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Illinois Governor Vows to Sign AI Safety Bill
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Illinois Governor Vows to Sign AI Safety Bill
May 28, 2026

Illinois is set to have a new law that will regulate artificial intelligence. 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....

Anthropic Becomes World’s Most Valuable AI Startup at $965 Billion
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Anthropic Becomes World’s Most Valuable AI Startup at $965 Billion
May 28, 2026

Anthropic raised $65 billion in a Series H funding round that valued the company at $965 billion post-money, according to a Thursday (May 28) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Investors Can Now Trade Directly Inside AI Chatbots
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Investors Can Now Trade Directly Inside AI Chatbots
May 28, 2026

The frustration is familiar to anyone who uses artificial intelligence (AI) to research investments. ChatGPT or Claude builds the thesis, weighs the risks and names a position. Then the tab closes and the brokerage app opens. Analysis and execution have always lived in separate places...

The Services Budget Is AI’s Biggest Prize
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The Services Budget Is AI’s Biggest Prize
May 28, 2026

Enterprise software budgets are large. Enterprise services budgets are larger. A company might spend $10,000 licensing accounting software and 10 times that on the firm that closes the books. For most of the last decade, artificial intelligence companies were building for the software seat. The...

CoreWeave Speeds AI Agent Deployment With Real-World Learning
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CoreWeave Speeds AI Agent Deployment With Real-World Learning
May 28, 2026

CoreWeave launched unified agentic artificial intelligence capabilities that enable agents to learn and improve as they operate in the real world. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Gemini Adds Grok-Powered Research to Prediction Market Platform
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Gemini Adds Grok-Powered Research to Prediction Market Platform
May 28, 2026

Gemini has added an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered “personalized intelligence center” to its prediction market platform. 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,...

Card Networks Use Trust and Identity to Build Agentic Commerce
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Card Networks Use Trust and Identity to Build Agentic Commerce
May 28, 2026

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AI Is Becoming the New Companion for Aging Americans
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AI Is Becoming the New Companion for Aging Americans
May 27, 2026

One in 3 Americans between 50 and 80 report feeling lonely, while the population of Americans over 65 is projected to reach 82 million by 2050. At the same time, the caregiving workforce is not expanding fast enough to meet rising demand. Get the Full...

Snowflake Commits $6 Billion to AWS For Global AI Expansion
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Snowflake Commits $6 Billion to AWS For Global AI Expansion
May 27, 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) data cloud company Snowflake has made a $6 billion multiyear infrastructure commitment to AWS as part of a new strategic collaboration agreement between the two companies. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...