The field of artificial intelligence is rapidly advancing, with a significant focus on multi-agent systems and their applications. Researchers are exploring new architectures and protocols to enable seamless communication and collaboration between agents, such as the use of public key infrastructure and protocol-agnostic registry infrastructure. The development of multi-modal data analytics systems is also gaining traction, with a focus on improving accuracy, efficiency, and freshness of analytics results. Furthermore, the concept of an agentic economy is emerging, where assistant agents act on behalf of consumers and service agents represent businesses, interacting programmatically to facilitate transactions. Noteworthy papers in this area include the introduction of the Agent Name Service (ANS), a universal directory for secure AI agent discovery and interoperability, and the proposal of Agent Collaboration Protocols (ACPs), a comprehensive protocol suite for the Internet of Agents. Additionally, the development of Eudoxia, a FaaS scheduling simulator for the composable lakehouse, and the introduction of MAFA, a multi-agent framework for annotation, demonstrate significant advancements in the field. These innovations have the potential to transform various industries and enable new applications, such as secure and scalable agent ecosystems, improved data analytics, and enhanced customer experiences.