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Construction Embraces AI Agents, Safety Systems and Robotics as Labor Pressures Mount
February 10, 2026

Artificial intelligence is no longer confined to experimental pilots in the construction industry. It is moving into the operational core of how projects are planned, monitored and executed, driven by labor shortages, safety pressures and rising project complexity. What is emerging is not a single...

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What Nvidia, Google and Meta Are Building Beyond Chips and Compute
February 10, 2026

While much of the Big Tech narrative continues to revolve around chips and compute infrastructure, this week highlighted a quieter but equally significant set of moves unfolding in parallel. From industrial artificial intelligence (AI) platforms and AI-native social media experiments to autonomous agents in scientific...

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Fund Manager FINQ Lets AI Run US ETFs
February 10, 2026

Fund manager FINQ has launched two U.S. exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in which the firm’s artificial intelligence (AI) model selects, designs and manages the portfolio, Reuters reported Tuesday (Feb. 10). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Amazon Considers AI Content Marketplace for Publishers
February 10, 2026

Amazon is in discussions with publishing executives about launching a marketplace that would allow publishers to sell their content directly to companies building artificial intelligence products, according to The Information. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Alibaba Debuts AI That Helps Robots Understand Their Surroundings
February 10, 2026

Chinese tech giant Alibaba has introduced an artificial intelligence (AI) model designed to power robotics. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

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Square Offers Its AI Assistant to UK Merchants
February 10, 2026

Square has brought its conversational artificial intelligence (AI) assistant to the U.K. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing...

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Labor Economy Workers Less Worried Than Office Workers About Robots Taking Their Jobs
February 10, 2026

Despite high-profile demos from the likes of xAI and AWS and aggressive corporate roadmaps, PYMNTS Intelligence’s Wage to Wallet Index™ shows that workers who could be most exposed to automation are not acting as though humanoid robots are about to displace them at scale. Get...

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OpenAI Says AI Agents Need to Be Managed Like Humans
February 09, 2026

OpenAI says autonomous agents must be governed and organized more like human workers than disjointed software tools. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...

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Alibaba’s Qwen Chatbot Halts Coupons Amid Customer Overload
February 09, 2026

An overload of customer requests has reportedly led Alibaba’s AI chatbot to pause issuing coupons. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...