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Scaled Cognition Raises $100 Million to Address AI Hallucinations
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Scaled Cognition Raises $100 Million to Address AI Hallucinations
June 25, 2026

AI lab Scaled Cognition has raised $100 million in new funding. 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 form,...

Medicare Tests AI Prior Authorization in Six States
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Medicare Tests AI Prior Authorization in Six States
June 25, 2026

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched the WISeR Model in January, short for Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction Model, with the aim of “decreasing costs and easing administrative burden on providers and suppliers,” according to the CMS. Get the Full Story Complete...

BlackBerry Dials Into Physical AI as Revenues Jump 26%
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BlackBerry Dials Into Physical AI as Revenues Jump 26%
June 25, 2026

BlackBerry is signaling a shift toward physical artificial intelligence and advanced platform-as-a-service models as revenues climb. 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...

House Bill Would Require Frontier AI Developers to Report Dangerous Activity
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House Bill Would Require Frontier AI Developers to Report Dangerous Activity
June 25, 2026

A bill introduced Thursday (June 25) in the U.S. House would require developers of frontier artificial intelligence (AI) models to report the models’ dangerous capabilities, security breaches and safety incidents to the Secretary of Commerce. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

EU and White House Met on Anthropic Access Following Ban
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EU and White House Met on Anthropic Access Following Ban
June 25, 2026

European and U.S. officials reportedly met following a recent ban on Anthopic’s AI models. 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....

Salesforce Pushes AI Into the Fulfillment Decisions Payments Can’t See
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Salesforce Pushes AI Into the Fulfillment Decisions Payments Can’t See
June 25, 2026

Salesforce on Wednesday (June 24) launched Agentic Order Management, a system that lets retailers control fulfillment through plain-language instructions instead of code or manual rule-setting. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

AI Gives Fuel Cards a Smarter Job to Do
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AI Gives Fuel Cards a Smarter Job to Do
June 25, 2026

Watch more: How AI Is Rewriting How Clients Buy 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 form,...

ChatGPT Leads as Consumers Build Their Own AI Toolkits
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ChatGPT Leads as Consumers Build Their Own AI Toolkits
June 24, 2026

OpenAI’s ChatGPT is the artificial intelligence AI platform consumers name as the best, but it is not the only one they use. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Enterprise SaaS Contracts Are Secret AI Training Licenses
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Enterprise SaaS Contracts Are Secret AI Training Licenses
June 24, 2026

Standard clauses buried in enterprise software agreements are giving artificial intelligence (AI) vendors sweeping rights to train models on source code, financial records, legal documents and customer data. Most companies don’t know the exposure exists. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...