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OpenAI Begins Rollout of Health and Wellness-Focused Version of ChatGPT
January 07, 2026

OpenAI has announced a dedicated experience in ChatGPT that is designed to help people understand and manage their health and wellness. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Mercedes and Nvidia Redesign Cars Around Machine Judgment
January 07, 2026

At CES 2026 this week, automakers and suppliers showed vehicles designed with the assumption that humans will not always be driving, shifting attention from driver-assist features toward software that increasingly manages control inside the car. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Anthropic Aims to Nearly Double Valuation in New Funding Round
January 07, 2026

Anthropic reportedly aims to raise $10 billion in a funding round that is separate from a partnership in which Nvidia and Microsoft have pledged to invest a combined total of $15 billion in the artificial intelligence (AI) startup. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Edge AI Is Gaining on the Cloud
January 07, 2026

The announcements at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week showed artificial intelligence inference beginning to move off centralized cloud infrastructure and onto devices themselves, a shift that could change how AI is deployed, priced and scaled. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Albertsons Says AI Shopping Assistant Increased Customers’ Basket Size by 10%
January 07, 2026

Albertsons Companies is seeing early results of its deeper integration of data and artificial intelligence, and the firm expects these resources to serve as the core of its transformation efforts, executives said Wednesday (Jan. 7) during an earnings call. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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JPMorgan’s Proxy Shift Signals AI’s Expanding Beachhead
January 07, 2026

Artificial intelligence’s most visible applications might arguably be chatbots and customer service experiments. 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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OpenAI Says AI Will Help Handle Household Chores
January 07, 2026

Some people worry that artificial intelligence will replace them at their jobs. 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...

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OpenAI Says AI Is Now Informal Front Door to Healthcare
January 06, 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) has quietly become one of the most widely used entry points into the healthcare system. According to OpenAI’s January 2026 report, “AI as a Healthcare Ally,” more than 40 million people worldwide use ChatGPT every day for health-related questions, a scale that...

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California to Consider Temporary Ban on Toys Equipped With AI-Powered Chatbots
January 06, 2026

California State Sen. Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) introduced a bill Monday (Jan. 5) that would prohibit the manufacture and sale of toys that include an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...