Satisfi Labs is a software and tech platform that uses artificial intelligence to help make the customer service experience easier and more tech-enabled. Don White is the CEO and co-founder of Satisfi Labs and he explains how the start-up is changing the entire field of customer relations and customer service.
Satisfi Labs has major partners including SoftBank Robotics, IBM, and Philips. Satisfi Labs has integrated its technology into items like "Pepper," the Softbank robot. White says Softbank has been a great partner and says Pepper's capabilities are skyrocketing. Crowds are impressed by her engagement and intelligence.
White is excited by the innovations Satisfi Labs is producing. He explains how its technology is bringing the information to the customer instead of making them search for it.
Nestlé has dismissed its CEO Laurent Freixe after an investigation into an undisclosed relationship with a direct subordinate. The company announced on Monday that the dismissal was effective immediately. An investigation found that Freixe violated Nestlé’s code of conduct. He had been CEO for a year. Philipp Navratil, a longtime Nestlé executive, will replace him. Chairman Paul Bulcke stated that the decision was necessary to uphold the company’s values and governance. Navratil began his career with Nestlé in 2001 and has held various roles, including CEO of Nestlé's Nespresso division since 2024.
Kraft Heinz is splitting into two companies a decade after they joined in a massive merger that created one of the biggest food companies on the planet. One of the companies will include brands such as Heinz, Philadelphia cream cheese and Kraft Mac & Cheese. The other will include brands like Oscar Mayer, Kraft Singles and Lunchables. When the company formed in 2015 it wanted to capitalize on its massive scale, but shifting tastes complicated those plans, with households seeking to introduce healthier options at the table. Kraft Heinz's net revenue has fallen every year since 2020.
About 780,000 pressure washers sold at retailers like Home Depot are being recalled across the U.S. and Canada, due to a projectile hazard that has resulted in fractures and other injuries among some consumers.
President Donald Trump has fired one of two Democratic members of the U.S. Surface Transportation Board to break a 2-2 tie ahead of the board considering the largest railroad merger ever proposed.
