• September 11, 2026
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Deloitte Launches Open Model Engineering Practice for Enterprise AI

Deloitte Launches Open Model Engineering Practice for Enterprise AI

Global technology consultancy Deloitte has launched an Open Model Engineering practice to help enterprises implement AI-based automation using open models and open-source frameworks alongside proprietary technologies. The London-based firm says the …

SoundHound AcquiresLivePerson

SoundHound Acquires LivePerson

SoundHound AI said it has completed its acquisition of LivePerson, combining SoundHound’s voice and agentic AI technology with LivePerson’s enterprise digital messaging capabilities. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company plans to integrate …

Anthropic Launches Blueprint for Building Commerce Agents

Anthropic Launches Blueprint for Building Commerce Agents

Frontier AI lab Anthropic said it has released a blueprint both shoppers and merchants can use to build agents that help them transact business. The blueprint includes harnesses, development patterns and …

Agents Require Reimagined Governance Model, Says Report

Agents Require Reimagined Governance Model, Says Report

Enterprises increasingly are turning to agentic AI to drive process automation, but recent reports of AI agents circumventing their programming and breaking out of secure environments demonstrate the inadequacy of traditional …

Report: AI Could Replace Manual Hospital Inventory Counting

Report: AI Could Replace Manual Hospital Inventory Counting

Use cases for AI-driven automation are mounting, with health care continuing to provide fertile ground. One opportunity for healthcare organizations to replace manual processes is in the inventory area, where AI, …

Agentic Commerce Could Perform 120 Billion Transactions Annually by 2031

Agentic Commerce Could Perform 120 Billion Transactions Annually by 2031

The number of transactions conducted via agentic commerce could grow from approximately 620 million in 2026 to 120 billion annually by 2031, according to new research from Juniper Research. While much …

UiPath Adds Code-First Development to Maestro Orchestration Platform

UiPath Adds Code-First Development to Maestro Orchestration Platform

Intelligent automation technology provider UiPath said it has introduced Maestro Flow, a developer-focused orchestration tool aimed at moving AI agents and automated processes from prototype to production without requiring developers to …

Automation Anywhere and Gujarat Government Partner on Statewide AI and Automation Training

Automation Anywhere and Gujarat Government Partner on Statewide AI and Automation Training

Automation Anywhere and the Government of Gujarat, India, have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand AI and automation training across the state. Under the agreement, the two organizations will collaborate …

Workday Launches AI Research Team to Address Enterprise AI Challenges

Workday Launches AI Research Team to Address Enterprise AI Challenges

Workday, an enterprise HR, finance and IT platform, has launched a dedicated AI research team focused on technical challenges associated with deploying artificial intelligence in enterprise environments. The Pleasanton, Calif.-based company …

Alipay Unveils Agentic Commerce Platform for AI-Powered Merchant Services

Alipay Unveils Agentic Commerce Platform for AI-Powered Merchant Services

At a recent event, Chinese online payments giant Alipay launched what it describes as China’s first full-stack agentic commerce platform with the goal of making agentic AI the primary interface between …