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The software company NICE launched Enlighten AI to improve customer service and clients' efficiency. Enlighten AI decreases the workload for representatives and enhances customer interactions. This ...

Despite tax increases in recent years, the conversation in Santa Barbara has again centered on revenue shortfalls and the potential need to raise taxes ...

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At a show dominated by AI hype (the theme for Shoptalk 2026 is ‘Retail in the Age of AI’), Joe Cano, senior vice-president of digital commerce at Lowe’s, isn’t interested in technology for ...