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Anthropic Weighs Funding Round at Valuation Above $900 Billion
April 30, 2026

Anthropic is reportedly mulling a new funding round that would value it at more than $900 billion. 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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AI Spending Drives Business Equipment Investment to 6-Year High
April 29, 2026

The boom in artificial intelligence products and infrastructure drove a closely watched measure of business spending to a six-year high in March. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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White House Crafts Plan to Bring Anthropic Back Into Government Fold
April 29, 2026

The White House is working on a way to allow federal agencies to use new artificial intelligence models from Anthropic, sidestepping the supply chain risk designation it placed on the AI startup, Axios reported Wednesday (April 29), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete...

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IBM Launches AI and Quantum Hubs in Illinois and Massachusetts
April 29, 2026

IBM has announced two new hubs at which it will work on artificial intelligence and quantum computing. 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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Stripe Brings Merchant Checkout to Google’s AI Apps
April 29, 2026

Stripe has partnered with Google to allow businesses to sell to consumers inside Google’s AI Mode and Gemini app. 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...

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BlackRock and Vanguard Show the AI Edge Starts With Clean Data
April 29, 2026

Vanguard works with tens of thousands of financial advisors, and each one wants guidance tailored to their clients. For years, that meant human analysts working through portfolios one at a time, a model that’s hard to scale. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Parallel Web Systems Raises $100 Million for Agentic AI Efforts
April 29, 2026

Parallel Web Systems, an AI startup launched by Twitter’s ex-CEO, has raised $100 million. 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...

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CFOs Turn to AI Harnesses as Agentic Capabilities Scale
April 29, 2026

The office of the CFO is swimming in a sea of AI innovation. And as earnings calls from players like Visa and marketplace announcements from firms like Square and Ramp this week alone reveal, agentic artificial intelligence is moving from frontier technology to operational table...

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OpenAI Disputes Growth Worries Amid Subscription Changes
April 29, 2026

OpenAI is reportedly fighting back against reports of concerns about the artificial intelligence (AI) startup’s growth. 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...