The Ultimate Guide to AI Agents
A curated American edition of IndustrialDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for AI Agents (Agentic AI).
What to know about AI Agents
AI agents represent a transformative area within artificial intelligence, focusing on autonomous or semi-autonomous systems capable of performing complex tasks and making decisions to enhance business operations and personal productivity.
Our recent stories highlight how AI agents are rapidly evolving across sectors—from cybersecurity and data management to customer experience and enterprise automation. Companies are integrating AI agents to improve efficiency, drive innovation, and manage security risks in increasingly sophisticated ways.
By exploring these developments, readers can gain insights into the potential benefits, emerging applications, and challenges associated with AI agent deployment. Whether you're interested in how AI agents enhance software development, automate workflows, or secure enterprise environments, this tag offers a comprehensive look at this dynamic and impactful technology.
American AI Agents News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
nCino launches Mortgage MCP for lenders' AI agents
Mortgage lenders could cut routine admin time as nCino's new tool lets AI agents act within existing permissions and audit logs.
Pinecone launches Nexus knowledge engine for AI agents
It promises lower token costs, faster responses and tighter control of sensitive data as firms push agents into production.
Astraeus launches AI-native wealth platform for firms
Wealth firms could gain a governed way to use AI without replacing legacy systems, as the New York-based start-up raises more than USD $10 million.
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LaunchDarkly tops USD $200 million ARR as AI demand grows
Demand from large enterprises for AI control tools has helped LaunchDarkly pass USD $200 million in annual recurring revenue, up more than 25% year on year.
Sionic & Agentix link AI shopping to bank payments
Shoppers could soon pay straight from bank accounts as the tie-up lets AI agents find goods, check stock and complete purchases.
Maximum raises USD $30 million seed round for banks
Banks could gain faster product updates and lower operating costs as Maximum emerges from stealth with a USD $30 million seed round.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to AI Agents
Google named Forrester AI Platforms leader on strategy
Blue Yonder unveils AI tools & sustainability findings
Pinecone launches Nexus knowledge engine for AI agents
Kyndryl launches agentic modernisation service platform
Menlo expands AI agent security for Copilot & Gemini
Featured News
Autonomous IT boom fuelling LogicMonitor's APAC growth
APAC customers are fuelling LogicMonitor's AI growth, with Australia among the earliest adopters of its Edwin AI platform.
Lumana's focus on vertical applications for AI video surveillance platform
Lumana's Principal Product Manager says its camera-agnostic AI platform is expanding beyond security into retail, healthcare and smart cities.
CrowdStrike report: AI is rewriting rules of cybersecurity
Organisations now have just 48 hours to patch most flaws, as AI helps attackers weaponise vulnerabilities far faster than before.
Grafana Labs launches six AI tools for telemetry & agents
Grafana Labs has launched six AI observability tools during its AI Week, including new capabilities for monitoring and investigating AI agents.
AI arms race forcing businesses to rethink cybersecurity
Security teams are racing to shrink exposure windows as AI makes newly disclosed vulnerabilities exploitable almost immediately.
Check Point CTO on AI's double-edged sword
AI is shrinking the gap between vulnerability disclosure and real-world exploitation to hours, forcing security teams to adapt fast.
Check Point: Be the best, or get out the way
Rising AI-driven attacks are compel security buyers to cut vendor sprawl, though Check Point warns over-consolidation can still raise risk.
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Check Point: Hackers are already in. Act accordingly
Hackers are exploiting vulnerabilities in hours or minutes, leaving many organisations compromised before defenders spot the breach.
Future of enterprise software is agentic apps, says Oracle
Oracle is targeting a common blocker to AI adoption by adding governance, human checks and audit trails to its agentic app builder.
Agentic rollout creates new identity security challenge
Poor governance is leaving many AI agents stuck out of production, while those that run can expose firms to legal and security risks.
John Margerison on the new class of employee: AI managers
Businesses should treat AI like a new hire, as weak oversight could expose sensitive data and leave staff needing fresh skills to stay relevant.
Agentic AI creates enterprise challenge beyond LLM boom
Enterprises face rising costs and governance gaps as thousands of AI agents begin operating alongside staff across multiple systems.
Visa strengthens AI defences amid new era of cyber threats
Visa is pouring billions into AI defences as regulators demand safer, auditable systems to counter faster cyber threats and fraud.
The new workforce: AI agents to work in concert with humans
AI agents are set to reshape hiring and team structures, pushing firms towards global talent pools and outcome-based work.
Exclusive: Virtuozzo sees GPU clouds reshape AI infrastructure
AI demand is pushing cloud providers towards GPU-as-a-service models, with efficiency and utilisation emerging as key differentiators.
Data storage gets profitable as Exaba targets US expansion
Exaba's local cloud storage pitch could give US managed services providers higher margins as it challenges AWS and Azure in a crowded market.
Storage to strategy: Everpure pivots to data intelligence
Enterprises wrestling with AI readiness and data sovereignty may gain clearer governance as Everpure adds a new intelligence layer.
How the 'human hour' mentality influences the future of tech
AI pilots are faltering where firms still judge success by hours saved, leaving customer value and workforce design unresolved.
Humanoid robots, 0-day defence among Info-Tech trends for '27
Agentic AI, zero-day surge, sovereign cloud, and humanoid robots will define IT strategy in 2027, Info-Tech Research Group warns.
Exabeam: Ruthless efficiency can make agentic AI malicious
Behavioural analytics is becoming essential as AI agents can pursue tasks so efficiently that they may cause damage without any malicious intent.
