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Ad Industry Moves to Set Rules Before AI Agents Control Media Budgets
March 02, 2026

As artificial intelligence systems begin to move from generating copy to executing business decisions, the advertising industry is attempting to build infrastructure before the disruption fully arrives. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Anthropic Says Claude ‘Operational’ After International Outage
March 02, 2026

Anthropic said its Claude AI model is now “operational” after an outage that took it offline worldwide. 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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Samsung and Perplexity Push New Agentic Tools Into Phones and the Cloud
March 02, 2026

It was a big week in The Prompt Economy, with big moves from big companies making big claims. None were bigger than Samsung, which used its user conference to herald what it says is “The Beginning of Truly Agentic AI.” Get the Full Story Complete...

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Chinese Tech Firm Honor Debuts Humanoid Robot and Robot Phone
March 01, 2026

Chinese device marker Honor has reportedly introduced a humanoid robot and “robot phone.” 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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DeepSeek Poised to Unveil Latest AI Model
March 01, 2026

China’s DeepSeek is reportedly on the verge of releasing its latest artificial intelligence 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...

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OpenAI Inks Deal With Pentagon Amid Anthropic Clash
March 01, 2026

OpenAI has reached an agreement with the Pentagon as the government clashes with rival Anthropic. 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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Anthropic Plans to Sue Pentagon Following Government Ban
March 01, 2026

Anthropic is planning legal action after the Pentagon designated the company a security risk. 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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White House Moves to End Federal Use of Anthropic’s Claude AI
February 27, 2026

The White House is telling federal agencies to stop using Anthropic’s artificial intelligence (AI) products, a sharp escalation in a dispute that started inside the Defense Department but now touches the broader government. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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AT&T Slashes AI Costs 90% by Swapping Large Models for Small Ones
February 27, 2026

AT&T boosted the efficiency of its internal Ask AT&T personal assistant by reworking the orchestration layer and shifting more of the work from large language models (LLMs) to small language models (SLMs), VentureBeat reported Thursday (Feb. 26). Get the Full Story Complete the form to...