Accenture now ties promotions to AI tool usage. Anthropic cuts model costs to one-fifth. Every enterprise surveyed plan to expand AI agents. Regulation is moving fast across US states. The risk in 2026 is no longer moving too fast. It’s standing still. 

Highlights for week 9: 

• Accenture ties senior promotions to measurable AI tool usage  
• Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4.6 delivers near-flagship capability at one-fifth the former cost. 
• 100% of surveyed enterprises plan to expand agentic AI this year  
• US states advance AI regulation as global adoption accelerates  

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