Digital Assistants stories - Page 2

Over half of government CIOs expect IT budgets to rise in 2026, prioritising AI, cybersecurity and cloud tech despite fiscal constraints, says Gartner research.

Kore.ai integrates its AI agents into Microsoft 365 suite, enabling secure automation across Word, Teams, and Outlook for enterprise productivity.

By 2030, AI agents could drive GBP £29bn in UK online spending as 45% of younger shoppers already trust AI to find better deals for them.

Agentic AI is set to save the NHS GBP £340 million annually by easing staff workload, cutting patient queues, and boosting operational efficiency across workflows.

Sage unveils AI-driven finance agents and cloud platform to boost automation, streamline workflows, and empower mid-sized business finance teams.

Nearly half of UK shoppers plan to use AI agents for holiday shopping, showing growing trust despite some security concerns ahead of the peak season.

Perplexity has launched its Comet browser publicly, offering AI-powered assistance in a format aiming to reshape how users explore the internet.

DE-CIX launches a global AI Internet Exchange, enabling secure, low-latency connections for real-time AI inference across 60 locations worldwide.

Over half of UK consumers use AI assistants for daily tasks but remain cautious, especially about financial decisions, valuing human support in stress.

Amazon Prime Day returns total 78 million items yearly in the UK, posing major operational and financial challenges for retailers amid rising consumer frustrations.

Unit4 launches Ava, an AI agent for ERPx integrated with Microsoft Teams, aiming to automate half of ERP tasks and enhance workflow productivity.

Alibaba has open-sourced Qwen3, a new large language model series with up to 235B parameters, supporting 119 languages and advanced hybrid reasoning.

Oracle has been recognised as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Talent Acquisition, praised for its AI-driven recruiting platforms.

As Black Friday looms, retailers face the dual challenge of IT resilience and consumer trust in AI, with only 10% of UK shoppers keen to use AI tools.

At COMPUTEX 2024, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang has unveiled more details of the development building blocks they're calling NVIDIA NIMs.

Dell Technologies expands its AI Factory with NVIDIA, launching new servers and services to accelerate AI innovation, including the high-density PowerEdge XE9680L.

Derby City Council and AI industry leader ICS.AI have ramped up their partnership with a GBP £7 million, four-year project, leveraging AI to transform public services and boost efficiency.

AI advancements, specifically Large Language Models, are set to reshape the telecom industry in 2024, predicts a Senior Consultant at Teradata.

Oracle adds generative AI capabilities to its Fusion Cloud Customer Experience platform to enhance customer service.

The new generative AI-powered assistant helps improve collaboration and productivity and is included at no extra cost for paid customers.