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Retailers Report AI-Driven Sales and Bigger Baskets in Q2 Earnings
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Retailers Report AI-Driven Sales and Bigger Baskets in Q2 Earnings
August 20, 2026

It’s early for artificial intelligence shopping tools, but the results are already showing up in bigger orders and more spending, and major retailers said so this earnings season. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Ant International Recruits Banking Giants for Updated AI Model
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Ant International Recruits Banking Giants for Updated AI Model
August 20, 2026

Ant International says several of the world’s biggest banks are using its new AI model. 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...

Anthropic and OpenAI Split as Massachusetts Pushes Nation’s Toughest AI Safety Rules
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Anthropic and OpenAI Split as Massachusetts Pushes Nation’s Toughest AI Safety Rules
August 20, 2026

Anthropic and OpenAI are divided on their views of a Massachusetts proposal that would establish a process in the state for evaluating the safety of artificial intelligence models, Bloomberg reported Thursday (Aug. 20). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Binance Debuts Agent OS to Link AI Apps and Finance Infrastructure
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Binance Debuts Agent OS to Link AI Apps and Finance Infrastructure
August 20, 2026

Binance introduced a way to connect artificial intelligence applications to its digital asset capabilities. 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...

Experian Lets UK Consumers Check Credit Through ChatGPT
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Experian Lets UK Consumers Check Credit Through ChatGPT
August 20, 2026

Experian says its U.K. customers can now access their credit scores within OpenAI’s 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...

Big Tech’s AI Gatekeepers Could Draw Regulatory Scrutiny
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Big Tech’s AI Gatekeepers Could Draw Regulatory Scrutiny
August 20, 2026

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Enterprise AI Finds Its Firmest Footing in Security and Treasury
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Enterprise AI Finds Its Firmest Footing in Security and Treasury
August 20, 2026

For all the attention paid to enterprise artificial intelligence strategy, adoption is not spreading evenly across the organization. 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...

Hyundai Cuts Crash Test Review Time by 90% With AI
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Hyundai Cuts Crash Test Review Time by 90% With AI
August 19, 2026

Hyundai Motor Group said in an Aug. 12 press release that artificial intelligence (AI) has cut the time its engineers spend searching for and reviewing historical crash test cases by 90%, a measurable example of how AI can speed up industrial work without replacing the...

OpenAI CFO Tells Employees Public Debut Coming by 2027
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OpenAI CFO Tells Employees Public Debut Coming by 2027
August 19, 2026

OpenAI “will be a public company in 2027,” if not sooner, Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar told employees Wednesday (Aug. 19) during an all-hands meeting, CNBC reported, citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...