Short, checked, cited where we can. The announcements, the moves and the things worth a look.
Follow @cxtodaynewsTikTok has unveiled agentic commerce, lead generation and campaign-management tools designed to turn product discovery into faster customer action. New features include conversational shopping assistance, in-app checkout, and AI-automated ads, helping brands personalize journeys, qualify prospects, and optimize creative, targeting, and spend across the customer lifecycle.
OpenAI is testing visual ads during ChatGPT image generation, giving brands a new way to reach consumers as they explore products and services. Expanded attribution, conversion and brand-suitability tools aim to help advertisers measure campaign impact while keeping ads separate from AI responses and private conversations.
The UK government has accepted all 44 recommendations for regulating healthcare AI, backing continuous monitoring over one-time assessments. The MHRA has opened Phase 3 of its AI Airlock sandbox to test post-market oversight, aiming to bring safe, trusted AI tools to patients faster while strengthening transparency and accountability.
ServiceNow has announced AI Workflow Factory and Autonomous Engineer, tools designed to help enterprises discover where AI can improve work and build governed workflows across the business. The company says the solutions can scale operations in days rather than months, with AI Control Tower providing oversight and auditability.
Cisco Webex has partnered with LeapXpert to let users message clients on WhatsApp directly from the Webex app, without switching platforms. The integration adds two-way data loss prevention checks and captures conversations for archiving, with further channels planned.
Denmark’s Ministry of Research, Education and Digitalization says unauthorized parties accessed the country’s Central Person Register (CPR) through a Danish company’s legitimate access. The incident exposed names, addresses and CPR numbers for about 8.8 million people, and the company’s access has been blocked.
OuterSignal has raised $22 million to expand its agentic customer intelligence platform, which helps consumer brands build individual customer profiles and tailor messaging, audiences, and experiences accordingly. The funding will support new 1:1 personalization capabilities, helping brands improve relevance across marketing, retention, and customer engagement.
Alchemer’s survey of 2,009 US consumers finds AI has raised expectations for faster service, but 44% say it makes reaching a person harder. It finds that CX leaders should use AI to analyze feedback, route issues, and preserve context, while keeping human escalation visible for complex moments.
BT has acquired TalkTalk Telecommunications Limited and PlatformX Communications Limited out of administration to protect continuity of service for 2.5 million customers. The company said the deal was aimed at avoiding material harm to vulnerable customers and key emergency services, with a regulatory review expected in the coming weeks.
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