The Ultimate Guide to AI Agents

2026 · American Edition

Also known as Agentic AI.

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
Analyst Insights
SnapLogic adds AI gateway to push agents into work
Gartner · Agentic AI · MarTech
Last week
Capsule Security raises $7 million to guard AI agents
Gartner · Agentic AI · PAM
Last week
Infobip launches AgentOS platform, targets agentic AI shift
Gartner · Agentic AI · UC
Last week
Thoughtworks: The inside line on AI software development from the company that created Agile
Gartner · Agentic AI · DevOps
This month
Appspace named Gartner leader in workplace experience
Gartner · Agentic AI · SaaS
This month
Expert columns
Proof beats promise: The trust crisis AI is creating
By Lakshmi Hanspal of DigiCert
2 days ago
Mythos changes everything: Is your AI agent security ready?
By Dev Rishi of Rubrik
2 days ago
5 eCommerce trends set to define 2026
By Bobby Joseph of Melissa
This month
Why the next phase of AI adoption will be determined less by models and more by data foundations
By Will LaForest of Confluent
This month
AI can inspire travel, but it still can't book it. That's about to change
By Mike Putman of Custom Travel Solutions
This month
Americas Procurement Congress: Procurement's agentic moment has arrived
By Steve Arentzoff of Globality
Last month
Agent computers: The PC era, amplified
By Alexey Navolokin of AMD
Last month
Atlassian scales AI search with OpenSearch on Kubernetes
By OpenSearch
Last month
Agentic AI: The potential and the problems behind the new wave of autonomous systems
By Kristina Holt of Foot Anstey
Last month
AI agents vs AI automations: how to get the mix right in your future marketing strategy
By Pipin Firmansyah of Manning & Co
Last month
Trust as a measurable asset for CMOs in the age of AI
By Geoff Main of Passionberry Marketing
Last month
AI proof over hype: In a market obsessed with scaling AI, smart organisations are obsessed with proof
By Slavena Hristova of ABBYY
Last month
Why the next endpoint and SASE disruption will not come from a security vendor
By Chandrodaya Prasad of SonicWall
Last month
Upgrade advantage: More value, less effort for partners, MSPs & MSSPs
By Sarah Choi and Mahpara Banday of SonicWall
Last month
How the universal adoption of AI can help women in insurance balance the scales
By Laura Drabik of Guidewire
Last month
Interviews
Netskope's Tony Burnside - visibility is key to AI security
Discussing Shadow IT
Last week
Exclusive: Celonis global banking head says AI rollout hinges on process intelligence
Discussing Productivity
Last week
Exclusive: Orderfox pushes into autonomous execution with Gieni ABX
Discussing Software-as-a-Service
Last month
UiPath Accelerates AI in Software Development and Testing
Discussing Software engineering
Last month
Cloudera and Svitla Systems bring trusted AI to healthcare
Discussing Data Protection
Last month
Recent news
Companies spread AI across multiple models amid failures
About Digital Transformation
Today
Cognizant named OpenAI Codex partner for enterprise AI
About IT services
Today
CIS launches AI security guides for models & agents
About Digital Transformation
Today
SUSE launches AI Factory with NVIDIA for enterprise control
About Private Cloud
Today
Chainguard & Cursor tackle AI code supply chain risks
About DevOps
Today
Zero Networks launches AI segmentation to curb shadow AI
About Firewalls
Today
Forrester warns AI marketing spend lacks business impact
About Marketing
Today
Critical Microsoft vulnerabilities double in yearly report
About Software Updates
Today
Snowflake expands AI tools for business users & developers
About Business Intelligence
Today
GitLab expands AWS integration for agentic AI workflows
About Cloud Services
Today
ShareGate survey says AI exposed data at 29% of firms
About Data Protection
Today
Plaid says AI is reshaping consumer finance expectations
About Trends & Predictions
Today
AI saves small business leaders 6 to 10 hours a week
About Software-as-a-Service
Today
Snowflake expands AI tools for business users & developers
About Business Intelligence
Today
Unknown AI agents plague 82% of enterprises, survey finds
About Data breach
Today
Job moves
Newo appoints Jason Luo as Chief Executive Officer
Move at Mastercard
Today
Ledger appoints Ian Rogers to lead AI security push
Move at Ledger
Last week
Synthflow appoints Matt Alexander as Channel Chief
Move at Ericsson
This month
Alation appoints Rick Baker as Chief Operating Officer
Move at Cisco
This month
Yubico appoints chief marketing officer as phishing grows
Move at Yubico
Last month
AppViewX buys Eos to secure machine & AI agent identities
Move at CyberArk
Last month
Singulr AI expands Richard Bird role to steer agentic risk
Move at Singular AI
Last month
Quiq hires Jen Grant as CMO to drive scaled AI agents
Move at Google
Last month
Agentic AI foundation names David Nalley as Board Chair
Move at Lenovo
Thu, 26th Feb 2026
KnowBe4 appoints Kelly Morgan as Chief Customer Officer
Move at DocuSign
Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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