Artificial Intelligence

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Alibaba Will Combine AI Platform and eCommerce Marketplace
May 10, 2026

Chinese conglomerate Alibaba is reportedly planning to integrate its Qwen artificial intelligence platform and online marketplace Taobao. 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...

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Tech Giants’ Cash Reserve Shrinks Amid $725 Billion AI Investment
May 10, 2026

Record spending on artificial intelligence by America’s tech giants has reportedly eaten into their cash flow. 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...

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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...

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AI Finally Solves the Food Tracking Problem Wearables Ignored
May 08, 2026

Wearables track sleep, heart rate and recovery in real time. Logging a meal still means searching a database, estimating a portion and typing it in by hand. That gap has been one of digital health’s most stubborn problems. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Airbnb CEO Predicts AI Will Rewrite Job Descriptions
May 08, 2026

Airbnb is gaining innovation and efficiency through its use of artificial intelligence, the company said in a shareholder letter released Thursday (May 7). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Anthropic Found AI Makes Impractical Work Worth Doing
May 08, 2026

The productivity debate around enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) has narrowed to one question: how much faster can workers complete existing tasks? Anthropic’s internal research suggests that framing leaves something out. The company found that 27% of AI-assisted work inside Anthropic came from tasks employees wouldn’t...

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More Than Two-Thirds 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 —...

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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...

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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...