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
Intuit adds AI tools to Enterprise Suite for mid-market
US mid-market firms get AI-driven finance, HR and construction tools in one platform, aimed at cutting manual work and improving visibility.
Permiso launches AI agent security tools with Autodesk
Autodesk is among early users as the new controls aim to give security teams runtime visibility into unapproved AI agents and their actions.
RegScale raises USD $30 million in oversubscribed Series B
The funding will help RegScale scale faster as federal and enterprise buyers demand quicker compliance checks and less manual audit work.
meshIQ adds agentic AI & petabyte telemetry support
Enterprises could cut outages and speed troubleshooting as the update unifies middleware monitoring and analyses petabyte-scale telemetry.
Cantex, Headlamp team up on AI-driven MS drug trial
The tie-up aims to sharpen trial results in multiple sclerosis by using AI to spot patients most likely to benefit from azeliragon.
Responsive tops USD $1 trillion in business opportunities
More buyers are using AI to scrutinise vendors, as the software firm says faster responses now affect revenue and win rates.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to AI Agents
8 Data management trends shaping enterprise strategy in 2026-2027
BeyondTrust named leader in KuppingerCole PAM report
IRONSCALES names Steve McKenzie Chief Operating Officer
Upwind launches AI agentic pack for cloud security
Infobip study finds CX investment gap in global brands
Featured News
Exclusive: Denodo's Dominic Sartorio on perfect data vs the right data
Trust in enterprise AI is being undermined as Denodo research finds most firms still lack live, context-aware data for production use.
Google Cloud CEO sets out enterprise AI agent plan
Enterprises will get one place to build, govern and run AI agents, as Google Cloud expands Gemini Enterprise across models, data and security.
Google flags urgency as AI reshapes cyber threats
Patching delays now carry greater risk as Google says AI is helping attackers scale intrusions, speed up breaches and automate operations.
Exclusive: Google Cloud reshaping finance with agentic AI
Banks must move beyond isolated pilots if they want agentic AI to deliver enterprise-wide gains, Google Cloud says.
Exclusive: Google Cloud accelerates shift to agentic data
Enterprises may soon design data systems for AI agents rather than staff, as Google Cloud adds real-time context, automation and cross-cloud access.
Exclusive: Google sees success with niche AI playbooks
Enterprises are under pressure to prove AI returns as Google pushes reusable, sector-specific playbooks into production across 19 industries.
Google sees retail success with agentic commerce push
Retailers are using Google’s new AI suite to speed up shopping and support, with Bunnings already live and UCP adoption starting to grow.
Netskope's Tony Burnside - visibility is key to AI security
AI tools are creating hidden east-west traffic that security teams struggle to monitor, raising the risk of data leakage and compromise.
Exclusive: Celonis global banking head says AI rollout hinges on process intelligence
Banks risk wasting AI spending unless they first map how work really flows, as Celonis says process intelligence is becoming phase zero.
Exclusive: Orderfox pushes into autonomous execution with Gieni ABX
Orderfox launches Gieni ABX on Microsoft Azure to push industrial AI beyond insights, automating workflows across enterprise systems with governance.
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.
Expert Columns
Is your data ready for AI? 5 steps before deploying an agent
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
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent AI Agents News
Upwind launches AI agentic pack for cloud security
It aims to cut alert fatigue by using runtime data to validate threats, prioritise real risks and guide fixes across cloud and AI systems.
Intersection opens OOH ad network to AI booking tools
Brands can now book digital billboards in minutes, as Intersection lets agencies plan and reserve campaigns through ChatGPT and Claude.
Spendflo launches Flo AI for mid-market procurement teams
Mid-market firms could cut procurement bottlenecks as Spendflo's Flo AI automates buying, contracts and invoices across existing systems.
Gluware launches Titan Exposure Management for networks
Security teams could cut false positives and speed fixes as the new tool ties vulnerability alerts to live network device states.
ZyG raises USD $60 million to scale AI commerce tools
The cash will fund ZyG OS as online merchants seek AI systems to cut acquisition costs, unify data and scale faster.
Expel launches AI framework for security operations
Security teams facing rising alert volumes now have a guide for deciding which tasks AI should handle and which need human control.
Kore.ai opens Bay Area headquarters in growth push
The move puts the AI software company closer to enterprise buyers, investors and partners as it scales after adding more than 100 customers last year.
Avant's AI virtual agent handles 62% of customer calls
Customers at Avant Card are seeing faster support, with AI now resolving 62% of inbound calls and freeing staff for complex cases.
FIS & Anthropic launch AI agent for bank crime probes
Banks could cut anti-money laundering case reviews from hours to minutes, as the new system keeps data and audit trails inside FIS's controlled environment.
Ataccama & ServiceNow surface data quality in catalog
Users of ServiceNow Data Catalog will now see Ataccama quality scores and alerts before selecting data, helping reduce bad AI and workflow decisions.
Quali adds control layer for NVIDIA NemoClaw deployments
Enterprises scaling autonomous AI agents now have a way to enforce policies, track GPU costs and shut down idle environments automatically.
Penske launches supply chain insight platform & app
Customers can now monitor transport and warehouse activity in real time as rising costs and disruption push firms to unify supply chain data.
Aerospike unveils AI-native developer tools for database
Developers can now query Aerospike data in minutes as the database maker adds Voyager, an MCP server and refreshed Java and Python SDKs.
Lovelace unveils Elemental for verifiable enterprise AI
Businesses adopting AI for sensitive decisions may gain traceable answers as Lovelace targets reliability gaps with a verifiable data platform.
Constructive launches agentic-db for AI agents
It aims to give AI agents persistent memory and queryable search in Postgres, replacing brittle markdown files with database-backed retrieval.
Feedonomics launches AI catalogue exports for merchants
Large merchants can now push product catalogues into AI shopping tools, with Dell among the first to test the new service.
BAND raises USD $17 million for multi-agent AI layer
Adoption of AI agents in business is creating a new infrastructure bottleneck as companies struggle to coordinate systems across clouds and partners.
Rilian raises USD $17.5 million to expand AI cyber platform
The funding will help Rilian hire staff and push Caspian into the US and Gulf markets as governments race to automate cyber defence.
Ulta Beauty adds Google AI shopping tools for customers
Shoppers can now buy eligible beauty products in Google’s AI tools, as Ulta pushes discovery and checkout into conversational search.
KPMG launches AI assistant for month-end financial close
Month-end reporting could move faster for finance teams as a new assistant takes on routine close tasks while humans keep final sign-off.
