• February 3, 2026
Klarna Backs Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol for Agentic Commerce Standards

Klarna Backs Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol for Agentic Commerce Standards

Klarna is the most recent payments entity to sign on to Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP). The open standard, which provides a framework for AI agents, merchants and payment providers to …

Snowflake, OpenAI Strike $200 Million Deal to Embed Enterprise AI Models in Data Platform

Snowflake, OpenAI Strike $200 Million Deal to Embed Enterprise AI Models in Data Platform

Snowflake has entered into a multi-year partnership with OpenAI aimed at making advanced AI models more accessible to enterprise customers of the data storage and management platform. Under the $200 million …

Forrester: AI-Based Automation to Drive Limited Job Losses, More Role Augmentation Through 2030

Forrester: AI-Based Automation to Drive Limited Job Losses, More Role Augmentation Through 2030

For workers worried about AI replacing them in their jobs, a new report could be construed as good news and bad news. Cambridge, Mass.-based research and consulting firm Forrester predicts AI …

The Downside of Automation: Businesses Prep for More AI-Driven Cyberattacks, Report Says

The Downside of Automation: Businesses Prep for More AI-Driven Cyberattacks, Report Says

A new report warns businesses that AI agents could be the source of more cyber breaches in 2026 than human error. According to information broker and credit bureau Experian, bad actors …

Automation Anywhere, OpenAI Partner on Agentic Automation for Enterprise Workflows

Automation Anywhere, OpenAI Partner on Agentic Automation for Enterprise Workflows

Automation Anywhere said it is working with OpenAI on a new set of AI-native agentic solutions aimed at pushing enterprises beyond task-based automation toward more autonomous, governed operations. The company said …

Google Unveils Open Protocol for Agentic Commerce at NRF ‘Big Show’

Google Unveils Open Protocol for Agentic Commerce at NRF ‘Big Show’

Google has introduced a new technical standard aimed at supporting agentic commerce as automation vendors and retailers experiment with AI-driven purchasing experiences. The company unveiled the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) at …

Report Predicts Shift from AI Pilots to Agent-Driven Marketing During 2026

Report Predicts Shift from AI Pilots to Agent-Driven Marketing During 2026

Netcore, a Mumbai-based provider of an AI-powered engagement platform, has released a report examining how autonomous AI agents could reshape marketing and commerce operations over the next two years. According to …

Microsoft Introduces Copilot Checkout to Enable In-Conversation Retail Transactions

Microsoft Introduces Copilot Checkout to Enable In-Conversation Retail Transactions

Microsoft recently launched Copilot Checkout, which will let shoppers complete purchases directly within AI-driven conversations rather than being redirected to external retail sites, and will unveil it publicly this week at …

ARIS Taps Tech Vet Bacuvier as CEO to Advance Agentic AI Strategy

ARIS Taps Tech Vet Bacuvier as CEO to Advance Agentic AI Strategy

German process intelligence technology provider ARIS has named Guillaume Bacuvier as its new chief executive officer. The company said the appointment aligns with its effort to position process intelligence as a …

Fiserv, Mastercard Expand Agentic Commerce Partnership

Fiserv, Mastercard Expand Agentic Commerce Partnership

Fiserv and Mastercard announced they are expanding their partnership to support agentic commerce, which the companies define as a model in which AI agents can initiate and complete transactions on behalf …