Short, checked, cited where we can. The announcements, the moves and the things worth a look.
Follow @cxtodaynewsVerint has been named a Leader in IDC MarketScape’s 2026 Worldwide Conversational Intelligence and Analytics Software assessment. The recognition highlights Verint’s position in the market for technologies that analyze customer conversations and help businesses improve customer experience operations.
CallMiner has introduced expanded AI Assist capabilities, a redesigned RealTime Command Post and new education resources. The company says the updates help organizations turn customer interactions into actionable intelligence, support supervisors in real time and give more users access to evidence-backed insights.
Kustomer has launched Conversation Intelligence and AI QA, two native capabilities that turn every customer conversation into structured data and scored quality insights. The tools aim to move CX leaders beyond sample-based analysis, helping them improve retention, reduce costs and prove team impact with evidence.
Contentsquare has unveiled an AI-first Experience Platform that captures signals across web, mobile, conversations and AI agents in real time. The platform adds human, LLM and agent analytics, conversation intelligence, multi-session journey analysis, multi-touch attribution and new agentic AI features, and is available in beta today.
Global retail satisfaction reached 91.9% in Q3 2026, down from 92.4% in Q2, according to 15 million in-store feedback responses. Service and store standards improved, but product, transaction and price-related experiences weakened, with satisfaction lowest between 5pm and 7pm.
Workday announced an agreement to acquire C1.ai, an identity platform that manages access to enterprise systems for employees and AI agents. It is primarily an AI governance and security story, rather than a direct CAI development, but it is relevant to the wider challenge of controlling autonomous AI across business applications.
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