Dentsu Group Inc. announced that it has entered an agreement to acquire LiveArea, a global customer experience and commerce agency, subject to customary closing conditions. LiveArea is a division of PFSweb Inc (NASDAQ: PFSW). LiveArea will join Merkle, a leading technology-enabled, data-driven customer experience management (CXM) company within Dentsu Group's international business, Dentsu International. Infineon Technologies and Amber Solutions announced an alliance on a range of silicon opportunities anchored around Amber's breakthrough digital control of electricity with embedded intelligence. Today, AT&T and Google Cloud are announcing new solutions across AT&T's 5G and Google Cloud's edge computing portfolio, including AT&T's on-premises Multi-access Edge Compute (MEC) solution, as well as AT&T Network Edge capabilities through LTE, 5G, and wireline.

However, most sectors are in the initial rollout phase, establishing what AI can and can't do. Brands in eCommerce have already ploughed investment into the capabilities of AI. Indeed, with the retail and eCommerce sectors having a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 42.8% between 2019 and 2025, investment is only expected to expand. Clearly these companies are already realising some of the benefits of AI. Today's consumers expect convenience and flexibility across every channel – AI brings this by personalising the experience and providing a more nuanced customer journey.