• April 17, 2026
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Report: AI-Driven Automation May be Reshaping IT Pricing for Enterprises

Report: AI-Driven Automation May be Reshaping IT Pricing for Enterprises

Data in a new report from Automation Anywhere suggests agentic AI is driving down costs associated with enterprise IT support, possibly forcing software vendors to alter how they price their products. …

Visa Introduces Infrastructure Layer for Agentic Commerce

Visa Introduces Infrastructure Layer for Agentic Commerce

Visa recently announced a new offering aimed at enabling businesses to participate in AI-driven commerce, as agents increasingly take on purchasing tasks traditionally handled by consumers. The new product, Intelligent Commerce …

Celonis and Oracle Expand Partnership to Support Enterprise AI Deployments

Celonis and Oracle Expand Partnership to Support Enterprise AI Deployments

Celonis and Oracle have expanded an existing collaboration to support enterprise AI initiatives and IT modernization efforts, with a focus on integrating process intelligence into cloud-based workflows. The updated partnership enables …

MIT Study: AI Delivering ‘Minimally Sufficient Quality’ in Completed Work

MIT Study: AI Delivering ‘Minimally Sufficient Quality’ in Completed Work

A new study from researchers at MIT finds that the performance of the large language models (LLMs) underpinning business automation is advancing steadily but does not yet offer revolutionary excellence across …

Argano Acquires APM to Expand Process Management Capabilities for Large-Scale Capital Programs

Argano Acquires APM to Expand Process Management Capabilities for Large-Scale Capital Programs

Argano has acquired American Process Management (APM), adding project controls and capital program oversight capabilities to its consulting portfolio. APM, based in Birmingham, Ala., focuses on industries including energy, utilities and …

Report: Agentic Commerce Transactions to Reach $1.5 Trillion by 2030

Report: Agentic Commerce Transactions to Reach $1.5 Trillion by 2030

A new report ($) from Juniper Research projects that agentic commerce could reach $1.5 trillion in global transaction value by 2030, as AI-driven purchasing systems move beyond early pilots. The study …

UiPath Launches Purpose-Built AI Agents For Retail, Finance, Procurement and More

UiPath Launches Purpose-Built AI Agents For Retail, Finance, Procurement and More

Just a week after announcing a partnership with Microsoft that will bolster the overall security built into automated workflows, UiPath has now set its sights on making agentic implementation simpler for …

Microsoft Adds Object-Centric Process Mining to Power Automate

Microsoft Adds Object-Centric Process Mining to Power Automate

In a recent post on its corporate blog, Microsoft detailed changes made to its Power Platform. More specifically, the Seattle-based software giant said it is introducing object-centric process mining (OCPM) in …

UiPath, Microsoft Partner to Make Automated Workflows More Secure

UiPath, Microsoft Partner to Make Automated Workflows More Secure

UiPath said it is working with Microsoft to embed security automation directly into business workflows, aiming to reduce response times and improve visibility for enterprise security teams. The integration connects UiPath’s …

Cisco Rolls Out Security Stack for Agentic AI as Enterprises Seek Scale

Cisco Rolls Out Security Stack for Agentic AI as Enterprises Seek Scale

Cisco used RSA Conference 2026 to unveil a set of security tools enterprises deploying AI agents, as new data highlights a gap between experimentation and production use. According to Cisco, 85 …