ISG's 2025 Buyers Guides crown ADP, Oracle, and UKG as payroll leaders, with AI driving error detection, compliance, and employee financial tools. By 2028, half of firms will use AI to preempt payroll issues, boosting resilience.

Global enterprises face payroll pitfalls from legacy tech amid expansion and regs. AI, real-time processing, and unified platforms turn it strategic, slashing errors and unlocking insights for planning and retention.

Materials testing turns recycled plastics procurement into a risk-managed process, shielding municipalities and manufacturers from variability-driven costs via benchmarks, certifications like APR PCR, and standards such as ASTM D638.

Agentic AI revolutionizes procurement by enabling autonomous orchestration of sourcing, risks, and contracts, delivering 10-50% efficiency gains. Leaders like GEP and Zip pioneer multi-agent systems, but governance remains key amid rising adoption forecasts.

McKinsey reveals AI agents could boost procurement productivity 25-40%, creating new roles and strategic clout amid tariffs and disruptions. Surveys show 40% piloting GenAI, with case studies proving multimillion savings.

ProcureAbility's 2026 CPO Report exposes procurement's AI paradox: universal adoption but 89% not fully ready due to data and governance barriers. Supplier partnerships top priorities amid talent and ESG challenges, urging CPOs to scale strategically.

Finance and procurement evolve from back-office roles to AI-driven strategic forces, propelled by SAP's Joule agents and integrated suites. Etosha Thurman highlights efficiency gains, risk foresight and unified data breaking silos for resilience amid disruptions.

Verizon Communications launches comprehensive AI-driven customer experience transformation to combat rising subscriber churn, deploying machine learning at scale to anticipate pain points, reduce operational complexity, and deliver personalized service across all touchpoints in increasingly competitive telecommunications market.

ProcureAbility's 2026 CPO Report exposes procurement's AI divide: 100% adoption but only 11% full readiness, hindered by data privacy, quality issues, and human judgment fears. CPOs prioritize suppliers and automation amid talent, cost, ESG pressures.

Agentic AI is revolutionizing steel manufacturing by automating procurement, cutting costs 5-15%, and shifting workforce roles to strategy amid razor-thin margins. Real deployments in mills show predictive maintenance and supplier pivots slashing downtime and risks.

Procurement leaders demand AI proof on the bottom line, ditching pilots for data-driven execution. Coupa CEO Leagh Turner highlights gaps in strategy, infrastructure and trust, with real gains in efficiency and savings emerging from unified platforms and upskilled teams.

German regulators forced Toyota to remotely disable Lexus remote heaters on ICE vehicles via OTA updates, citing idling bans amid winter chills. Owners face cold starts and safety risks in this overzealous emissions crackdown.