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Google Adds Agentic AI Capabilities to Timesketch Cybersecurity Platform
July 16, 2025

Google is adding agentic artificial intelligence capabilities to Timesketch, its open-source collaborative digital forensics platform used for cybersecurity. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
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...

Banking
Bank of America Says ‘Resilient’ Consumers Help Boost Revenue
July 16, 2025

Healthy consumer spending helped buoy Bank of America’s revenues in the second quarter. 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....

Banking
PNC Says Growth Markets and ‘Tariff-Related Considerations’ Drive Surge in Commercial Loans
July 16, 2025

PNC Financial Services Group generated its highest level of new commercial loan production in 10 quarters during the second quarter, PNC Chairman and CEO William S. Demchak said Wednesday (July 16) during the bank’s quarterly earnings call. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Banking
Lloyds Bank Rolls Out Generative AI Tool Athena
July 16, 2025

Lloyds Banking Group reportedly has rolled out a new generative AI-powered knowledge hub to reduce the time it takes employees to find information and respond to customer queries. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Retail
Estée Lauder Targets Younger Consumers in New Digital Push
July 16, 2025

Estée Lauder is reportedly embarking on a new online retail push to reinvigorate slumping sales. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
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...

Artificial Intelligence
BNY Says 96% of Employees Use In-House AI Platform
July 15, 2025

BNY has seen nearly all its employees adopt the bank’s artificial intelligence platform, Eliza, and the bank expects the technology to help them serve clients and grow the company. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Faster Payments
Bank of England Readying New Retail Payment Infrastructure Plan
July 15, 2025

The Bank of England says it’s working on a new infrastructure for U.K. retail payments. 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,...