Year: 2026

Big Tech Faces Tougher Scrutiny of AI Spending After Selloff
Big Tech Faces Tougher Scrutiny of AI Spending After Selloff
November 09, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

The past week’s technology selloff increased pressure on the companies financing artificial intelligence’s expansion. Their latest spending plans, however, offer little evidence of an immediate...

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Telecom Companies Give AI Agents More Responsibility
Telecom Companies Give AI Agents More Responsibility
November 09, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

This week The Prompt Economy weekly dials up the telecom sector. It’s here that developers and engineers are exploring new ways to incorporate agentic artificial...

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US Fans Walk Away From $110 Billion in Experience Purchases a Year
US Fans Walk Away From $110 Billion in Experience Purchases a Year
November 09, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

A fan can spend weeks looking forward to a concert and lose interest in the time it takes to read the total at checkout. That...

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44% of Brands Want to Set the Rules for Checkout Rewards
44% of Brands Want to Set the Rules for Checkout Rewards
November 09, 2026  |  Retail

Every brand in a PYMNTS Intelligence survey could see a reason to fund rewards at the register, and the largest share wanted a say in...

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Smarter Security Takes More Than a Bigger AI Model
Smarter Security Takes More Than a Bigger AI Model
November 09, 2026  |  Opinion

AI models matter, but their real value depends on the harness around them, PayPal SVP, Chief Information Security Officer Shaun Khalfan writes in a new...

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Feds Pull Proposals for Reporting Crypto Transactions
Feds Pull Proposals for Reporting Crypto Transactions
November 08, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Federal regulators have withdrawn plans that would have expanded reporting requirements around cryptocurrency transactions. The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and Federal Reserve...

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Apple CEO Pushes for Greater Progress on AI
Apple CEO Pushes for Greater Progress on AI
November 08, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Apple’s CEO is reportedly pressuring the company’s artificial intelligence czar to move faster with the company’s AI efforts. Chief Executive John Ternus has pushed Apple...

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OpenAI Valuation Hits $1.25 Trillion in New Funding Round
OpenAI Valuation Hits $1.25 Trillion in New Funding Round
November 08, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI’s valuation has reportedly reached $1.25 trillion, $50 billion less than the company had initially targeted. The valuation came as the artificial intelligence startup closed...

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Gnosis Pay Breach Reveals Crypto Customer Home Addresses
Gnosis Pay Breach Reveals Crypto Customer Home Addresses
November 08, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Gnosis Pay has disclosed a data breach that revealed customer information, the latest in a series of security incidents at digital asset companies. The company,...

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