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Telcos Double Down on AI as 90% Report Positive Returns
February 20, 2026

Telecom operators’ relationship with artificial intelligence (AI) is now defined by results, not rhetoric. Nvidia’s 2026 State of AI in Telecommunications survey, which polled more than 1,000 industry professionals globally, found that 90% of operators say AI is driving positive return on investment (ROI) and...

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OpenAI Deploys 200 Employees to Build AI Smart Devices
February 20, 2026

OpenAI’s effort to develop artificial intelligence-powered devices involves more than 200 people, The Information reported Friday (Feb. 20), citing unnamed sources. 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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Google Introduces WebMCP to Give Browser Access for AI Agents
February 20, 2026

Google is taking a step toward formalizing how artificial intelligence (AI) agents interact with the web, introducing WebMCP as an early preview feature inside Chrome. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Nvidia Nears $30 Billion Stake in Record-Breaking OpenAI Funding Round
February 20, 2026

Nvidia is close to finalizing a $30 billion investment in OpenAI that would replace the company’s earlier commitment to invest up to $100 billion, which was announced in September, Reuters reported Friday (Feb. 20). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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AWS Denies Report That Service Outage Was Caused by AI Coding Tool
February 20, 2026

An outage of an Amazon Web Services (AWS) service in one of the company’s two regions in China in December was caused by user error, not the company’s Kiro artificial intelligence coding tool, an AWS spokesperson told Reuters in a Thursday (Feb. 19) report. Get...

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Worldline Scales One Commerce Across Europe to Support Cross-Border Sales
February 20, 2026

Payment services provider Worldline is preparing to expand the availability of its new omnichannel retail platform across Europe. 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...

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SoFi and Square Show Why Bank Charters Matter Now
February 20, 2026

A FinTech can launch a polished banking app in months, but becoming a bank can take years. 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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What Businesses Can Learn From the OpenClaw Story
February 19, 2026

The OpenClaw story went viral for the wrong reasons. Headlines fixated on AI agents forming a religion, encrypting their communications and building their own social network. The spectacle was real. So was the distraction it created from the more consequential story underneath it. Get the...

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AI vs AI: Defense Without Humans in the Loop
February 19, 2026

Imagine this scenario: Suspicious activity begins moving across an enterprise’s network. It is not triggered by a phishing email or a careless user mistake. An automated system is attempting to breach defenses, probing for weaknesses and assessing how much access it can gain before detection....