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Managers say staff assigned work beyond their skills

Many firms are letting skill gaps hit delivery, with managers saying work is often handed to staff who cannot do it and AI adding oversight burdens.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today

Microsoft Windows

HATOR starts UK shipping with Skyfall gaming keyboards

UK gamers can now buy HATOR's Skyfall magnetic keyboards, priced from £84.99 as the Ukrainian-founded brand enters a crowded peripherals market.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Today

Software-as-a-Service

WORK-SELF expands Maya Enterprise across 12,000 apps

Businesses adopting AI agents could cut rework by up to 40%, as WORK-SELF expands Maya Enterprise across more than 12,000 applications.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Today

Fintech

Emerchantpay reports 25.7% rise in Q3 processing volume

New merchant wins and deeper existing accounts lifted the payments group's third-quarter activity as merchants sought more scalable payment systems.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Today

Generative AI

Krea launches AI image editor Krea 3 with faster edits

The new model is available via Krea's platform and partners, as the company targets design teams needing faster, consistent image edits.

By Regine Laguilles • 4 min read • Today

eCommerce

AliExpress launches free Elite loyalty scheme in UK

More than 120,000 UK shoppers qualify for free member pricing and simpler returns, as AliExpress targets repeat buyers without a subscription fee.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Today

Generative AI

Azoma raises USD $11.2 million to boost AI shopping tools

Brands are racing to adapt as generative AI and shopping assistants reshape product search, drawing fresh investor interest in measurement software.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Today

Gaming

Street Fighter II gets 14-karat gold My Play Watch

Fans can pre-order a touchscreen gaming watch with Street Fighter II built in, priced at $79.99 and shipping in December.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Today

eCommerce

Cover Genius launches protection for AI commerce platforms

Consumers using AI assistants to book travel or shop may now be offered protection in chat, without being sent to a separate checkout flow.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Today

Risk & Compliance

Model ML hires former Evercore Director to lead Tokyo push

Japanese financial institutions are driving Model ML's Asia Pacific hiring push as the AI software provider opens a Tokyo office and expands its regional team to 30.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Today

Artificial Intelligence

Apple unveils M6 iMac with deeper Siri AI integration

Users will get faster on-device AI and improved connectivity, as Apple's new desktop adds Siri AI, Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 without changing the design.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Today

Customer Experience

Sprinklr launches marketing AI agents beta for teams

Large marketing teams could speed up campaign creation as Sprinklr's new beta links idea generation, compliance checks and execution in one workflow.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today

Digital Transformation

Morrisons picks Logile for labour planning overhaul

The deal should give Morrisons a clearer view of staffing needs across 1,474 sites, replacing manual planning with software tied to demand forecasts.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Today

Digital Transformation

Etam partners with commercetools on digital rebuild

A pilot showed a 70-80% boost in development velocity, prompting Etam to replace its legacy commerce system across three brands.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Today

Risk & Compliance

Ultumus data joins ActiveViam's Atoti platform

Investment managers will be able to cut manual reconciliation by using validated ETF and index data inside Atoti rather than integrating it separately.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Today

Digital Transformation

Matalan app tops website with stronger order values

Higher basket sizes are helping Matalan's new app outperform its website, after 1.76 million downloads and a 4.4% conversion rate.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 2 min read • Today

Generative AI

ChatGPT & Perplexity enter most-scraped sites ranking

Businesses are now tracking how AI answers mention them, as ChatGPT and Perplexity accounted for 24% of scraping requests in Decodo's top 10.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Yesterday

Government

Nexer Digital hires six to boost public sector team

The additions will help the agency deliver more public sector work, including Defra programmes that need stronger service design, research and accessibility.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Yesterday