The Ultimate Guide to AI Agents
A curated American edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for AI Agents (Agentic AI).
What to know about AI Agents
AI agents represent a transformative area within artificial intelligence, focusing on autonomous or semi-autonomous systems capable of performing complex tasks and making decisions to enhance business operations and personal productivity.
Our recent stories highlight how AI agents are rapidly evolving across sectors—from cybersecurity and data management to customer experience and enterprise automation. Companies are integrating AI agents to improve efficiency, drive innovation, and manage security risks in increasingly sophisticated ways.
By exploring these developments, readers can gain insights into the potential benefits, emerging applications, and challenges associated with AI agent deployment. Whether you're interested in how AI agents enhance software development, automate workflows, or secure enterprise environments, this tag offers a comprehensive look at this dynamic and impactful technology.
American AI Agents News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Constructor wins trio of Stevie Gold awards for eCommerce
Recognition for its AI shopping tools highlights growing retailer demand for tech that lifts conversion, revenue and customer satisfaction.
Virtana & Carahsoft expand observability for agencies
Agencies handling hybrid and air-gapped systems could get fuller visibility into IT faults as the platform is made available through Carahsoft's contracts.
Omnissa ONE 2026 to focus on trust in workplace AI
Enterprises face a growing oversight gap, as Omnissa says 75% of managed devices carry unsanctioned AI tools before policies catch up.
Socotra launches open AI skills for insurance core
Insurers can now use familiar AI coding tools to build and manage policies in Socotra's platform without bespoke integrations, the company says.
Okta beats forecasts & raises full-year revenue guidance
Shares surged nearly 20% after the identity software group lifted annual sales guidance on stronger demand and improved profitability.
Airbyte adds semantic search & tighter agent controls
Enterprise AI teams can now search internal files by meaning and restrict agent access at a finer level across workspaces.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to AI Agents
Gartner sees securing AI market hit USD $4.8bn in 2027
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Finance teams adopt AI faster than controls, Medius says
SRE teams take on wider AI oversight in production
SAS named Forrester leader in financial crime tools
Everpure named Gartner leader for enterprise storage
Featured News
Mimecast CEO: Agentic AI threat novel but not entirely new
Hidden AI risks are already widespread in workplaces, with Mimecast saying users are driving shadow tools and most exposure still starts with people.
AI will fade, says Dell Technologies' ephemeral Chief AI Officer
Dell says agentic AI should shift routine tasks below the machine line, freeing staff for expert work while making the role temporary.
Schrodinger's ERP both dead and alive, says Rimini Street
Businesses can avoid costly ERP rip-and-replace projects by layering AI and automation onto existing systems, Rimini Street says.
Autonomous IT boom fuelling LogicMonitor's APAC growth
APAC customers are fuelling LogicMonitor's AI growth, with Australia among the earliest adopters of its Edwin AI platform.
Lumana's focus on vertical applications for AI video surveillance platform
Lumana's Principal Product Manager says its camera-agnostic AI platform is expanding beyond security into retail, healthcare and smart cities.
CrowdStrike report: AI is rewriting rules of cybersecurity
Organisations now have just 48 hours to patch most flaws, as AI helps attackers weaponise vulnerabilities far faster than before.
Grafana Labs launches six AI tools for telemetry & agents
Grafana Labs has launched six AI observability tools during its AI Week, including new capabilities for monitoring and investigating AI agents.
AI arms race forcing businesses to rethink cybersecurity
Security teams are racing to shrink exposure windows as AI makes newly disclosed vulnerabilities exploitable almost immediately.
Check Point CTO on AI's double-edged sword
AI is shrinking the gap between vulnerability disclosure and real-world exploitation to hours, forcing security teams to adapt fast.
Check Point: Be the best, or get out the way
Rising AI-driven attacks are compel security buyers to cut vendor sprawl, though Check Point warns over-consolidation can still raise risk.
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Check Point: Hackers are already in. Act accordingly
Hackers are exploiting vulnerabilities in hours or minutes, leaving many organisations compromised before defenders spot the breach.
Future of enterprise software is agentic apps, says Oracle
Oracle is targeting a common blocker to AI adoption by adding governance, human checks and audit trails to its agentic app builder.
Agentic rollout creates new identity security challenge
Poor governance is leaving many AI agents stuck out of production, while those that run can expose firms to legal and security risks.
John Margerison on the new class of employee: AI managers
Businesses should treat AI like a new hire, as weak oversight could expose sensitive data and leave staff needing fresh skills to stay relevant.
Agentic AI creates enterprise challenge beyond LLM boom
Enterprises face rising costs and governance gaps as thousands of AI agents begin operating alongside staff across multiple systems.
Visa strengthens AI defences amid new era of cyber threats
Visa is pouring billions into AI defences as regulators demand safer, auditable systems to counter faster cyber threats and fraud.
The new workforce: AI agents to work in concert with humans
AI agents are set to reshape hiring and team structures, pushing firms towards global talent pools and outcome-based work.
Exclusive: Virtuozzo sees GPU clouds reshape AI infrastructure
AI demand is pushing cloud providers towards GPU-as-a-service models, with efficiency and utilisation emerging as key differentiators.
Data storage gets profitable as Exaba targets US expansion
Exaba's local cloud storage pitch could give US managed services providers higher margins as it challenges AWS and Azure in a crowded market.
Storage to strategy: Everpure pivots to data intelligence
Enterprises wrestling with AI readiness and data sovereignty may gain clearer governance as Everpure adds a new intelligence layer.
How the 'human hour' mentality influences the future of tech
AI pilots are faltering where firms still judge success by hours saved, leaving customer value and workforce design unresolved.
