This weekly update highlights a major shift in how companies work together to build AI agents that can think and act on their own. These intelligent computer helpers are moving from experiments to real business use in 2026. Several big companies announced partnerships to make AI agents work better in their organizations.

One of the biggest announcements came from e& and IBM, who announced a collaboration in the United Arab Emirates to embed enterprise-grade agentic AI into governance and compliance systems. Their proof of concept delivered within eight weeks showed how AI agents can make decisions and follow rules automatically. This is important because companies now trust AI agents to handle serious business tasks.

ServiceNow partnered with OpenAI to bring advanced AI models into their platform so agents can understand business workflows and take action on their own. Meanwhile, ConnectWise acquired zofiQ, a company that specializes in AI agents for service desk work, showing that companies are buying AI agent technology to speed up their operations. Board and Microsoft also announced Board Agents, which are AI agents designed for finance and planning decisions that understand company data and processes.

These collaborations show that AI agent adoption is accelerating across industries. Companies are moving away from building everything themselves and instead using pre-built AI agents from trusted partners. The week's news demonstrates that AI agents are becoming everyday tools for real business problems, not just interesting experiments anymore.