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AI, cybersecurity taking centre stage among corporates
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June goes into the record books as sixth warmest
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Another decline for smartphone shipments
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Chatbots set to be primary customer service channel by 2027
By 2027, chatbots will become the primary customer service channel for roughly a quarter of organizations, according to Gartner. "Chatbots and virtual customer assistants (VCAs) have evolved over the past decade to become a critical technology component of a service...
Software needed to monitor social and environmental sustainability
While environmental issues have dominated the ESG/sustainability narrative, a recent International Data Corporation (IDC) survey finds that social sustainability topics account for the largest share of use cases for sustainability software. These human and social...
Disappointing Q2 results drive urgency to boost Meta ad business
Meta has reported its first-ever year-over-year drop in revenue. Rachel Foster Jones, thematic analyst at GlobalData, offers her view: "Meta is facing the perfect storm, from slashed advertising budgets due to inflation, Apple's crackdown on privacy, competition with...
Electronic visas could transform travel
SITA today announced the launch of SITA eVisa and SITA Electronic Travel Authorisation to meet the rapidly-growing demand from governments for digital visa systems to stimulate national economies after Covid-19, strengthen security and improve the travel experience....
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Zapper calls for charities to sign up
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Jasco updates DataVoice Screen Recording
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