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Stressed digital marketer ai referrals vs falling traffic analytics

AI referrals surge as web traffic falls & costs rise

Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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AI-referred traffic has surged 632% despite overall web visits slipping and rising acquisition costs squeezing digital marketing returns.
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Newo raises USD $25m to scale AI reception platform

Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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Newo raises USD $25m to grow AI voice agents that answer calls for small businesses, after revenue doubled late 2025 amid rising demand.
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Oracle NetSuite unveils AI tools & integration push

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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Oracle NetSuite launches AI tools and a low-code integration platform to automate finance, planning and customer workflows across its suite.
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NetSuite unveils AI finance tools & low-code integration

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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NetSuite debuts AI finance tools and a low-code integration platform to streamline closes, pricing, reporting and cross-app workflows.
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Expereo enhances expereoOne with digital case tool

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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network infrastructure
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digital transformation
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sd-wan
Expereo adds shared Digital Case Management to expereoOne, giving enterprises a single, transparent case timeline across global networks.
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Airwallex unveils AI assistant to streamline finance tasks

Mon, 9th Feb 2026
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Airwallex launches an AI assistant in its web app, promising to simplify onboarding and day-to-day finance tasks for multi-currency businesses.
Ai agents automation disrupting legacy office software markets

Agentic AI upends SaaS models & sparks valuation shock

Mon, 9th Feb 2026
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Agentic AI is shredding seat-based SaaS models, sparking a wave of 'zombie' vendors, valuation shocks and leaner, AI-native rivals.
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Anthropic plugins accelerate the shift to AI agents

Fri, 6th Feb 2026
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Anthropic adds Claude plugins to Cowork, fuelling investor fears that agent-style AI could undermine traditional seat-based software.
Remote canadian laptop worker video call map of canada tech jobs

Wagepoint rebrands & ramps up remote hiring in Canada

Fri, 6th Feb 2026
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Payroll software firm Wagepoint unveils a refreshed brand and plans to hire over 45 remote staff across Canada as it targets fresh growth.
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Melissa boosts global phone data with real time checks

Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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Melissa's global phone verification delivers real-time accuracy, fraud protection and compliance, turning unreliable phone data into growth.
Ai contact center multichannel voice and messaging automation scene

8x8 sees AI customer interactions surge across voice, chat

Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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8x8 reports triple-digit growth in AI voice and messaging for CX, as contact centres scale automation beyond pilots across channels.
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David Owasi on turning missed calls into an AI business

Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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After losing his job, David Owasi grew OutreachGenius into an AI call-handler for trades - and now has his sights set on space technology.
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Zendesk names Craig Flower COO to drive AI first shift

Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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Zendesk promotes Craig Flower to chief operating officer, tasking him with accelerating its AI-first customer service and operations strategy.
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How address validation transforms Shopify deliveries

Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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Address validation on Shopify cuts failed deliveries, trims shipping costs and boosts loyalty by ensuring accurate, standardised customer data.
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Genspark expands AI call agent globally with Twilio

Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
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Genspark rolls out its AI call agent to over 40 countries using Twilio voice tech, handling bookings, support and multilingual calls at scale.
Modern web hosting dashboard with assistant guiding business owner

20i launches Twentie AI assistant for unlimited hosting help

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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20i unveils Twentie, an AI assistant embedded in its hosting platform, offering account-aware support, reports and analytics with unlimited use.
Canada us city skylines protected ai brain safety regulation

TELUS study finds Canadians and Americans demand safer AI

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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cx
TELUS survey finds most Canadians and Americans use AI but overwhelmingly want stricter regulation, safety checks and clearer explanations.
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Pearson warns AI gains hinge on urgent workforce reskilling

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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Pearson says US could gain up to USD $6.6 trillion from AI by 2034, but only if employers urgently invest in reskilling and task-level redesign.
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Security fears keep half of agentic AI stuck in pilots

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Security and governance fears keep half of agentic AI stuck in pilots, even as leaders raise budgets and pursue tightly supervised use cases.
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Databricks reports surge in enterprise AI agent use

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Databricks reports a 327% jump in enterprise use of multi-agent AI, as firms move beyond chatbots to real-time, governed production systems.