Enterprise AI Pilots Look Easy. Production Is the Hard Part...Real-world data, access restrictions, system integrations, and unpredictable costs can surface problems that never showed up in a demo. See what it takes to turn a promising AI experiment into a reliable, cost-effective business tool. @ventionteams #EnterpriseAI #DigitalTransformation ow.ly/PXZC50ZRrRk

New Tools Open European Markets to US E-Commerce Sellers...Expanding into Europe takes more than translating a sales page. See how emerging services help online sellers test European demand without building an entire overseas operation first. ow.ly/8vXK50ZR7uJ

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AI Isn't the Apocalypse. Technology Analysts Need to Say So...Tech analyst @MarkVenaTechGuy calls for greater scrutiny of catastrophic predictions, rigorous testing of AI systems, and more technically informed reporting. See why he believes analysts need to challenge both alarming forecasts and industry promises. ow.ly/wUXB50ZQBoF

Google, OpenAI, ChatGPT Dominate AI-Referred Web Traffic...A new study finds that much of today's AI-referred traffic goes to major tech platforms, while experts say consumers increasingly research and compare products inside AI tools. See why marketers may need to look beyond clicks to understand how customers discover their brands. ow.ly/W26v50ZQBiw

AI Customer Service: When the Handoff Becomes the Hang-Up...While 96% of CX decision-makers believe their organizations preserve context when transferring customers to human agents, 83% of consumers say they sometimes have to repeat themselves. On #CRMBuyer, see why CX experts say a successful handoff means more than completing the transfer—and how businesses can close the gap. @Five9 #CustomerExperience #CustomerService #AI #ContactCenters ow.ly/slOe50ZQbyc

AI Bots Push Beyond Web Scraping Into Customer Accounts...A new report finds that scraping is accelerating while AI bot requests to login pages have increased more than eightfold. See why cybersecurity experts say businesses need to look beyond whether a visitor is human or automated—and focus on what it's trying to do. ow.ly/ucHQ50ZQbbf

Mark's take: @Google just gave the laptop market a plot twist. The new Googlebook puts Gemini at the center, runs Android apps natively, and uses Snapdragon X Elite to power it all. @Dell and @HP models are already up for preorder. bit.ly/4iCqlTT The real test is whether your phone and laptop finally feel like they belong together. 👀 #Googlebook #SnapdragonXElite #GeminiAI #Android #AIPC @Qualcomm @BrettBFaulk #LaurenMiller #TonyOConnor

GPS interference is becoming a growing threat to aviation, shipping, and critical infrastructure. Quantum navigation could provide a backup by using Earth's gravity or magnetic field to determine position without satellite signals. See how the technology is progressing—and what stands in the way of widespread adoption. ow.ly/PfKf50ZPSgA

PostgreSQL 19 Takes Aim at Disruptive Database Maintenance...With improvements to table repacking, autovacuum, and logical replication, the upcoming release could help teams keep production applications running while managing large databases. See what's new and why it matters on #LinuxInsider ow.ly/621C50ZPSm7

AI Safety's False Choice: Wait for Harm or Hit Pause...Pausing development worldwide may be impossible to enforce. Tech analyst Rob Enderle makes the case for a third approach: hardware safeguards, decentralized AI monitoring, and international oversight designed to keep humans in control. ow.ly/ZytH50ZPSe6

AI customer service can save money—until frustrated customers start leaving. A recent study found that more than half of consumers give automated support no more than three minutes to make progress. See why CX leaders say resolving the problem matters more than ending the call quickly. ow.ly/va0o50ZPqT3

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As AI Takes More Calls, Contact Centers Need a New Kind of Manager...Regal CEO Alex Levin says the emerging "CX engineer" will oversee AI agents, workflows, systems, and human handoffs across the customer journey. ow.ly/QoBc50ZNRW3

Retailers Take the Wheel on Last-Mile Delivery: The last mile is becoming a competitive advantage, not just a delivery function. Retailers are taking greater control of fulfillment and dispatch to improve reliability, increase transparency, strengthen customer loyalty, and protect margins. See why retailers are investing in greater control. ow.ly/ck5r50ZNn1Z

AI is helping attackers move faster than security teams can respond. The challenge isn't finding more vulnerabilities—it's fixing the ones that matter before attackers exploit them. See what experts recommend. ow.ly/GYoK50ZNmyx

iPhone Duo: Did Apple Solve What’s Been Holding Foldables Back? Apple didn't just build a foldable—it gave people a reason to unfold it. Analysts @brettbfaulk and @MarkVenaTechGuy examine how the iPhone Duo stacks up against pre-launch consumer expectations. ow.ly/rRPh50ZMnTR

Apple Unfolds iPhone Duo at $1,999...Apple's first foldable iPhone is finally here. Analysts say the bigger story may be how Apple rethought the software experience—not just the hardware. #Apple #iPhoneDuo #Foldables #AppleIntelligence ow.ly/FKzY50ZLJqm

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