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Amazon and Google Redesign Shopping Around AI Judgment
January 05, 2026

Let’s start with Amazon. In a recent article published on its site the company outlines how it is applying generative and agentic artificial intelligence (AI) to simplify online shopping by reducing the effort required to find, compare and evaluate products. Amazon frames the challenge as one...

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Anthropic President Criticizes Overspending by Rivals
January 04, 2026

Anthropic is embracing a “do more with less” philosophy to differentiate itself in the AI space. 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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Fiserv Integrates Mastercard Agent Pay Into Merchant Platform
January 02, 2026

Fiserv and Mastercard expanded their partnership to support agentic commerce, as payments companies move to establish how artificial intelligence systems can securely initiate and complete transactions on behalf of consumers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Google Pushes AI Onto Devices
January 02, 2026

For much of the past decade, artificial intelligence has been concentrated in the cloud. Large models trained and run in centralized data centers have powered chatbots, enterprise tools and consumer applications, but that approach comes with trade-offs. Cloud dependence introduces latency, increases infrastructure costs and...

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OpenAI Debuts Audio AI Models Ahead of New Personal Devices
January 02, 2026

OpenAI is reportedly improving its audio artificial intelligence (AI) models because it expects users of future personal AI devices to communicate with them through voice commands rather than via a screen. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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The Battle for the AI Orchestration Layer Heats Up
January 02, 2026

By 2025, the financial services sector stopped “testing” artificial intelligence and started living in it. The industry has moved past the novelty of generative chatbots to a more profound structural reality: the redesign of the global movement of money around autonomous decision-making. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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More Than 60% of Consumers Now Start Daily Tasks With AI
January 02, 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer just another tool layered onto digital life. It is becoming the place where many consumers now begin it. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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AI Could Help Eliminate 200K EU Banking Jobs By 2030
December 31, 2025

Thousands of European banking sector workers could face AI-related job losses by 2030. 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....

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Who Controls Checkout? Price.com Pushes AI From Recommendation to Execution
December 30, 2025

Price.com launched “Buy with AI,” a feature that allows an artificial intelligence (AI) agent to search for products, apply discounts and complete purchases across the open internet without requiring consumers to visit merchant websites. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...