Marvell targets AI connectivity bottleneck with NVIDIA boost
AI data centres are hitting copper limits, pushing Marvell and Nvidia towards optics as clusters grow larger and more distributed.
Snowflake unveils platform upgrades for CoCo, CoWork
Enterprises will get tighter AI controls as Snowflake adds blocking policies, multi-party authorisation and new agentic tools at Summit.
Exclusive: Reco COO on securing the AI inside your SaaS stack
Reco COO Zoe Hillenmeyer says enterprises typically underestimate their AI agent exposure by a factor of ten and that gap is widening.
Dell Technologies makes all the hardware cool again
Renewed AI spending is boosting demand for Dell's secure, certified infrastructure as companies chase faster deployment and lower cloud costs.
Expert Columns
Bolt-on AI is the new lipstick on a pig; the pig is still running your enterprise
AI deserves our appreciation, but only if we're honest about what we're appreciating
Why AI and composable architectures are changing the ERP playbook
5 Data & AI governance trends every CDO should be watching in 2026
'Human-in-the-Loop' is the industry's most comfortable lie
How AI is changing the rules when it comes to observability
Adding AI to a platform is easy, adding it without breaking your security isn't
A strategic blueprint for governing AI-enabled software development
The replacement story is sabotaging government's AI rollout
When Agents act on bad data, the damage is automatic
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Autonomous IT boom fuelling LogicMonitor's APAC growth
Lumana's focus on vertical applications for AI video surveillance platform
CrowdStrike report: AI is rewriting rules of cybersecurity
Grafana Labs launches six AI tools for telemetry & agents
AI arms race forcing businesses to rethink cybersecurity
Recent AI Agents News
Power Digital launches AI marketing system for agencies
Agency clients should see clearer links between spend and revenue as Power Digital ties strategy, media and creative work into one AI system.
Straiker launches kill switch for enterprise AI agents
Security teams can now stop rogue enterprise AI agents in seconds as Straiker adds runtime controls to its wider testing platform.
ArmorCode adds AI agents to Anya security platform
The update aims to cut remediation costs and stop teams wasting time by re-analysing vulnerabilities without enough business context.
Avatier launches AI identity platform with pay-per-action
Enterprises can now avoid upfront licensing as charges shift to verified identity tasks, with a healthcare provider already piloting the system.
Maximor expands autonomous finance platform after growth
Finance teams are gaining a system that handles workflows end to end, as Maximor says its platform now covers 98% of transactions autonomously.
Reco to brief Black Hat on AI agent security risks
Security teams face new exposure as AI agents inherit permissions and move data across business systems, Reco says.
Trustmi launches AI investigation agent for B2B fraud
Fraud probes should move faster as the new tool links payment, email and vendor data for security and finance teams.
3forge launches Enterprise platform for finance AI
Banks and funds can now build AI-enabled workflows on one governed system, as 3forge aims to reduce integration work and oversight risks.
AI models breach live systems in cybersecurity tests
Security teams face faster, stealthier intrusions after AI agents managed to breach live systems in controlled tests by Anthropic and OpenAI.
Balance Theory raises USD $19m in Series A funding
Boards are pressuring security chiefs to prove returns as the Columbia, Maryland firm expands a platform that manages more than USD $1 billion in spend.
AI security gap grows in ERP systems, Onapsis warns
A survey of 204 US executives found 22% had suffered an AI-enabled breach in ERP systems, deepening doubts over existing safeguards.
Prophet launches AI Detection Engineer for security teams
Security teams could close coverage gaps faster, as Prophet's new tool uses past investigations to write and test detections automatically.
Legion launches DragonClaw AI layer for security teams
Security teams can now query systems and trigger approved actions in plain English, as Legion's DragonClaw aims to cut manual investigation work.
AI boosts phishing losses in Resilience cyber claims
Phishing and fraud still drive most insured cyber losses, as artificial intelligence makes familiar scams more effective for clients.
Novee to reveal AI agent & Java flaws at Black Hat
Security gaps in AI workflows and enterprise Java could expose secrets, trigger remote code execution and disrupt supply chains.
ChatSee warns of AI failures beyond hallucinations
Execution and escalation breakdowns now outnumber hallucinations in enterprise AI failures, according to more than 10,000 observed incidents.
CTERA links Microsoft Copilot to enterprise file data
The integration lets staff query authorised files across hybrid environments without moving sensitive data into Microsoft 365 repositories.
Sweet Security launches AI blocking for rogue agents
The new controls aim to stop unauthorised tool calls, data leaks and prompt injection as firms deploy more autonomous software.
Glassbox launches AI tools for enterprise digital data
Banking and insurance teams could spot digital failures sooner as new tools feed governed customer-journey evidence into enterprise AI systems.
Airbyte adds workspaces & HubSpot writes for agents
Access controls are tightening as Airbyte lets AI agents update HubSpot records and limits each team to its own workspace.
Job Moves
Zingtree appoints Venkat Iyer as Chief Technology Officer
Ondaro promotes three to vice president in ServiceNow shift
Constant AI promotes Lisa Cote to Chief Financial Officer
Geordie appoints Courtney Broadwell as Channel Chief
Opaque hires Microsoft veteran as Chief Platform Officer
Virtana names Daniel Raskin as Chief Marketing Officer
Alation appoints Rick Baker as Chief Operating Officer
Agentic AI foundation names David Nalley as Board Chair
Simbian appoints John Schmitz to drive global AI sales growth
