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Artificial Intelligence
Chess Learns to Live With Its Robot Overlords
May 09, 2026

Let us begin by tipping a small, respectful, slightly terrified king to the International Chess Federation, which has managed to connect three things that reliably make people feel inadequate: chess, artificial intelligence and education. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Regulation
SEC Chairman Urges Clear Rules for On-Chain Trading
May 08, 2026

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul S. Atkins said Friday (May 8) that he believes the SEC must provide greater clarity around on-chain financial markets and that he continues to encourage Congress to pass the CLARITY Act to future-proof these efforts. Get the Full Story Complete...

Social Commerce
AI Fakes the Founder and Keeps the Money
May 08, 2026

A video appeared on Instagram a few weeks ago: a granddaughter describing how her grandfather spent decades hand-stitching leather bags in a small workshop, his life’s work now available online for a limited time. The imagery was warm, the narration emotional, the backstory complete. It...

Artificial Intelligence
67% of Boomers Still Sit Outside AI’s Reach
May 08, 2026

Forget the robot concierge. Consumers are warming up to artificial intelligence one mundane errand at a time, and that may be exactly the point. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic Valuation Could Eclipse OpenAI in $50 Billion Funding Round
May 08, 2026

Anthropic is considering a funding round in which it would raise as much as $50 billion and be valued at $900 billion, the Financial Times reported Thursday (May 7), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Payments Innovation
Platforms That Own Payments Own More of the Customer
May 08, 2026

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Artificial Intelligence
34% of CFOs Say Productivity Is the Top Reason for AI Adoption
May 08, 2026

The real story in artificial intelligence is not adoption, but how unevenly companies are learning to live with it. 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...

eCommerce
Half of Luxury Shoppers Prefer Resale, and The RealReal Saw It Coming 
May 07, 2026

Luxury resale used to be a secondary consideration. The numbers say it isn’t anymore. Nearly half of luxury consumers now factor resale value into primary market purchases. Almost 60% prefer the secondary market outright. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Wearables
Google Transforms Fitbit Into Health and Wellness Ecosystem
May 07, 2026

Google is revamping its health and wellness product and platform lineup. 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. By completing this...