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Anthropic Valuation Could Hit $100 Billion in New Investment Round
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Anthropic Valuation Could Hit $100 Billion in New Investment Round
July 17, 2025

Is Anthropic on its way to becoming a $100 billion company? 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...

OpenAI Seeks Piece of ChatGPT-Driven eCommerce Sales
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OpenAI Seeks Piece of ChatGPT-Driven eCommerce Sales
July 17, 2025

OpenAI is reportedly planning to take a share of eCommerce sales made via ChatGPT. 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...

Google Adds AI-Powered Local Business Calling to Search
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Google Adds AI-Powered Local Business Calling to Search
July 16, 2025

Google is expanding its artificial intelligence capabilities in Search by rolling out a new, free feature that lets it call local businesses on the user’s behalf to do things like check pricing and make reservations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

AWS Unveils AI Agent Marketplace as ‘One-Stop Shop’ for Enterprise Deployment
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AWS Unveils AI Agent Marketplace as ‘One-Stop Shop’ for Enterprise Deployment
July 16, 2025

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) agent marketplace aimed at simplifying how businesses find, deploy and manage these autonomous bots. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

AI Startups: Heron Aims to Organize Business Data
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AI Startups: Heron Aims to Organize Business Data
July 16, 2025

AI startup Heron said Tuesday (July 15) that it has raised $16.6 million in a Series A funding round. 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...

Thinking Machines Raises $2 Billion Amid AI Deal Boom 
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Thinking Machines Raises $2 Billion Amid AI Deal Boom 
July 16, 2025

Former OpenAI executive Mira Murati’s startup Thinking Machines has just raised $2 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 daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

Search Marketing Loses Ground as AI Reshapes Consumer Discovery
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Search Marketing Loses Ground as AI Reshapes Consumer Discovery
July 16, 2025

For years, small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) have relied on search engine optimization (SEO) to drive discovery, traffic and sales. But the rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) is fundamentally changing how people find information online, and with it, the businesses behind them. Get the...

AWS and Vonage Partner to Distribute ‘Natural-Sounding’ AI Voice Agents
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AWS and Vonage Partner to Distribute ‘Natural-Sounding’ AI Voice Agents
July 15, 2025

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Vonage have partnered to deliver “natural-sounding” artificial intelligence (AI) voice agents for use in customer support and proactive outbound engagement like reminder calls and follow-ups. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Google, Meta and Others Pledge Billions of Dollars to Build AI Data Centers
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Google, Meta and Others Pledge Billions of Dollars to Build AI Data Centers
July 15, 2025

Google, Meta, Blackstone and CoreWeave are planning to collectively spend hundreds of billions of dollars to build data centers for artificial intelligence, as the arms race heats up to build the computing power needed by this advanced technology. Get the Full Story Complete the form...