Customer data stories
The rollout will standardise checkout and cut new-store setup time to three days, easing payments for 34 franchise-run outlets in Singapore.
Brands risk blind spots and sanctions in China as fragmented platforms and tighter rules make customer data harder to use and move.
Paid Mailchimp users worldwide can now query campaign performance in plain language as the platform adds Analytics AI and broader app links.
Retailers could deploy branded AI shopping assistants in about 60 days, as AWS opens Amazon-tested technology to external merchants.
Managed service providers could cut duplicate alerts and speed backup recovery, as incidents now flow automatically into HaloPSA tickets.
The integration aims to help AWS customers build AI agents on trusted enterprise data, reducing errors from fragmented records and poor governance.
Poor data quality could cost supply chains millions a year, and AI will only magnify errors unless records are cleaned first.
Security teams can now track Claude use alongside other threats, as CrowdStrike folds compliance logs into Falcon's monitoring and response tools.
Security teams can now prioritise incidents involving sensitive data, as Cato's XOps adds Cyera's platform worldwide.
Poor data is costing firms millions, making record matching vital for cleaner datasets, better decisions and lower compliance risk.
Expedia is aiming to boost revenue from ad sales as travel platforms race to turn booking data and loyalty schemes into media businesses.
Nearly half of large Irish organisations still lack confidence in spotting attackers early, leaving customer data and operations exposed.
Customers can now let their own AI software place equities trades or make card purchases, but Robinhood says safeguards and limits still apply.
The framework aims to give households control over energy data as the sector builds a common consent system for flexible tariffs and services.
Business customers and retailers can now use open banking payments and data sharing in one app, ahead of regulation by six months.
Brands are being pushed to consolidate marketing tools as Attentive adds agentic AI features across SMS, email, RCS and push notifications.
Many marketers are struggling to turn AI budgets into measurable growth, prompting a joint offer on workflow, design and operating model change.
The new integrations aim to help enterprises govern data for AI agents without custom builds, with one release due in summer 2026.
Tight margins and labour shortages are pushing cafés, restaurants and bars to automate receipts and invoices, cutting hours of admin work.
Supplier oversight is becoming a bigger cyber priority as one in three Canadian businesses reported an AI-linked incident in the past year.