• December 26, 2025
PwC, Google Cloud Partner on AI Agents

PwC, Google Cloud Partner on AI Agents

Large-scale deployments of “agentic AI” in enterprise environments are beginning to take shape, with PwC unveiling more than 120 production-grade AI agents built with Google Cloud. The portfolio spans 24 cross-functional …

Nvidia Researchers Argue for Shift from Large to Smaller Models in Agentic AI

Nvidia Researchers Argue for Shift from Large to Smaller Models in Agentic AI

Agentic AI’s reliance on large language models (LLMs) as the foundational intelligence powering those systems is economically and environmentally unsustainable, according to new research. A team from chip maker Nvidia argues …

Pantomath Raises $30 Million to Advance Agentic AI in Data Operations

Pantomath Raises $30 Million to Advance Agentic AI in Data Operations

The push to apply agentic AI in enterprise settings continues to gain traction, with Cincinnati-based Pantomath netting $30 million in a Series B round it says will bolster its AI-powered automated …

SAP Acquires SmartRecruiters to Add AI-Driven Automation Tools to HR Suite

SAP Acquires SmartRecruiters to Add AI-Driven Automation Tools to HR Suite

ERP providers continue to add capabilities to their platforms to enable automating processes across a wider range of business functions. The most recent example came this week when German ERP giant …

Inside the Vision: Mihir Shukla on Redefining the Enterprise Through Automation

Inside the Vision: Mihir Shukla on Redefining the Enterprise Through Automation

In 2003, Mihir Shukla had just navigated the late 1990s tech boom having been involved in early iterations of two pioneers of internet search: Netscape and Infoseek. Trained as a software …

NiCE Acquires Cognigy to Bolster Agentic AI for Customer Service

NiCE Acquires Cognigy to Bolster Agentic AI for Customer Service

NiCE, founded in the late 1980s to provide recording technology for the nascent call center industry, made an acquisition this week that bolsters its core customer service offering. The Hoboken, N.J.-based …

OpenAI Unveils General Purpose AI Agent for Some ChatGPT Users

OpenAI Unveils General Purpose AI Agent for Some ChatGPT Users

Late last week, OpenAI made a surprise announcement unveiling its new, general purpose AI agent integrated into ChatGPT. According to the blog post announcing the tool, ChatGPT agent takes the best …

Automation Anywhere Gains AWS Competency in GenAI

Automation Anywhere Gains AWS Competency in GenAI

Intelligent automation technology provider Automation Anywhere announced it has achieved AWS Competency certification for Generative AI from Amazon Web Services (AWS). The recognition, bestowed at the AWS Summit event in New …

Startup Nabs $4.4 Million to Develop AI Agents for Industrial Sector

Startup Nabs $4.4 Million to Develop AI Agents for Industrial Sector

While automation in the industrial sector often focuses on physical robots completing tasks in the real world, a Bay Area startup has emerged that will help heavy industry automate its digital …

Amazon Telegraphs Smaller Workforce Due to AI Agents

Amazon Telegraphs Smaller Workforce Due to AI Agents

Amazon CEO Andy Jassey recently dropped a big hint on how some enterprises are thinking of agentic AI, how it will affect their productivity and the number of human employees it …