Ando launches an AI‑native team chat that gives agents real identities and inboxes

What changed: Ando came out of stealth on September 24, 2026 with a team messaging app built to let AI agents participate as first‑class members of conversations and with a $20M pre‑seed/seed raise to expand development.

Why it matters: Teams that want agents to do coordination, pull context from multiple channels, or proactively surface decisions can test a native environment rather than bolting agent features onto Slack or Teams — that reduces the engineering work of stitching agent context into human workflows.

Try/watch: Trial an agent‑native channel on a small team (sales ops, support triage) to see whether agents reduce handoffs or create unexpected noise; watch for permission and audit controls as agents get inbox access.

Dataiku ships Agent Management to find, measure and flag enterprise agents

What changed: Dataiku announced Agent Management on September 24, 2026 — a standalone product that inventories AI agents across platforms, tracks business KPIs and technical performance, and tiers agents by risk; general availability is planned for October.

Why it matters: For founders and operators, the product acknowledges a common pain: agent sprawl. If you run multiple vendor agents (platform, cloud, third‑party) Dataiku’s tool promises one place to see who owns each agent, whether it meets its business targets, and which agents need remediation.

Try/watch: Map your current agent footprint (owners, data access, SLAs) this week and prioritize a short pilot with Agent Management or an equivalent to validate discovery and drift alerts before scaling.

Strada adds browser automation so agents can work with portals that lack APIs

What changed: On September 24, 2026 Strada announced a browser‑automation capability that lets its agents record and replay workflows inside web‑based carrier portals and legacy systems (no engineering required), with full run‑time logging for audit.

Why it matters: For insurance operators and SMBs stuck with legacy portals, this lowers the barrier to agent automation: agents can act where APIs don’t exist, although the approach raises new operational and audit questions around credentials and session handling.

Try/watch: If you plan agent automation against legacy UIs, treat credential management, session isolation, and run recording as governance priorities — run a short proof of concept that validates audit logs and rollback procedures before broad rollout.