July 22, 2025 Replit CEO: What really happened when AI agent wiped Jason Lemkin’s database (exclusive) Late last week, an AI coding agent from Replit, an AI software development platform, deleted an entire database of executive contacts while working on a web app for SaaS investor Jason Lemkin. It was not a catastrophic software failure, … Continue reading Replit CEO: What really happened when AI agent wiped Jason Lemkin’s database
How Gannett LocaliQ Took AI Voice Agent Conversational by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, June 24, 2025 LocaliQ unveiled its next version of a conversational AI Voice Agent on Tuesday, extending Dash’s existing SMS agent function to include voice conversations, creating an omnichannel system designed to engage potential customers through automation. The agent resides in … Continue reading How Gannett LocaliQ Took AI Voice Agent Conversational
A part of Adobe Experience Platform, it lets businesses build, manage and orchestrate AI agents from Adobe’s ecosystem and third-party sources. Mike Pastore on March 19, 2025 Salesforce attracted significant attention when it introduced its Agentforce agentic AI platform at its Dreamforce event in the fall of 2024, and everyone knew it was not … Continue reading Agent Orchestrator launches Adobe into the agentic age
By Jessica Bursztynsky August 30, 2022 Uber is introducing a new slate of safety features to its app in an effort to ensure user safety. Riders can now contact a safety agent with ADT Security Services while using the Uber app, via call or text, to monitor the trip and reach out to 911 … Continue reading Uber partners with ADT so you can now call or text a safety agent during your ride
By KC Ifeanyi July 08, 2022 Listen to Fast Company’s Creative Control podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, RadioPublic, Google Podcasts, or Stitcher. <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”>&#xFEFF;</span><span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”>&#xFEFF;</span><span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”>&#xFEFF;</span><span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”width: … Continue reading This talent agent is making sure creators of color get paid fairly
Laura Krajewski July 12, 2021 As we emerge from the longest year ever and companies gear up for the “great rehiring” happening in our post-pandemic world, managers and HR reps have to adapt to the changes in hiring. As much as the workforce has been shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic, hiring too has changed with … Continue reading 3 Interview Tips and Tricks to Prioritize Agent Experience from Day One
Deborah Sweeney December 18, 2020 Most states require newly incorporated small businesses to designate a registered agent for their company. What is a registered agent? Often abbreviated as RA, a registered agent acts as the point of contact between a small business and its state of formation. They accept legal documents on behalf of the … Continue reading Can Entrepreneurs Act as a Registered Agent?
Dale Keipert November 19, 2020 Change Agent: A change agent is a person inside of a company or organization that helps that company or organization transform. An article in Forbes points out that “the marketplace requirements to compete are evolving so quickly that leadership is struggling to stay ahead of the course.” Nowhere is this … Continue reading Be the Change Agent
Veronica Krieg October 12, 2020 Almost 80% of your agents show up to work without knowing what’s expected of them. Too many business leaders see the contact center as a cost center, so developing and investing in agent performance falls off the radar. The less money you spend in the contact center, and the more … Continue reading How Managing and Coaching to Agent Performance Metrics Amplifies Your Call Center’s ROI
Laura Krajewski August 7, 2020 As a call center agent, a day of work can be like whiplash. They have hours of monotonous work the first half of your shift and then… BAM! Something goes awry and they’re swamped with back to back phone calls from angry customers. The switch from boredom and tedium to … Continue reading Fight Call Center Burnout and Sky High Turnover Rates: 3 Omnichannel Technology Trends to Adopt to Simplify Your Call Center Agent Experience
