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Anthropic Said to Postpone IPO to Just Before Midterms
September 06, 2026

Anthropic is reportedly pushing back its initial public offering (IPO) to late October. 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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PicPay Launches Anthropic Claude Integration for Banking Inquiries
September 04, 2026

Brazilian digital bank PicPay has begun rolling out an integration with Anthropic’s Claude that enables PicPay customers to check financial information in Claude by using natural-language commands. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Williams-Sonoma’s AI Assistant Triples Shopper Purchases
September 04, 2026

Williams-Sonoma is putting hard numbers behind what conversational artificial intelligence can do for a retailer’s bottom line. 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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OpenAI and Anthropic Get 80% of Revenue From 1% of Customers
September 04, 2026

Enterprise artificial intelligence adoption is spreading, but the money is piling up fast among a small group of companies. New data from Ramp shows the top 1% of customers account for 80% of enterprise revenue at both OpenAI and Anthropic, a concentration that has held...

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Anthropic Expands Credit Facility to $15 Billion Ahead of Mega IPO
September 04, 2026

Anthropic is preparing to finalize an expansion of its revolving credit facility to $15 billion, up from the $2.5 billion facility it secured last year, Bloomberg reported Friday (Sept. 4), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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800 AI Agents Now Run GE Appliances’ Factory Floor
September 03, 2026

GE Appliances has deployed more than 800 artificial intelligence agents across its manufacturing, logistics and supply chain operations, using Google Cloud’s Gemini Enterprise, the company said in its announcement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Thinking Machines Lab Seeks $1 Billion at $40 Billion Valuation
September 03, 2026

Thinking Machines Lab, the artificial intelligence startup led by former OpenAI Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati, is in talks to raise at least $1 billion at a valuation of at least $40 billion, The Information reported Thursday (Sept. 3). Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Anthropic Debuts Commerce Agent Blueprint With Visa and Mastercard
September 03, 2026

Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company behind Claude, launched a blueprint Wednesday (Sept. 2) that hands retailers prebuilt code for two commerce agent, the company said in its announcement. A shopping agent searches a catalog, compares products and builds a cart for the customer. A merchant...

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Google Brings Conversational AI Search to Gmail
September 03, 2026

Google is giving Gmail users a way to avoid manually searching their inbox, according to a Thursday (Sept. 3) company blog post. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...