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
Aerospike unveils AI-native developer tools for database
Aerospike adds Voyager, an embedded MCP server and refreshed Java and Python SDKs to help developers and AI agents build faster.
Lovelace unveils Elemental for verifiable enterprise AI
Lovelace's Elemental aims to give enterprise AI verifiable evidence, using knowledge graphs and cited outputs for high-stakes decisions.
Constructive launches agentic-db for AI agents
Constructive launches open-source agentic-db, a Postgres schema for AI agents that adds persistent memory, search and tooling in one database.
Feedonomics launches AI catalogue exports for merchants
Feedonomics rolls out AI catalogue exports for merchants, with Dell among early users as product data is sent to OpenAI, Gemini and others.
BAND raises USD $17 million for multi-agent AI layer
BAND secures USD $17 million seed backing to build an interaction layer for multi-agent AI systems, as firms seek better oversight and interoperability.
Rilian raises USD $17.5 million to expand AI cyber platform
Rilian secures seed backing to push AI-driven cyber software into US, Gulf and allied markets as demand for automated defence tools rises.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to AI Agents
Digitate named a Leader in IDC's AIOps 2026 review
Boomi gains analyst praise across integration & AI
CFOs to gain margin points by backing AI strategically
AI PC adoption moves from pilots to workplace rollout
SAS refreshes data management tools for AI governance
Featured News
Exclusive: Denodo's Dominic Sartorio on perfect data vs the right data
Denodo's Dominic Sartorio warns businesses accelerating artificial intelligence deployments that cloud migrations alone do not make data ready for real-time AI.
Google Cloud CEO sets out enterprise AI agent plan
Google Cloud's Thomas Kurian unveils Gemini Enterprise as an open, secure workplace AI platform linking models, data, chips and security.
Google flags urgency as AI reshapes cyber threats
Google warns AI is turbocharging cyber attacks as Sandra Joyce says firms must patch fast, while Gemini boosts threat detection and analysis.
Exclusive: Google Cloud reshaping finance with agentic AI
Google Cloud says banks need governance-led platforms to unlock agentic AI at scale, with tens of agents set to reshape compliance, fraud and risk.
Exclusive: Google Cloud accelerates shift to agentic data
Google Cloud is betting on AI agents as the main users of enterprise data, unveiling new tools for context, automation and cross-cloud access.
Exclusive: Google sees success with niche AI playbooks
Google is tailoring AI playbooks for 19 industries as enterprises shift from pilots to production, with faster rollouts and ROI now the focus.
Google sees retail success with agentic commerce push
Google's Gemini enterprise suite is live in retail at Bunnings, uniting search, service and sales with AI agents and UCP support.
Netskope's Tony Burnside - visibility is key to AI security
Netskope's Tony Burnside warns AI agents are creating hidden east-west traffic, calling for omni-directional controls and smarter DLP to stop data leaks.
Exclusive: Celonis global banking head says AI rollout hinges on process intelligence
Banks are slowing AI rollouts as they prioritise process visibility, with Celonis arguing execution depends on understanding how work flows today.
Exclusive: Orderfox pushes into autonomous execution with Gieni ABX
Orderfox readies Gieni ABX, an autonomous execution layer to turn its industrial AI insights into completed tasks across enterprise systems.
UiPath Accelerates AI in Software Development and Testing
UiPath is pushing AI deeper into software testing, promising autonomous agents that transform quality assurance and developers' roles.
Cloudera and Svitla Systems bring trusted AI to healthcare
Cloudera and Svitla team up to build trusted, clinician‑centric AI that unifies patient data while safeguarding privacy and consent.
Rise of AI Agents introduces new infosec risk: Okta
Okta warns that surging numbers of uncontrolled AI agents pose a major identity and access risk as they become the new digital workforce.
Confluent says data streaming will enable faster, better decisions
Confluent says organisations must shift to governed data streaming, with AI agents making millisecond decisions at scale.
Elastic says AI search & context now decide customer loyalty
Elastic argues that in an AI-obsessed market, robust search across messy data is the real foundation of trustworthy, profitable experiences.
Composable, process‑aware AI key to enterprise ROI
Process intelligence and composable architecture are emerging as the missing ingredients to turn fragile AI pilots into resilient, traceable value.
