How Autonomous Agents Triggered the SaaSpocalypse

A period of intense financial volatility and structural shifts within the technology sector during early 2026. This "SaaSpocalypse" was primarily ignited by the launch of Anthropic’s Claude Cowork, an autonomous AI agent that threatened to dismantle the traditional per-seat subscription models used by software-as-a-service providers. The market reaction was severe, resulting in a massive sell-off of software and IT services stocks as investors began to view AI as a replacement for, rather tha...