Burger King Deploys AI Headsets to Monitor Staff ‘Friendliness’

Burger King is piloting OpenAI-powered headsets in 500 US restaurants that analyse drive-thru conversations, coach staff in real time and track hospitality signals such as whether employees say “please” and “thank you”. What Is BK Assistant and How Does It Work? The system, known as BK Assistant, sits inside employee headsets and a connected web…

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Consumers Still Don’t Trust AI to Handle Customer Service

New research from Pegasystems and YouGov shows that most consumers in the UK and US remain wary of generative AI in customer service, preferring human interaction despite widespread corporate investment in chatbots and automated support. What the Research Found The study, published in February 2026 by Pegasystems Inc., a US-based enterprise AI software company, surveyed…

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Instagram To Alert Parents Over Repeated Self-Harm Searches

Instagram says it will begin notifying parents if their teen repeatedly searches for suicide or self-harm-related terms within a short period, adding to its existing content controls as scrutiny of teen digital wellbeing intensifies. How The Alerts Will Work The new feature applies to Teen Accounts enrolled in Instagram’s parental supervision tools. If a young…

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Samsung Adds Built-In Privacy Display to Galaxy S26 Ultra

Samsung has unveiled a new display technology on its Galaxy S26 Ultra that allows users to activate a built-in privacy mode on a per-app basis, limiting what can be seen from side angles without the need for stick-on screen filters. How the Privacy Display Works The feature, branded “Privacy Display”, was introduced at Samsung’s Galaxy S26…

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ServiceNow AI Resolves 90 Per Cent of IT Tickets

ServiceNow claims its new Autonomous Workforce AI is now resolving more than 90 per cent of targeted Level 1 IT help desk tickets inside its own organisation, marking a significant step in the shift from AI assistance to AI execution. Autonomous Workforce and EmployeeWorks The claim forms part of California-based US enterprise software company ServiceNow’s…

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Google’s 100-Hour ($1 Billion) Battery to Power New Data Centre

Google has announced plans to build a new data centre in Pine Island, Minnesota, powered by wind, solar and a 300-megawatt, 100-hour iron-air battery supplied by US startup Form Energy, marking a significant test of long-duration energy storage at hyperscale. Minnesota and the Clean Energy Structure The project, revealed in February, will be developed in…

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