Why the all-AI social network looks more fad than legacy
Moltbook, the all-bot social network, faces scrutiny after researchers reportedly accessed its live database and user emails without checks.
Expert Columns
Proof beats promise: The trust crisis AI is creating
Mythos changes everything: Is your AI agent security ready?
5 eCommerce trends set to define 2026
Why the next phase of AI adoption will be determined less by models and more by data foundations
AI can inspire travel, but it still can't book it. That's about to change
Americas Procurement Congress: Procurement's agentic moment has arrived
Agent computers: The PC era, amplified
Atlassian scales AI search with OpenSearch on Kubernetes
Agentic AI: The potential and the problems behind the new wave of autonomous systems
AI agents vs AI automations: how to get the mix right in your future marketing strategy
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent AI Agents News
Ulta Beauty adds Google AI shopping tools for customers
Ulta Beauty rolls out Google-powered AI shopping across Search and Gemini, while building its own assistant for personalised browsing and checkout.
KPMG launches AI assistant for month-end financial close
KPMG, Workday and Google Cloud unveil AI digital assistant to speed month-end finance close, automate routine checks and preserve human sign-off.
Citi Wealth launches AI assistant Citi Sky for US clients
Citi Wealth rolls out AI-powered assistant for US clients, with Google DeepMind avatar tech set to support advisors on wealth platforms.
Akto widens AI agent security with new integrations
Akto partners with LangChain, Portkey, TrueFoundry, Arcade and LiteLLM to embed runtime safeguards across the AI agent stack.
TripleLift launches TL Spark AI layer for ad buying
TripleLift unveils TL Spark to link supply, creative and audience data as AI ad buying shifts towards agentic workflows.
AUA launches AI agents for student support & admissions
American University of Antigua partners with Druid AI to deploy agentic software that chases documents, logs enquiries and flags struggling students.
Plaid says AI is reshaping consumer finance expectations
Half of US consumers now expect AI to help manage money, as Plaid says finance apps must offer more guidance, transparency and human oversight.
AI saves small business leaders 6 to 10 hours a week
AI adoption among small business leaders is delivering measurable time savings, with Tech.co finding one in five save six to 10 hours a week.
World launches upgraded ID for apps, AI & business
World expands upgraded proof-of-human system into apps, meetings and AI workflows as Tinder, Zoom and Docusign join new partnerships.
American Express to acquire Hyper in AI expense push
American Express acquires Hyper to bolster AI-powered expense tools for business customers as it expands commercial services automation.
Treasure AI launches agentic platform for marketers
Treasure AI has launched an agentic platform that enables marketing teams to automate customer engagement and campaign execution in real time.
Wayvia updates Shoppable platform to track retail sales
Wayvia rolls out Shoppable Next Generation to link ad campaigns with confirmed retail sales and Meta purchase signals for brands.
Autonomize launches healthcare AI platform version 3
Autonomize AI rolls out healthcare Intelligence Platform V3, adding 160-plus agents and governance tools as US health groups seek faster reviews.
Google adds split-screen AI Mode to Chrome for research
Google brings split-screen AI Mode to Chrome in US, letting users keep chat beside web pages and pull multiple tabs into one query.
Slash raises USD $100 million at USD $1.4 billion valuation
Slash lands USD $100 million Series C at USD $1.4 billion valuation as Ribbit backs its rapid expansion into broader business finance.
Primitive launches AI agent system for banks & credit unions
Primitive unveils bank-grade AI agent operating system with MX tie-up as banks seek tighter oversight, while Fin Capital and Pelion back launch.
Cynomi launches AI agents for MSP cybersecurity work
Cynomi adds AI Insights and co-worker Agents to its platform as it aims to automate MSP security workflows, reduce staff pressure and drive account growth.
SambaNova & Intel unveil hybrid AI inference design
SambaNova and Intel have introduced a hybrid inference blueprint pairing GPUs, RDUs and Xeon 6 CPUs to run coding agents in existing air-cooled data centres.
Hapax launches AI platform to automate workplace tasks
Hapax expands beyond banks with AI platform that spots workplace bottlenecks and deploys task-specific workers, claiming 350 automations in beta.
US SMBs use AI mainly for data analysis, schedules
US small businesses turn to AI for data analysis, scheduling and stock control as most keep tech budgets steady or higher, survey finds.
