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30 articles about agentic in AI news
Sunrise Extends Amdocs Partnership to Deploy Agentic AI Platform for CRM
Sunrise Communications extended its Amdocs partnership to deploy an agentic AI platform for CRM evolution. The move signals growing telecom adoption of autonomous AI agents for customer service automation, with implications for retail's high-volume service operations.
Salesforce: Agentic AI Workforce Doubles YoY as Pacsun Rolls Out AI Concierge
Salesforce reports agentic AI workforce more than doubling YoY, with Pacsun deploying agentic commerce to win Gen Z. The trend signals enterprise AI moving from copilots to autonomous agents.
Retailers Need Agency Partners Ready for Agentic AI
Total Retail reports agentic commerce is underway, citing IBM data that 41% of consumers use AI for research and 33% for purchases. Retailers now need agency partners equipped for nonhuman buyers and AI agents.
Vibe Coding to Agentic Coding: A Field Report from Taiwan
TitanSoft's field report argues AI coding shifts from vibe to agentic coding, requiring engineers to design feedback loops. No metrics disclosed.
EDB Postgres AI Outperforms Vector Databases for Agentic AI Workloads
EDB claims its Postgres AI beats dedicated vector databases, lakehouses, and document stores on speed, accuracy, and cost for agentic AI. The benchmark results suggest potential cost savings for enterprises building AI agents.
ReDesign: Agentic Decomposition Recovers Editable Design from Raster Images
ReDesign uses agentic decomposition to recover editable design structures from raster images, extracting text, vectors, and layers. No benchmark numbers were disclosed.
First Movers in Agentic Commerce May Build Lasting Advantages as LLMs
Beet.TV reports that first movers in agentic commerce, where AI agents autonomously shop, gain lasting advantages as LLMs improve memory. This matters because early adoption creates data moats that compound over time, potentially reshaping competition in retail.
Building a Production-Ready Agentic Fraud Detection System
Towards AI published Part 1 of a 4-part series on building a production-ready agentic fraud detection system. The system uses three cooperating agents, LangGraph orchestration, human-in-the-loop, guardrails, LangSmith observability, and AWS deployment — moving beyond typical notebook-based fraud detection write-ups.
ESW launches agentic commerce integration, partnering with Microsoft Copilot
ESW launches Agentic Commerce with Microsoft Copilot, enabling AI-driven product discovery and checkout for global brands. This marks a direct retail application of agentic AI in ecommerce.
Schnucks and VitalityIP Launch Agentic Commerce Shopping Assistant Powered
Schnuck Markets and VitalityIP launched the first agentic commerce shopping assistant in grocery, powered by Google Cloud. It autonomously handles multi-step tasks like reordering and meal planning, moving beyond simple chatbots.
Agentic Coding Tools Flood Market as Enterprise Adoptions Triple in 2026
Enterprise adoption of agentic coding tools tripled in 2026, led by Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic. Productivity gains of 40-60% reported.
Native Acquires Frontline Research Group to Expand Agentic AI Platform
Native acquired Frontline Research Group to expand its agentic AI platform, integrating research capabilities for enterprise automation. This matters as agentic AI adoption accelerates across industries.
Claude Agentic Framework Uses 20 Specialized Agents to Enforce a 3-Stage
The Claude Agentic Framework enforces a Spec → Build → Review pipeline with 20 specialized agents and PowerShell hooks, preventing Claude Code from coding too early or finishing incomplete.
The One Decorator That Makes Your Script Agentic: @mcp.tool() vs. Subprocess
Wrap your Claude Code helper scripts in @mcp.tool() to expose typed, discoverable interfaces agents can reason about—the schema, not the AI call, is what makes it agentic.
Strivve Extends 'Top of Wallet' to Agentic Commerce
Strivve extends 'Top of Wallet' to agentic commerce, making the issuer's card the default for AI agent transactions. This addresses a key challenge as AI agents increasingly handle payments, potentially shifting $500B+ in transaction volume by 2028.
The Very Group partners with UiPath to deploy agentic AI for pricing
The Very Group partners with UiPath to deploy agentic AI for pricing across its brands, aiming for faster, transparent decisions. The system autonomously adjusts prices in real time.
OpenAI Claims 54% Token Efficiency Gain on Agentic Coding in New Model
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman claims 54% token efficiency gain on agentic coding for a new unnamed model, but no technical details or release date were provided.
Sport Clips deploys agentic AI to localize customer engagement
Sport Clips deploys agentic AI on Google Cloud to localize customer engagement across 1,800+ franchises. The system uses local data for personalized marketing and operations, highlighting a practical retail AI use case.
Shopify reinstated at Bank of America with ‘Buy’ rating on agentic
Bank of America reinstated Shopify with a 'Buy' rating, highlighting agentic commerce as a growth driver. This AI-powered automation trend could transform e-commerce operations for luxury and retail brands.
How agentic AI can help unlock enterprise value at scale - EY
EY's report on agentic AI outlines how autonomous AI agents can drive enterprise value by automating complex workflows. The analysis highlights supply chain and customer service as key retail applications, though production readiness varies.
Agentic Commerce Needs Clean, Structured Data to Deliver ROI at Scale
Retail Dive reports that agentic commerce, with 4,700% YoY traffic growth, demands clean, structured data. Melissa's data quality assessment helps retailers identify weak spots for AI readiness.
Sia joins €6 million investment round in agentic AI startup Lemrock
Sia joins a €6M round for agentic AI startup Lemrock. This signals enterprise demand for autonomous agents that handle complex workflows, relevant to retail automation.
Lovable spent $85K on tokens to learn agentic coding at scale
Lovable spent $85K on tokens for agentic coding. Debugging costs dominate, challenging enterprise adoption.
Building Production-Ready Agentic AI Systems with Docker and FastAPI
Towards AI published a practical guide on deploying production-ready agentic AI systems with FastAPI and Docker. The article covers scalable architecture, orchestration, and enterprise considerations for AI agents.
RIFT-Bench Tests 45 Agentic Systems With Dynamic Red-Teaming
RIFT-Bench evaluates 45 agentic AI systems via a graph-driven two-phase pipeline, enabling unified security comparison across heterogeneous architectures.
Why Traditional Retail Metrics Break Down in Agentic Commerce
Valtech's 2026 research shows 96% of retailers face integration barriers, 48% are stuck in AI pilot purgatory, and nearly 75% can't link AI spend to metrics, as agentic commerce fragments customer journeys beyond traditional measurement frameworks.
64% of UK Consumers Want to Use Agentic AI for Shopping
Commerce and PayPal research shows 64% of UK consumers want agentic AI for shopping, with Gen Z and Millennials leading. This signals a readiness for autonomous AI assistants in retail, challenging brands to integrate agentic systems.
LANL Taps NVIDIA Vera CPUs for 7x Agentic AI Speed on Scientific Workloads
LANL selects NVIDIA Vera CPUs for three supercomputers, claiming 7x performance on agentic AI workloads over x86. Systems Mission, Vision, Veritas deploy by 2027.
Thinking Tokens Drive Hidden Inference Costs in Agentic Pipelines
Thinking tokens from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google models are priced at output rates, silently inflating costs 5x–10x in agentic pipelines. Google's 80% price cut threat exposes a structural asymmetry between startups and tech giants.
NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra Leads First Agentic AI Benchmark, 20x Agents/MW vs Hopper
NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra NVL72 leads the first AgentPerf benchmark for agentic AI, delivering 20x more agents per megawatt than Hopper.