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Artificial Intelligence
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...

Artificial Intelligence
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...

B2B Payments
CFOs Capture B2B Payments Digitization Value by Targeting Year-Two Gap
February 27, 2026

The biggest risk in B2B payments today isn’t failing to modernize. It’s assuming that modernization alone delivers value. 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...

Fintech Investments
Dots Raises $8.9 Million to Scale Global Payout Platform
February 27, 2026

Dots raised $8.9 million in a Series A funding round to continue expanding the capabilities of its global payouts platform for marketplaces and service-based businesses. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Artificial Intelligence
Burger King AI Assistant Frees Managers From Back-Office Tasks
February 27, 2026

Burger King has equipped managers and employees with an artificial intelligence-powered tool called BK Assistant. 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,...

Artificial Intelligence
Block Strategy Points to AI Shaping Corporate Infrastructure
February 27, 2026

It was probably one of those moments where you remember where you were when you heard it. Block announced Thursday (Feb. 26) that it will cut roughly 4,000 jobs, or close to 40% of its workforce, as part of a broad restructuring that CEO Jack...

Artificial Intelligence
AI Pioneer Andrew Ng Expects Decades-Long Wait For AGI
February 27, 2026

Artificial intelligence pioneer Andrew Ng said the industry is decades away from developing artificial general intelligence (AGI). 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...

B2B Payments
CFOs Turn Trade Finance Into a Balance-Sheet Advantage
February 27, 2026

Trade finance has a dirty secret. While containers can be tracked in real time across the world’s oceans, the documentation required to release those goods often moves at the speed of courier envelopes and manual approvals. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI Raises $110 Billion to Build Global AI Infrastructure
February 27, 2026

OpenAI on Friday (Feb. 27) confirmed it has raised $110 billion in new funding from Amazon, Nvidia and SoftBank, in one of the largest private capital raises in technology history, as the company moves to secure the compute and infrastructure needed to scale advanced AI...