• January 25, 2026
Google Unveils Open Protocol for Agentic Commerce at NRF ‘Big Show’

Google Unveils Open Protocol for Agentic Commerce at NRF ‘Big Show’

Google has introduced a new technical standard aimed at supporting agentic commerce as automation vendors and retailers experiment with AI-driven purchasing experiences. The company unveiled the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) at …

Report Predicts Shift from AI Pilots to Agent-Driven Marketing During 2026

Report Predicts Shift from AI Pilots to Agent-Driven Marketing During 2026

Netcore, a Mumbai-based provider of an AI-powered engagement platform, has released a report examining how autonomous AI agents could reshape marketing and commerce operations over the next two years. According to …

Microsoft Introduces Copilot Checkout to Enable In-Conversation Retail Transactions

Microsoft Introduces Copilot Checkout to Enable In-Conversation Retail Transactions

Microsoft recently launched Copilot Checkout, which will let shoppers complete purchases directly within AI-driven conversations rather than being redirected to external retail sites, and will unveil it publicly this week at …

ARIS Taps Tech Vet Bacuvier as CEO to Advance Agentic AI Strategy

ARIS Taps Tech Vet Bacuvier as CEO to Advance Agentic AI Strategy

German process intelligence technology provider ARIS has named Guillaume Bacuvier as its new chief executive officer. The company said the appointment aligns with its effort to position process intelligence as a …

Fiserv, Mastercard Expand Agentic Commerce Partnership

Fiserv, Mastercard Expand Agentic Commerce Partnership

Fiserv and Mastercard announced they are expanding their partnership to support agentic commerce, which the companies define as a model in which AI agents can initiate and complete transactions on behalf …

Meta Acquires Manus to Bolster Access to General-Purpose AI Agents

Meta Acquires Manus to Bolster Access to General-Purpose AI Agents

Just before the new year, Meta announced it had acquired Manus, a Singapore-based company building general-purpose AI agents aimed at both consumer and business use cases. According to the Wall Street …

Gallup: More Employees Using AI to Automate Work, but Adoption Remains Uneven Across Roles and Industries

Gallup: More Employees Using AI to Automate Work, but Adoption Remains Uneven Across Roles and Industries

The share of U.S. employees using artificial intelligence at work continues to increase, though adoption remains uneven across industries, roles and organizations, according to a recent Gallup Workforce study. Gallup found …

Akamai, Visa Partner to Add Identity and Fraud Controls for Agentic Commerce

Akamai, Visa Partner to Add Identity and Fraud Controls for Agentic Commerce 

Akamai and Visa are working together to address security and identity challenges emerging as AI agents begin to transact on behalf of consumers. Under the collaboration, Akamai is integrating Visa’s Trusted …

Survey Finds Enterprises Plan to Increase AI Agent Spending Amid Security Concerns

Survey Finds Enterprises Plan to Increase AI Agent Spending Amid Security Concerns

Enterprise investment in AI agents is set to increase sharply over the next year, according to a new survey released by Zapier, underscoring both growing adoption and persistent concerns around governance …

IDC Names ‘Leaders’ in IDP Market Assessment

IDC Names ‘Leaders’ in IDP Market Assessment

As the market for AI-powered intelligent automation grows, the component technologies of the platforms that deliver it are becoming more complex. Intelligent Document Processing (IDP), a capability that supports orchestration and …