This weekly update brings exciting news about artificial intelligence and how companies are using it to help people shop and travel better. Bank of America says that agentic AI – a special type of AI that can make decisions on its own – is becoming really important for big companies like Amazon, Google, and Booking.

Amazon is getting ready to use agentic AI to help customers find and buy things more easily. The AI can understand what people want and suggest better products to them. This could make shopping faster and more fun for millions of people around the world.

Booking, which helps people plan trips and find hotels, is also working on agentic AI technology. They want to create a special AI tool that can plan entire trips for travelers. Instead of searching through hundreds of websites, the AI would do the hard work and suggest the best flights, hotels, and activities all in one place.

In the semiconductor industry – the companies that make computer chips – there's also big news. ASML, a Dutch company that makes special equipment for chip manufacturers, got upgraded to be the top pick in Europe. This is because there will be huge demand for new computer chips to power all these AI systems.

Geopolitical concerns also made headlines this week. Experts warned that tensions around Taiwan could affect the global AI trade and chip supply chains. Taiwan makes most of the world's advanced computer chips, so any problems there would affect AI development worldwide. However, experts believe major disruptions are unlikely in 2026.

Meanwhile, Adobe received some bad news when investment experts downgraded the company's stock. They said the creative software market is getting very competitive, and they're not sure if Adobe can keep up with new AI-powered tools from other companies.