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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Predicts AI Tokens Will Become a Standard Job Perk
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Predicts AI Tokens Will Become a Standard Job Perk
March 20, 2026

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s suggestion earlier this week that his company may pay engineers artificial intelligence (AI) tokens in addition to their base salary, is the latest example of his vision in which AI agents will play a key role in the workplace, CNBC reported Friday (March 20)....

Perplexity’s Computer for Enterprise Completed 3.25 Years of Work in Four Weeks
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Perplexity’s Computer for Enterprise Completed 3.25 Years of Work in Four Weeks
March 13, 2026

Artificial intelligence companies are beginning to rethink what a computer actually is, and Perplexity is pushing that idea further with a new platform designed to let AI agents operate across a user’s digital environment. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Meta’s Avocado Delay Puts $135 Billion AI Bet Under Scrutiny
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Meta’s Avocado Delay Puts $135 Billion AI Bet Under Scrutiny
March 13, 2026

 Meta delayed the launch of Avocado, its next-generation artificial intelligence model. 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...

42% of Power Users Say They Now Use Search Less
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42% of Power Users Say They Now Use Search Less
March 13, 2026

Artificial intelligence is starting to look less like a novelty and more like a new kind of personal assistant, one that people increasingly tap first when they need to do something, not just look something up. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Proprietary Data Shields Software Leaders From AI Disruption, S&P Says
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Proprietary Data Shields Software Leaders From AI Disruption, S&P Says
March 12, 2026

S&P Global Ratings said artificial intelligence (AI) is likely to impact software companies on a case-by-case basis rather than causing a sector-wide decline in credit ratings, Bloomberg reported Thursday (March 12). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Banks Use AI to Make Credit Card Rewards More Personal
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Banks Use AI to Make Credit Card Rewards More Personal
March 12, 2026

For decades, the credit card industry competed to become top of wallet. 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...

Anthropic Automates Excel and PowerPoint Workflows With One-Click Skills
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Anthropic Automates Excel and PowerPoint Workflows With One-Click Skills
March 11, 2026

Claude for Excel and Claude for PowerPoint now share full context across open files and allow users to save skills that make processes repeatable in the future. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

AI Forensics Takes Aim at Compliance Gridlock
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AI Forensics Takes Aim at Compliance Gridlock
March 11, 2026

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New Governance Tools From OpenAI and Microsoft Target AI Risks
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New Governance Tools From OpenAI and Microsoft Target AI Risks
March 10, 2026

Traditional enterprise software wasn’t designed for artificial intelligence (AI) agents, which interpret prompts, cross systems, retrieve data and act autonomously—unlike older, rules-based applications. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...