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Airtable Debuts Superagent as AI Orchestration Platform

Airtable launched Superagent on Tuesday, January 28, 2026, a standalone research agent designed to deploy teams of specialized AI agents working in parallel to complete research tasks, according to VentureBeat. The platform applies Airtable's data-first design philosophy to AI agents.

The core innovation of Superagent lies in its orchestration capabilities, which maintain context throughout the entire process. Unlike earlier agent systems that used simple model routing, Airtable's orchestrator maintains full visibility over the entire execution journey, including the initial plan, execution steps, and sub-agent results, VentureBeat reported.

According to Airtable co-founder Howie Liu, this creates "a coherent journey" where the orchestrator makes all decisions along the way.

Meanwhile, companies like Western Sugar are leveraging existing cloud infrastructure to capitalize on AI advancements. Ten years prior, Western Sugar migrated from on-premise SAP ECC to SAP S4HANA Cloud Public Edition, a move that is now positioning them to take advantage of SAP's rollout of business AI capabilities across finance, supply chain, and HR, VentureBeat reported. Richard Caluori, Director of Corporate Controlling at Western Sugar, described their previous ERP system as "a trainwreck: a heavily customized ERP system so laden with custom ABAP code that it had become unupgradable."

The rise of AI agents is also creating new challenges and opportunities in the tech landscape. Hacker News highlighted AgentMail, an email inbox API for agents developed by Haakam, Michael, and Adi of YC S25. AgentMail aims to provide AI agents with their own email inboxes, enabling autonomous action and communication. The developers stated that email is an optimal interface for long-running agents due to its multithreaded, asynchronous nature and universal protocol.

Fortune reported that while some jobs may disappear due to AI, new roles are also emerging. LinkedIn data suggests that AI is currently creating more jobs than it is replacing, including positions like forward engineers, data annotators, and forensic analysts. This shift requires businesses to invest in preparing for the future, even though it can be costly, according to Fortune.

In other AI-related news, MIT Technology Review covered the Vitalism movement, a group of longevity enthusiasts who believe death is wrong and are exploring tools from drug regulation to cryonics to combat it. The movement, established by Nathan Cheng and Adam Gries, aims to spread the idea of longevity for the most hardcore adherents.

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