February 19, 2026

Single Source of Truth Gives Way to Real-Time Access

Enterprises are moving beyond the single-source-of-truth model as agentic workflows demand governed, real-time, permissioned data across multiple systems. Experts from Adeptia, Confluent, and Dialpad emphasize dynamic permissions, event-driven pipelines, and governance-at-the-edge to ensure AI agents operate safely. The shift highlights the need for contextualized data to support reliable customer journeys.

February 17, 2026

Notes from India AI Impact Summit: Why AI Agents Need Digital IDs in Agentic Commerce

At the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, industry leaders from Citibank, Mastercard, and Glance discussed the infrastructure needed to enable trusted agentic commerce in India. Experts highlighted that AI agents transacting autonomously on behalf of users require verified digital identities, payment interoperability, and open commerce frameworks — mirroring India's existing DPI stack — to function safely and at scale.

February 17, 2026

How AI Cuts Manual Tasks by 70% in Analytics Workflows

AI is eliminating up to 70% of manual effort in analytics workflows by automating data preparation, report generation, and pipeline monitoring. Data teams using AI-assisted tools spend significantly less time on repetitive tasks like data cleaning and transformation, freeing analysts to focus on interpretation and decision-making — directly improving productivity and reducing time-to-insight across enterprise analytics operations.

February 13, 2026

Agentic AI Turns Accounts Payable Into Finance's Highest-ROI Automation Win

A new report by Basware and FT Longitude reveals that agentic AI is outperforming standard AI in finance, delivering 80% ROI compared to 67% for general AI tools. With nearly half of CFOs under board pressure to show results, accounts payable has become the primary deployment area — automating invoice processing, fraud detection, and compliance checks with minimal human involvement.

February 12, 2026

SaaS Is Not Dead — It's Just Getting an AI Makeover

Deloitte is pushing back on the "SaaS is dead" panic sweeping the tech world. According to the firm, traditional enterprise software isn't collapsing — it's evolving into smarter, agent-driven platforms. As AI-native startups pressure legacy vendors with flexible pricing and specialized tools, enterprises will run both side by side, giving IT buyers more negotiating power than ever before.

February 03, 2026

Anthropic's New AI Tools Deepen Selloff in Data Analytics Stocks

U.S. and European data analytics and software companies experienced major stock declines after Anthropic launched AI plugins for its Claude Cowork agent. Thomson Reuters dropped 18%, heading for its biggest daily loss on record. The selloff reflects investor concerns that AI automation will disrupt industries previously expected to benefit from AI adoption, particularly legal and professional services sectors.