strengthen their digital defence, aiming to utilise education and a 'human factor' to thwart attacks amid rising hacker innovation.

Seeing Machines has published its first Guardian Insights Report, documenting the impact of driver behaviour in fleet vehicles.

Cybermate 2.0 turns the spotlight onto the human behavioural aspects of cyber risk, thus complementing traditional cybersecurity measures.