Humanoid robots, 0-day defence among Info-Tech trends for '27
Agentic AI, zero-day surge, sovereign cloud, and humanoid robots will define IT strategy in 2027, Info-Tech Research Group warns.
Exabeam: Ruthless efficiency can make agentic AI malicious
Behavioural analytics is becoming essential as AI agents can pursue tasks so efficiently that they may cause damage without any malicious intent.
Marvell targets AI connectivity bottleneck with NVIDIA boost
AI data centres are hitting copper limits, pushing Marvell and Nvidia towards optics as clusters grow larger and more distributed.
Snowflake unveils platform upgrades for CoCo, CoWork
Enterprises will get tighter AI controls as Snowflake adds blocking policies, multi-party authorisation and new agentic tools at Summit.
Exclusive: Reco COO on securing the AI inside your SaaS stack
Reco COO Zoe Hillenmeyer says enterprises typically underestimate their AI agent exposure by a factor of ten and that gap is widening.
Expert Columns
The hidden security risk in document redaction
Modern data teams: key roles, structures and data quality
When AI memory, simulation and provenance collide
Bolt-on AI is the new lipstick on a pig; the pig is still running your enterprise
AI deserves our appreciation, but only if we're honest about what we're appreciating
Why AI and composable architectures are changing the ERP playbook
5 Data & AI governance trends every CDO should be watching in 2026
'Human-in-the-Loop' is the industry's most comfortable lie
How AI is changing the rules when it comes to observability
Adding AI to a platform is easy, adding it without breaking your security isn't
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Mimecast CEO: Agentic AI threat novel but not entirely new
AI will fade, says Dell Technologies' ephemeral Chief AI Officer
Schrodinger's ERP both dead and alive, says Rimini Street
Autonomous IT boom fuelling LogicMonitor's APAC growth
Lumana's focus on vertical applications for AI video surveillance platform
Recent AI Agents News
NVIDIA puts Vera Rubin into production for AI inference
AI customers could see faster response times as NVIDIA shifts Vera Rubin into full production for inference and agentic workloads.
Boosted.ai launches Alfa Prime for institutional partners
Limited access and bespoke setups mean Alfa Prime will be tailored to a handful of funds, rather than rolled out broadly.
Forcepoint appoints Vincent Merlin as Marketing Chief
As AI security spending rises, the cybersecurity company has hired a veteran marketer to shape its pitch on data control and governance.
Thomson Reuters launches new CoCounsel Legal in US
Law firms get a single workflow for research, drafting and verification as the updated system reaches US users, with Canada and Britain to follow.
RegScale & Microsoft target faster FedRAMP on Azure
The tie-up could cut months from the FedRAMP approval process for cloud suppliers seeking to sell into US federal agencies on Azure.
Rillet raises USD $100 million at USD $1 billion valuation
The funding doubles the accounting software group's total raised to more than USD $200 million as customers adopt AI tools for finance teams.
Intapp launches Celeste AI for compliance and timekeeping
AI-driven workflows are set to speed intake, conflicts checks and billing for regulated firms as they juggle growth and tighter compliance demands.
Impala launches MCP server for philanthropy data in AI
Foundation teams can now query verified grant data in Claude and ChatGPT, as Impala bets on AI-powered analysis over proposal drafting.
Synchrony & OpenAI launch discoverability & innovation tie-up
The tie-up could push financing offers and rewards directly into AI shopping, testing whether shoppers will use credit inside ChatGPT.
Diversified launches global managed services practice
Clients with complex technology estates could see tighter oversight and faster issue resolution as Diversified centralises managed services globally.
Coinbase adds AI agent & USDT payments for merchants
Merchants can now take automated purchases and USDT, as Coinbase widens its business payments tools to more than 5,000 companies.
Intuit adds AI features to mid-market finance software
Mid-market finance teams can now query company data in plain English as Intuit rolls out AI tools that automate close, reporting and payments.
SEI adds Zocks AI assistant to adviser services ecosystem
Advisers could see less admin and quicker follow-up as SEI widens its AI toolkit with software that turns client meetings into records and tasks.
CollectivIQ launches AI workers for workplace roles
Businesses could soon hand routine office tasks to named AI agents, as CollectivIQ rolls out software that works inside existing workplace systems.
LXMQ picks Privaclave AI to secure credit-card platform
Sensitive credit-card data will be protected in LXMQ's platform as the fintech tests Privaclave AI before a wider consumer launch.
Mercury launches Spend with employee & agent cards
Smaller finance teams can now enforce budgets and receipts in one place as Mercury adds employee and AI agent cards for business customers.
Kyndryl launches AI-driven modernisation services on Bridge
The offering aims to help enterprises update legacy systems faster while keeping human oversight and governance in place.
Payouts.com & Replit expand partnership to speed builds
The move could cut Payouts.com's product development cycle from months to days while keeping audit trails and PCI controls in place.
nCino launches Mortgage MCP for lenders' AI agents
Mortgage lenders could cut routine admin time as nCino's new tool lets AI agents act within existing permissions and audit logs.
Pinecone launches Nexus knowledge engine for AI agents
It promises lower token costs, faster responses and tighter control of sensitive data as firms push agents into production.
Job Moves
Forcepoint appoints Vincent Merlin as Marketing Chief
Diversified launches global managed services practice
Zingtree appoints Venkat Iyer as Chief Technology Officer
Ondaro promotes three to vice president in ServiceNow shift
Constant AI promotes Lisa Cote to Chief Financial Officer
Geordie appoints Courtney Broadwell as Channel Chief
Opaque hires Microsoft veteran as Chief Platform Officer
Virtana names Daniel Raskin as Chief Marketing Officer
Alation appoints Rick Baker as Chief Operating Officer
