• April 21, 2026
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American Express Acquires Hyper to Expand AI-Driven Expense Automation

American Express Acquires Hyper to Expand AI-Driven Expense Automation

American Express has agreed to acquire Hyper, an AI-focused expense management startup backed by OpenAI, as it looks to integrate automation capabilities across its commercial services business. Financial terms of the …

Microsoft and Publicis Expand Partnership to Automate Marketing Operations

Microsoft and Publicis Expand Partnership to Automate Marketing Operations

Microsoft and Publicis Groupe, the French marketing, PR and advertising giant, are expanding their long-standing partnership to develop a full-stack marketing platform built around AI agents, as companies look to connect …

UiPath Adds Orchestration and CX Tools to Salesforce AgentExchange

UiPath Adds Orchestration and CX Tools to Salesforce AgentExchange

UiPath has introduced two new offerings on Salesforce’s AgentExchange marketplace, aimed at extending automation and orchestration capabilities for Salesforce users within agent-driven enterprise workflows. The products—UiPath Maestro Connector and UiPath CX …

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 …

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 …

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 …