Agentic commerce is in its infancy and enterprises need to think through ownership of the customer experience, architecture and playing the co-opetition game with AI giants. For hotels, agentic commerce has the promise of demand and distribution and efficiency. The key for hotel operators will be preserving their first-party data flywheels.

Large language models (LLMs) have taken over Wall Street and most companies have to answer questions about AI opportunities and disruptions. Here's a look at some of the answers.

Caterpillar has plans for AI in its construction equipment; autonomy at scale and machine learning with computer vision, sensors, and edge computing; and Cat AI Assistant, which enables customers to engage with the company’s machines. The bigger story, however, may be the years of transformation, data preparation, and technology infrastructure leading up to Caterpillar’s big CES 2026 splash.

Healthcare is investing heavily in AI and beginning to shift into agentic AI with the aim of breaking down data silos and becoming more efficient, according to a Deloitte survey. The Deloitte Center for Health Solutions surveyed 100 US health care technology executives, evenly split between health systems and health plans, and conducted online focus groups. Deloitte found that 85% of health care leaders expect to increase agentic AI investments over the next two to three years, with 61% already building agents or implementing initiatives.