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Supersonik Gets $5M From Andreessen Horowitz for Its AI Agent That Runs Live Product Demos

December 5, 2025September 4, 2025 by CSM Newsdesk
Supersonik founders Daniel Carmona Serrat, Joaquim Lechà and Pol Ruiz

Ex-Typform CEO and serial entrepreneurs have launched Supersonik to end demo delays with an autonomous, multilingual AI agent that instantly joins video calls, showcases real software, and adapts every pitch in real time..

Vectara Delivers Agentic Conversational AI for Broadcom’s Enterprise Customer Support

December 8, 2025August 21, 2025 by CSM Newsdesk
Help desk agent

Vectara, a platform specializing in AI-powered agents and assistants, has been chosen by Broadcom to implement an end-to-end conversational AI customer service solution for its enterprise clients..

TTEC Expands Global Digital Literacy Efforts with UK Launch of Digital Dev Academy

December 8, 2025July 22, 2025 by CSM Newsdesk
College students learning computer skills

TTEC Holdings Inc has announced the launch of TTEC Digital’s Digital Dev Academy in the United Kingdom. The initiative delivers hands-on training in Microsoft’s Power Platform to students across the UK..

Ultatel Launches Intelligent Voice AI Agent to Streamline Task Automation Across Departments

December 8, 2025July 7, 2025 by CSM Newsdesk
Contact center assistant

Ultatel has introduced the Intelligent Voice AI Agent, a virtual assistant that handles routine business tasks with empathy and professionalism. The AI agent seamlessly integrates with Ultatel’s cloud phone system..

2025 NiCE International CX Excellence Awards Celebrate Customer Service Leaders

December 8, 2025July 7, 2025 by CSM Newsdesk
Customer service agent

NiCE has announced the winners of its 2025 International CX Excellence Awards, honoring organizations from across EMEA and APAC that are redefining customer service with NiCE’s CXone Mpower..

Cekura Secures $2.4M to Create a Robust Reliability Layer for Conversational AI

December 8, 2025July 7, 2025 by CSM Newsdesk
Cekura management team

Cekura, an eight-month-old startup, has successfully raised a $2.4 million seed round led by Y Combinator to refine AI voice agents. Founded by IIT Bombay alumni Sidhant Kabra, Tarush Agarwal, and Shashij Gupta..

AI Receptionist (AIR) Now Generally Available from RingCentral

December 8, 2025July 4, 2025 by CSM Newsdesk
AI Receptionist (AIR)

RingCentral has announced the general availability of its AI Receptionist (AIR), an AI phone agent that uses generative AI to automatically answer customer questions and transfer callers to the right place..

SAP Unveils New Cloud POS System to Enhance Retail Operations

December 8, 2025July 3, 2025 by CSM Newsdesk
Cloud Point-of-Sale (POS)

SAP has launched a new cloud edition of SAP Customer Checkout, offering a seamless, efficient, and scalable point-of-sale solution for various industries. The cloud edition includes two components..

Thoma Bravo in Negotiations to Acquire Verint

December 8, 2025July 3, 2025 by CSM Newsdesk
Business meeting

Thoma Bravo is in advanced talks to acquire Verint, the customer relationship software company, amidst the AI revolution impacting the CRM sector. The deal value remains undisclosed..

TalkTalk Joins NiCE to Roll Out CXone Mpower for Next-Level Customer Experience

December 8, 2025July 3, 2025 by CSM Newsdesk
Two AI bots shaking hands

TalkTalk is enhancing its customer service capabilities by leveraging NiCE’s AI-powered platform, CXone Mpower. The collaboration aims to consolidate TalkTalk’s various operating systems into a unified AI platform..

Trailways Ranked Among Top 3 Best Bus Services in the U.S. by USA Today

December 8, 2025July 3, 2025 by CSM Newsdesk
Trailways bus and passengers

Trailways has been recognized as one of the top three bus companies in the United States by USA Today’s 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards 2025. The award acknowledges Trailways for its commitment to travel..

Cognizant Broadens Salesforce Partnership with Innovative Agentforce Capabilities

December 8, 2025July 3, 2025 by CSM Newsdesk
Cognizant Salesforce Partnership

Cognizant and Salesforce have expanded their partnership for deploying AI agents to transform customer and business operations. The services aim to accelerate the adoption of AI-augmented workforces..

Manhattan Associates Unveils Advanced Agentic AI to Transform Customer Experience

December 8, 2025July 3, 2025 by CSM Newsdesk
Agentic AI dashboard

Manhattan Associates has introduced new enhancements to Manhattan Active Omni, focusing on improving customer experiences and operational efficiency. The updates include advanced AI-powered tools..

Personalization Paradox: Too Many Large Businesses Are Still Failing to Adopt Personalized Loyalty

December 8, 2025June 26, 2025 by CSM Newsdesk
A women reading a text message on her phone

Far too many brands are still failing to implement a personalized loyalty program when it comes to promotions and loyalty – stuck in a vicious circle of blanket discounting, poor data, and squeezed margins..

Chick-fil-A Leads Customer Satisfaction Rankings for 11th Year in a Row

December 8, 2025June 26, 2025 by CSM Newsdesk
Chick-fil-A

When it comes to customer satisfaction in the fast-food industry, Chick-fil-A has once again claimed its spot at the top. For the 11th consecutive year, the beloved restaurant chain has outshone competitors..

Forrester’s 2025 Global Customer Experience Index Rankings: 21% Of Brands Declined, 6% Improved

December 8, 2025June 26, 2025 by CSM Newsdesk
CX graph on downward trend

According to Forrester’s global Customer Experience Index (CX Index™) 2025 rankings, ongoing challenges that drove last year’s decline in customer experience (CX) quality continue to impact consumers..

Superdial Raises $15M to Automate Healthcare’s Endless Admin Phone Calls

December 8, 2025June 24, 2025 by CSM Newsdesk
SuperDial founders Sam Schwager and Harrison Caruthers

As AI agents reshape work across industries, SuperDial is targeting one of healthcare’s most expensive and invisible burdens: administrative phone calls. Today, the company announced $15 million in new funding..

40% of Brits Willing to Pay for Human Support From Brands Over AI

December 8, 2025June 19, 2025 by CSM Newsdesk
Customer service representative talking to a customer

New Quantum Metric research highlights the importance of balancing human and AI-powered customer support in today’s omnichannel era. The new report, ‘The support struggle: Bridging the digital divide’ explores..

Sabio Group’s Customers Receive Numerous Recognition at UK National Contact Centre Awards

December 8, 2025June 17, 2025 by CSM Newsdesk
Sabio's Stuart Dorman addresses the UK National Contact Centre Awards

Sabio Group is delighted to congratulate several of its customers on their outstanding successes at the UK National Contact Centre Awards. Sabio’s clients secured an impressive array of wins across numerous..

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