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Google Cloud study says 52% of firms use AI agents

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Google Cloud study finds 52% of executives have deployed AI agents, with early adopters reporting stronger returns and wider business use.
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Parloa study finds big firms make customer contact hard

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Parloa study finds many global firms bury support details, while most chatbots fail to solve issues and phone menus remain frustrating.
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MiQ says marketing funnel no longer matches consumers

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MiQ research finds consumers jump between screens and buying moments in minutes, prompting calls for a more flexible marketing model.
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Google Cloud expands Gemini Enterprise into AI agent hub

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Google Cloud turns Gemini Enterprise into a single control point for developers and staff as it adds governance, no-code building and partner agents.
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Google launches Workspace Intelligence for AI across apps

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Google ties its AI tools more closely to Chat, Gmail and Drive as it rolls out Workspace Intelligence to unify work across apps.
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Code and Theory appoints JJ Schmuckler as President

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Code and Theory names former WPP and Real Chemistry executive JJ Schmuckler as president to bolster senior client ties and integrated growth.
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Code and Theory launches AI creative tool with Adobe

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Code and Theory and Adobe launch AI tool for financial services, using synthetic personas to guide creative decisions before campaigns reach approval.
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UK firms see weak AI returns as skills lag adoption

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AI skills shortages are limiting business returns, with QA warning that training gaps are leaving many workers using the tools only for basic tasks.
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SAP & Google Cloud expand AI partnership for marketers

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SAP and Google Cloud widen AI partnership to give marketers agent-driven campaign tools linking customer data, activation and optimisation.
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Cogna appoints former Amazon AI leader Sam Ng as CTO

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Cogna taps former Amazon AI engineering leader Sam Ng as Chief Technology Officer to steer its platform as it expands beyond its core markets.
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Adobe unveils seven AI marketing workflow prototypes

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Adobe's Summit Sneaks session spotlights seven experimental AI tools aimed at speeding up personalisation, testing and campaign production.
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Precision Proco installs two Canon presses to boost capacity

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Precision Proco backs faster turnaround and less waste with two Canon varioPRINT iX3200 sheetfed inkjet presses at its UK sites.
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Bull wins €30m contract for Sweden's Mimer AI factory

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Bull lands EUR €30 million Sweden AI factory deal to build cloud-style supercomputing for researchers, SMEs and public sector users.
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8x8 launches retail nationwide for shared store devices

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8x8 has unveiled a UK retail communications package built for shared devices and shift work, with calls ringing across store handsets and tablets.
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Canva adds official PEPPA PIG templates through Hasbro deal

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Canva deepens its licensed content push with more than 60 PEPPA PIG templates, tapping 1.4 million searches and UK marathon support designs.
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Adobe launches CX Enterprise for AI marketing workflows

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Adobe unveils CX Enterprise to knit together AI agents, cloud partners and governed marketing workflows across large enterprise tech stacks.
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Huboo acquires Sorted to create joined-up logistics platform

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Huboo snaps up Sorted in a deal set to link fulfilment, shipping and returns on one platform for retailers across the UK and Europe.
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Granicus names UK digital government awards winners

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Granicus awards spotlight councils and public bodies cutting wait times, boosting engagement and improving trust through digital services.
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UK firms back open source to bolster AI sovereignty

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Red Hat survey finds UK firms are adopting agentic AI faster than they can govern it, despite strong support for open source controls.
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PlatformAlt5 launches F-E-A-T to tackle AI trust fears

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PlatformAlt5 and Cloud202 have rolled out a scoring system in BriefBrain that ranks AI-assisted content for credibility, transparency and source quality.