Automation stories

Forrester says the biggest AI breakthrough will come from systems that perceive and act in the real world, not humanoid robots.

Forrester urges B2B firms to rethink marketing, sales and metrics as AI agents reshape how buyers search, compare and choose suppliers.

SAS adds a private-preview supply chain agent and other AI tools, backed by USD $1 billion investment, for manufacturing, retail and finance.

SAS updates its data management portfolio with cloud-native tools to improve governance, cut data movement and support analytics and AI.

FPT and Intel partner on an AI-driven factory system aimed at boosting throughput, cutting bottlenecks and enabling smarter production decisions.

DXC unveils OASIS, a managed services model that uses AI agents and human oversight to give enterprises real-time control across legacy IT estates.

Oracle NetSuite rolls out AI coding skills for developers, aiming to speed custom app building and reduce errors across 25 platforms.

EY names 1Kosmos Chief Executive Officer Hemen Vimadalal as a finalist for its 2026 Entrepreneur Of The Year New Jersey award.

AICPA and CIMA unveil global AI training for finance staff as firms seek to turn automation and generative tools into measurable gains.

team.blue widens AI push with new tools for booking, compliance, website creation and data analysis across four brands.

TCS deepens Google Cloud partnership with four new AI products aimed at speeding enterprise automation, factory efficiency and cyber defence.

AI tools may help construction firms keep staff as a survey finds more than half of professionals would stay put if employers boosted investment.

Markable opens free creator tier and adds AI shopping tools as it targets a fast-growing social commerce market.

Merck deepens Google Cloud tie-up with USD $1 billion AI rollout across research, manufacturing and commercial operations.

Home Depot deploys AI voice agents across US stores, saying the system spots caller needs four times faster and can help complete purchases.

KPMG, Workday and Google Cloud unveil AI digital assistant to speed month-end finance close, automate routine checks and preserve human sign-off.

US SMBs hold firm on automated cybersecurity despite budget squeezes, as inflation forces tighter tech choices and wider AI enthusiasm cools.

Eseye has bolstered its AnyNet+ eSIM and Infinity platform with SGP.32 support, pairing the latest IoT provisioning standard with resilience controls.

Valeo will equip 100,000 staff with Gemini for Workspace as the automotive supplier deepens its Google Cloud partnership and expands agentic AI in engineering.

Elastic and Google add AI-driven threat detection to air-gapped cloud systems as defence and government customers seek tighter data sovereignty.