Agentic AI

Cards Make Their Case in an Agentic World
Cards Make Their Case in an Agentic World
August 03, 2026  |  Credit Cards

When AI agents start buying things, somebody has to settle the transaction. This week, the four largest card networks in the United States each made...

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Nine Out of Ten Firms Struggle to Manage Bot Traffic
Nine Out of Ten Firms Struggle to Manage Bot Traffic
August 03, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Bots have become the new majority on the internet, forcing companies to rethink how they tell a trusted customer from an automated threat. That shift...

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Amazon Puts AI Agents to Work as Sales Top $200 Billion
Amazon Puts AI Agents to Work as Sales Top $200 Billion
July 30, 2026  |  Retail

On Amazon’s first-quarter earnings call, CEO Andy Jassy described agentic artificial intelligence as a work in progress. Well, progress has been made. By the end...

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Encore AI Raises $30 Million to Expand Enterprise AI Platform
Encore AI Raises $30 Million to Expand Enterprise AI Platform
July 30, 2026  |  Investments

Agentic customer interaction platform Encore AI has raised $30 million in new funding. The company will use its Series A round, announced Wednesday (July 29)...

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zerohash Launches Agentic Finance Tools for Platforms
zerohash Launches Agentic Finance Tools for Platforms
July 30, 2026  |  Blockchain

On-chain infrastructure firm zerohash has launched a set of products that allows artificial intelligence agents, intelligent applications and machine-to-machine systems to initiate financial transactions directly....

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Zuckerberg Says Billions Will Rely on Personal AI Agents
Zuckerberg Says Billions Will Rely on Personal AI Agents
July 29, 2026  |  Facebook / Meta

A day after blasting OpenAI and Anthropic for hoarding information, the drama surrounding Meta’s Q2 earnings call centered around how he would follow up. Listeners...

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Chow Tai Fook Arms 24,000 Workers With AI
Chow Tai Fook Arms 24,000 Workers With AI
July 29, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Jewelry retailer Chow Tai Fook has deployed more than 400 artificial intelligence agents to support more than 24,000 employees, and none of them talk to...

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Visa Expands Money Movement as Card Spending Accelerates
Visa Expands Money Movement as Card Spending Accelerates
July 28, 2026  |  Payment Methods

Visa’s latest earnings call put two different versions of digital commerce on the same balance sheet. Version one: Consumers are still spending more on credit...

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Microsoft Launches Defense System to Combat AI-Powered Cyber Threats
Microsoft Launches Defense System to Combat AI-Powered Cyber Threats
July 27, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Microsoft has introduced an agentic security system designed to protect against cybersecurity threats posted by attackers using artificial intelligence and agents. The new Project Perception...

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