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Perplexity Wants to Add Its Comet AI Browser to Smartphones
July 20, 2025

Search engine startup Perplexity AI reportedly hopes to add its browser to smartphones. 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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Block Joins S&P 500 as Crypto’s Mainstreaming Marches On
July 20, 2025

Block, owner of Square and Cash App, is preparing to join the S&P 500. 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...

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Musk Hints at Kid-Friendly Version of AI Chatbot Grok
July 20, 2025

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot is about to spawn a new generation. 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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PhotonPay Adds Physical Mastercard Commercial Credit Card to Global Payment Solutions
July 18, 2025

PhotonPay has added a physical Mastercard Commercial Credit Card to its portfolio of global payment solutions. 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...

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This Week in AI: AI Startups Hit Fundraising Gold
July 18, 2025

Fortunes are being spent in artificial intelligence (AI), with Perplexity, Thinking Machines and Anthropic attracting billions from investors. Meanwhile, Google, Meta and Blackstone have pledged to spend billions building AI data centers. Here is this week’s top news. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Meta Rejects European Commission’s AI Code of Practice, Citing ‘Overreach’
July 18, 2025

Meta will not sign the European Commission’s code of practice for general-purpose AI models, Chief Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan said in a Friday (July 18) post on LinkedIn. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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OpenAI Transforms ChatGPT Into an AI Agent
July 18, 2025

OpenAI is rolling out a major update that transforms ChatGPT from a conversational AI tool into a fully agentic system, capable of executing complex tasks using its own virtual computer and a suite of built-in tools. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Perplexity AI Hits $18 Billion Valuation in Latest Funding Round
July 18, 2025

Perplexity AI, the generative AI search startup, has secured $100 million in new capital, boosting its valuation to $18 billion, Bloomberg reported. The deal extends a recent funding round that had previously valued the company at $14 billion and highlights the continued enthusiasm among investors for...

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Retailers Rely on Modern POS to Beat Uncertainty
July 18, 2025

Watch more: Unified Commerce Starts With the Modern POS 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,...