The Ultimate Guide to AI Agents

2026 · Australian Edition

Also known as Agentic AI.

AI agents represent a transformative area within artificial intelligence, focusing on autonomous or semi-autonomous systems capable of performing complex tasks and making decisions to enhance business operations and personal productivity.

Our recent stories highlight how AI agents are rapidly evolving across sectors—from cybersecurity and data management to customer experience and enterprise automation. Companies are integrating AI agents to improve efficiency, drive innovation, and manage security risks in increasingly sophisticated ways.

By exploring these developments, readers can gain insights into the potential benefits, emerging applications, and challenges associated with AI agent deployment. Whether you're interested in how AI agents enhance software development, automate workflows, or secure enterprise environments, this tag offers a comprehensive look at this dynamic and impactful technology.

Australian AI Agents news
Analyst Insights
SnapLogic adds AI gateway to push agents into work
Gartner · Agentic AI · MarTech
Yesterday
Capsule Security raises $7 million to guard AI agents
Gartner · Agentic AI · PAM
2 days ago
Infobip launches AgentOS platform, targets agentic AI shift
Gartner · Agentic AI · UC
4 days ago
Thoughtworks: The inside line on AI software development from the company that created Agile
Gartner · Agentic AI · DevOps
Last week
Australia in intermediate phase of agentic AI adoption
Gartner · Agentic AI · Digital Transformation
Last week
Reviews
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Gaming
Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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Gaming
Thu, 29th May 2025
Hands-on Review: Oppo Reno13 Pro 5G
Mobile gaming
Wed, 7th May 2025
Expert columns
The autonomous SOC: A dangerous illusion as firms shift to human-led AI security
By Moe Ibrahim of Exabeam
Yesterday
Agentic commerce and the evolution of retail purchase behaviour
By Sangeeta Mudnal of Glu
3 days ago
The AI risk hiding in your finance team's browser tabs
By Annexa
3 days ago
Supply chain operators: Here's how to make AI and data work for you
By Adrian Randall of Arcadian Digital
Last week
5 eCommerce trends set to define 2026
By Bobby Joseph of Melissa
Last week
From APIs to MCPs: The new architecture powering enterprise AI
By Srinivas Gutta of Adactin
Last week
Why robust AI governance is key to building trust in agentic AI systems in FY2027
By Sreeni Unnamatla of Kore.ai
Last week
Why the Chatbot is not your AI strategy
By Adrian Randall of Arcadian Digital
Last week
Why the next phase of AI adoption will be determined less by models and more by data foundations
By Will LaForest of Confluent
Last week
From chaos to code efficiency: AI's big software development shift
By Craig Nielsen of GitLab
Last week
AI can inspire travel, but it still can't book it. That's about to change
By Mike Putman of Custom Travel Solutions
This month
Agent computers: The PC era, amplified
By Alexey Navolokin of AMD
Last month
AI is moving into finance workflows, data and systems will decide who benefits
By Annexa
Last month
How Observability Serves as the Control Layer for AI Growth
By Rob Newell of New Relic
Last month
Why organisations need a version of 'HR' for AI agents
By James Ross of Saviynt
Last month
Interviews
Exclusive: Celonis global banking head says AI rollout hinges on process intelligence
Discussing Productivity
5 days ago
Great Southern Grammar embraces AI to boost high-impact teaching
Discussing Data Protection
Last week
Zetifi's connectivity solutions drive fleet and worker safety
Discussing Bluetooth
Last month
Exclusive: Orderfox pushes into autonomous execution with Gieni ABX
Discussing Software-as-a-Service
Last month
UiPath Accelerates AI in Software Development and Testing
Discussing Software engineering
Last month
Recent news
OpenAI expands Codex with desktop & workflow tools
About Memory
Today
Canva launches AI 2.0 to turn prompts into editable designs
About Software-as-a-Service
Today
Anthropic launches Claude Opus 4.7 with stronger coding
About Software Updates
Today
Mastercard & Lobster.cash team up for AI agent payments
About Online shopping
Today
Equinix launches Fabric Intelligence for AI networks
About Unified Communications
Yesterday
Opera launches Browser Connector for ChatGPT & Claude
About Search
Yesterday
spektr raises USD $20 million to expand AI compliance
About Productivity
Yesterday
GitLab 18.11 adds AI agents for security & pipelines
About Cloud Services
Yesterday
Rubrik survey warns of AI agents outpacing security
About Cloud Services
Yesterday
Twilio launches embeddable Flex contact centre for apps
About Business Intelligence
Yesterday
AI search threatens Australian retailers, warns Megantic
About Marketing
Yesterday
AWS launches Amazon Bio Discovery app for drug design
About Data management
Yesterday
Sentra & Wiz add data classification to cloud risks
About Storage
Yesterday
OpenSearch 3.6 debuts with new observability stack
About DevOps
Yesterday
IBM unveils AI cyber defences against autonomous attacks
About Business Continuity
Yesterday
Job moves
Ledger appoints Ian Rogers to lead AI security push
Move at Ledger
3 days ago
Ping Identity names Antony Collins to lead APJ channels
Move at ServiceNow
4 days ago
Synthflow appoints Matt Alexander as Channel Chief
Move at Ericsson
Last week
Yubico appoints chief marketing officer as phishing grows
Move at Yubico
Last month
Prophet bolsters Australian team with two key hires
Move at MYOB
Last month
Singulr AI expands Richard Bird role to steer agentic risk
Move at Singular AI
Last month
Saviynt names Alex Lei to lead APJ identity security sales
Move at Proofpoint
Last month
Quiq hires Jen Grant as CMO to drive scaled AI agents
Move at Google
Last month
KnowBe4 appoints Kelly Morgan as Chief Customer Officer
Move at DocuSign
Fri, 20th Feb 2026
KnowBe4 appoints Yuneeb Khan as Chief Financial Officer
Move at PwC
Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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