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Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic IPO Faces $500 Billion Valuation Hit After Tech Stocks Plunge
November 05, 2026

The valuation or the timing of Anthropic’s planned initial public offering could be impacted by Thursday’s (Nov. 5) selloff of tech stocks, according to multiple media reports. The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that three major investors who plan to participate in the IPO said...

Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI Forms JPMorgan Partnership Ahead of 2027 IPO
November 05, 2026

OpenAI Co-Founder and President Greg Brockman said Wednesday (Nov. 4) that the company could be ready for an initial public offering in 2027 and that it has formed a strategic partnership with JPMorganChase to supply the bank with artificial intelligence services, The Wall Street Journal...

Investments
Monzo Eyes VC Funding as Private Equity Talks Stall
November 05, 2026

London-based digital bank Monzo is considering a funding round that would value it at 7.5 billion pounds (about $10.1 billion) after failing to secure a takeover by Nubank or a stake sale to private equity, The Financial Times reported Thursday (Nov. 5), citing unnamed sources. Monzo’s talks with Nubank about...

Artificial Intelligence
Visa Finds AI Models Fail 43% of Shopping Test Runs
November 05, 2026

Visa found that when 22 artificial intelligence models from 12 labs were put through realistic shopping scenarios, 57.2% of the test runs passed and 42.8% failed, according to a Thursday (Nov. 5) press release. Among the best-performing AI models, 82.2% of test runs passed, while...

Artificial Intelligence
Moonshot’s Open-Weight Model Tops OpenAI on Financial Research Benchmark
November 05, 2026

The gap between open and closed artificial intelligence models narrowed again this week. Moonshot released the weights for Kimi K3.1 Pro, and Mistral did the same for Large 4. Both pitch finance as a core use case. Moonshot, Mistral and Tencent Open Their Flagships Moonshot...

Retail
Amazon Raises Seller Fees as Walmart Courts Holiday Shoppers
November 05, 2026

Amazon will charge marketplace sellers in the United States an average of 19 cents more per item to fulfill orders in 2027, according to a Thursday (Nov. 5) company announcement. However, for a merchant deciding how much stock to send Amazon before the next holiday...

Artificial Intelligence
Apple Capped AI Spending. PYMNTS Data Shows Where CFOs Should Spend More.
November 05, 2026

Does enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) save teams money, or cost companies cash? It’s a question with a potentially category-defining answer, and it’s one that depends on whom you ask. News broke this week, for example, that Apple is reportedly putting its employees’ AI usage on...

Delivery
Walmart Adds 300 Sites to Drone Delivery Network
November 05, 2026

Walmart agreed to a new multiyear partnership with Zipline to add at least 300 drone delivery sites around the United States, according to a Thursday (Nov. 5) press release. Walmart, which said in the release that it has the largest drone delivery program in the...

Artificial Intelligence
FinTechs Hand AI Agents the Company Card
November 05, 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) agents are getting corporate cards of their own. The cards let the agents buy supplies, book travel and pay vendors without an employee entering payment details for every purchase. Ramp, Mercury, Corpay and Sunrate are introducing cards for autonomous agents. Spending limits,...