The Ultimate Guide to AI Agents

2026 · Asian 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.

Asian AI Agents news
Analyst Insights
Amplitude launches AI Assistant for in-product support
Gartner · Agentic AI · SaaS
Last week
Amplitude launches AI assistant for in-product support
Gartner · Agentic AI · Digital Transformation
Last week
Rubrik launches Google Cloud tools for AI governance
Gartner · Agentic AI · Storage
Last week
Agentic era and the UI transition
Gartner · Agentic AI · Digital Transformation
Last week
Kong launches Agent Gateway for multi-agent AI traffic
Gartner · Agentic AI · Data Protection
Last week
Expert columns
Proof beats promise: The trust crisis AI is creating
By Lakshmi Hanspal of DigiCert
Last week
Mythos changes everything: Is your AI agent security ready?
By Dev Rishi of Rubrik
Last week
The autonomous SOC: A dangerous illusion as firms shift to human-led AI security
By Moe Ibrahim of Exabeam
This month
Agentic commerce and the evolution of retail purchase behaviour
By Sangeeta Mudnal of Glu
This month
5 eCommerce trends set to define 2026
By Bobby Joseph of Melissa
This month
From APIs to MCPs: The new architecture powering enterprise AI
By Srinivas Gutta of Adactin
This month
Why the Chatbot is not your AI strategy
By Adrian Randall of Arcadian Digital
This month
Why the next phase of AI adoption will be determined less by models and more by data foundations
By Will LaForest of Confluent
This month
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
How Observability Serves as the Control Layer for AI Growth
By Rob Newell of New Relic
Last month
Atlassian scales AI search with OpenSearch on Kubernetes
By OpenSearch
Last month
Agentic AI: The potential and the problems behind the new wave of autonomous systems
By Kristina Holt of Foot Anstey
Last month
Why AI agentic commerce will rewrite retail loyalty
By Aaron Crowe of Eagle Eye
Last month
AI agents vs AI automations: how to get the mix right in your future marketing strategy
By Pipin Firmansyah of Manning & Co
Last month
Interviews
Exclusive: Google Cloud reshaping finance with agentic AI
Discussing Productivity
Last week
Exclusive: Google Cloud accelerates shift to agentic data
Discussing Data Warehousing
Last week
Exclusive: Google sees success with niche AI playbooks
Discussing Cloud Services
Last week
Google sees retail success with agentic commerce push
Discussing Unified Communications
Last week
Netskope's Tony Burnside - visibility is key to AI security
Discussing Shadow IT
This month
Recent news
Rockwell Automation showcases AI & digitalisation in Jakarta
About Productivity
Last week
AEON360 teams with Google Cloud on AI shopping push
About Cloud Services
Last week
CIMB Niaga launches AI agents for Indonesian bank staff
About Unified Communications
This month
Singapore cyberattacks rise 22% as global attacks fall
About Government
This month
Mastercard & KTC test Thailand's first AI ride booking
About Data Protection
This month
Mastercard launches AI payments pilots in Singapore
About Machine learning
This month
AI Engineer brings first Asia edition to Singapore
About Machine learning
This month
Microsoft pledges USD $5.5 billion for Singapore AI
About EduTech
This month
MetaComp launches compliance tools for AI payments
About Money Laundering
Last month
Dataiku launches 575 Lab for responsible AI governance
About Data Protection
Last month
Hitachi expands iQ stack for on-prem agentic AI with NVIDIA
About Storage
Last month
Why AI agentic commerce will rewrite retail loyalty
About Online shopping
Last month
Indosat & Nvidia build AI Grid to power Sahabat-AI
About Network Infrastructure
Last month
Singaporeans want phone support as firms push digital
About IT Industry
Last month
Indosat & Safaricom forge AI & fintech partnership
About Fibre
Last month
LINE Plus unveils ActEngine AI for merchant support
About Unified Communications
Last month
Cambodia steps up AI push to narrow regional tech gap
About Unified Communications
Last month
Why women must be at the agentic AI table
About Digital Transformation
Last month
Dyna.Ai raises Series A to expand agentic AI in banks
About Software-as-a-Service
Last month
AI-first firms in Southeast Asia face rising cyber risk
About Firewalls
Fri, 27th Feb 2026
Job moves
Salesforce names Paul Carvouni to lead ASEAN AI push
Move at Microsoft
Mon, 5th Jan 2026
SMFG taps Ahmed Mazhari to lead Singapore AI venture launch
Move at Genpact
Wed, 9th Jul 2025
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