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Language model benchmarks widely 'contaminated', study finds

Sat, 28th Feb 2026
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A new NE2NE study finds over half of common AI benchmarks are “contaminated”, casting doubt on headline model rankings and marketing claims.
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UK listeners spot AI voices faster & trust them less

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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UK listeners are quicker than Americans to spot AI-generated voices, and their trust in what they hear plunges once they detect them.
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Infobip unveils AgentOS to power AI-first customer service

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Infobip launches AgentOS, an AI orchestration layer unifying customer data and channels so autonomous agents can manage and personalise service.
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Revuze adds TikTok Shop insight to market platform

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Revuze now tracks TikTok Shop sales and creator performance, unifying commerce data with customer feedback in its market platform.
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Sinch unveils AI agent tools for customer engagement

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Sinch unveils AI agent tools to orchestrate customer interactions across messaging, email and voice, promising flexible, channel-agnostic deployment.
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TELUS Digital warns persona prompts sway AI moral judgements

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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TELUS Digital warns that common AI persona prompts can quietly reshape models' moral judgements, undermining consistency in high‑risk use.
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How insurance providers are making their customer data AI ready

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Insurers race to clean and connect sprawling customer records into a single AI‑ready view, paving the way for hyper‑personalised cover.
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Google & Klaviyo deepen AI pact for agentic commerce

Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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Google and Klaviyo are deepening ties to power AI “agentic commerce”, linking ads, search and RCS messaging to real-time customer data.
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Talkdesk debuts AI workflow tools to automate email CX

Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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Talkdesk unveils Automation Flows and extends Autopilot to email, promising end-to-end AI handling of complex, multi-system CX workflows.
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Agora & FPT partner on AI for Southeast Asian banks

Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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Agora and FPT join forces to deliver AI-powered voice, video and messaging for Southeast Asia's banks amid stricter digital regulations.
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Ricoh again named Leader in IDC high-speed inkjet study

Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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Ricoh has secured Leader status for the third time in IDC's global high-speed inkjet MarketScape, citing innovation, service and reliability.
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Forrester predicts cautious surge in humanoid robots

Wed, 25th Feb 2026
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Forrester sees humanoid robots shifting from trials to targeted deployment, promising efficiency gains but slowed by cost, complexity and risk.
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Philippine Airlines cuts waits with AI contact centre

Wed, 25th Feb 2026
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Philippine Airlines slashes call waits to under a minute with Twilio-powered AI, targeting a 'super AI agent' handling most queries by 2026.
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Zoom unveils Virtual Agent 3.0 for complex CX tasks

Wed, 25th Feb 2026
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Zoom launches Virtual Agent 3.0 to automate complex, end-to-end customer journeys, promising higher first-contact resolution and transparency.
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AWS sets telco agenda with cloud & agentic AI for 6G

Tue, 24th Feb 2026
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AWS sets a three-point telco plan, pushing cloud modernisation, agentic AI automation and 6G-ready, satellite-linked network designs.
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Beyond technology: How leadership drives contact centre performance

Mon, 23rd Feb 2026
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Amid rising AI and automation in contact centres, new research finds leadership, empathy and agent support now outmuscle technology alone.
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SAP rebrands Emarsys as Engagement Cloud for AI CX

Sat, 21st Feb 2026
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SAP renames Emarsys as Engagement Cloud, adding an enterprise edition to unify governed, AI-driven customer interactions across systems.
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8x8 unveils Smart Assist to boost AI contact centres

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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8x8 debuts Smart Assist, embedding real-time AI guidance and automated summaries into its contact centre workspace to speed agent workflows.
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Redefining retail discovery for Southeast Asian brands with Gen AI

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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Generative AI is reshaping how Southeast Asian consumers discover, trust and buy, pushing brands to fight for visibility on the AI shelf.
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Infobip named top RCS for Business vendor by Juniper

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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Infobip tops Juniper RCS for Business 2026 leaderboard, hailed as leading Established Leader on reach, innovation and operator ties.