Productivity stories

Tata Steel deploys more than 300 AI agents with Google Cloud to speed up maintenance, customer service and back-office work worldwide.

Manhattan unveils embedded AI agents and fulfilment simulation tools to help retailers speed service, sharpen checkout and compare order strategies.

Geotab says fleet operators can cut fuel bills with telematics, driver rewards and data-led coaching as costs keep climbing.

Hitachi Vantara has unveiled sustainability progress as AI-driven data demand pushes energy, cooling and emissions reporting to the fore.

KPMG deepens Google Cloud tie-up with AI agents for regulated sectors, including a Cardinal Health finance tool to tackle pricing disputes.

Backbase unveils AI-native Banking OS to tackle fragmented bank operations and shared customer records, targeting practical AI gains across frontline work.

AI skills shortages are limiting business returns, with QA warning that training gaps are leaving many workers using the tools only for basic tasks.

Locus data shows ultra-fast delivery promises are driving UK delays higher, while most shoppers say they would prefer dependable two-to-four-day windows.

Pluxee UK and Attivo unveil a life-stage financial wellbeing service for employees, as firms seek to ease money worries linked to lost productivity.

Tenzo lands USD $5 million and appoints Jane O'Riordan as Chair as the hospitality data group targets US growth and new product launches.

Microsoft steps up New Zealand AI push with 200,000 more people to be trained as chief technology officer Sarah Carney says the real challenge is winning trust.

Snowflake adds new AI features for business users and developers, including mobile access, Gmail and Slack links, and broader support across enterprise systems.

Extreme says adoption of Platform ONE is growing as customers across aviation, healthcare and education report sharper efficiency gains and lower running costs.

Schneider Electric and Deloitte team up to help manufacturers, infrastructure and data centre groups merge IT and OT with AI-driven automation.

Innovid rolls out Hypermode to cut social campaign setup time by up to 80% across Meta, Pinterest, Reddit, Snapchat and TikTok.

Tes unveils Tes360 platform to cut school data silos and help academy trust leaders spot problems earlier across safeguarding, SEND and staffing.

Heron Foods deploys x-hoppers headsets and app across 340 UK stores to boost staff safety, speed up communication and tighten operations.

Linedata widens Broadridge NYFIX access for asset managers as UK, European and APAC firms brace for faster settlement and tighter post-trade controls.

Erste Group expands AI-driven lending model across eight markets, cutting manual pricing exceptions and lifting profit in small-business loans.

Capgemini says UK reindustrialisation plans are ahead of the world, but spending is set to halve as firms turn more selective and tech-led.