• March 10, 2026

NEWS FOR THE AI-POWERED INTELLIGENT AUTOMATION ECOSYSTEM

Large Firms Continue to Gobble RPA Startups: IBM Acquires WDG Automation

Large enterprise software firms continue to snap up RPA technology providers to add the increasingly important capability to their portfolios. The most recent instance saw IBM agree to acquire WDG Automation …

UiPath Raises $225 Million

RPA technology provider UiPath this week netted $225 million in additional funding that raised its valuation to more than $10 billion. Rumors began reaching the public several weeks ago that a …

GSA Issues RFP from Small IT Vendors (Including RPA) for Massive Government Contract

The General Services Administration (GSA) issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the largest-ever government wide contract for small businesses, and RPA providers could benefit. The third version of the 8(a) …

Aussie Process Mining Company Nets $4.77 Million in Series A Funding

An Australian startup specializing in process mining that grew out of research conducted at the University of Melbourne has piqued the interest of a German investment firm. Apromore this week announced …

Report: High AI Achievers Prioritize RPA

The results of a new survey on the use of AI technologies found RPA was named one of the top priorities among those polled. Fifty-five percent of respondents named machine learning …

U.S. State CIOs Look to Automation in Response to Covid-19

State CIOs see the Covid-19 pandemic as the catalyst they were looking for to implement RPA and other types of automation, according to a new report from the National Association of …

RPA Avoids Pandemic-Induced Decline in India’s Software Market

RPA will be one technology riding a digitalization boom in India, according to the results of a new survey. The Worldwide Semiannual Software Tracker from International Data Corporation (IDC), said the …

UiPath in Talks for Additional Funding

According to published reports, RPA technology provider UiPath is chasing a funding round that could result in a valuation in excess of $10 billion. The rumored raise would be its first …

Report: 93% of Corporate Leaders Deploying or Extending RPA and Automation Technology

More than nine out of 10 (93 percent) C-level executives indicated in a new survey that they are deploying or extending automation capabilities within their company—and 81 percent specifically noted RPA’s …

Covid-19 Causing ‘New Wave of Digitalization,’ Says Report

Executives in emerging markets are looking to intelligent automation to provide productivity and resilience with Covid-19 in mind, according to a new report from Automation Anywhere. The report from the Bangalore, …