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Ford, JPMorgan, Amazon Executives Predict Deep Job Cuts as AI Advances
July 03, 2025

Top U.S. executives are now openly predicting that artificial intelligence will eliminate a significant share of white-collar jobs, marking a sharp departure from years of cautious corporate messaging on automation’s impact. The Wall Street Journal reports that leaders at major firms including Ford, JPMorgan Chase,...

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Worldpay Launches Domestic Acquiring Capabilities in Thailand
July 03, 2025

Worldpay now supports domestic acquiring capabilities in Thailand, marking another expansion of the company’s global reach. 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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Payment Hubs Rescue Banks From $100 Million Digital Payments Chaos
July 03, 2025

The bar for payment experiences — and consumer expectations — has been raised by FinTechs and digital-first challengers, making frictionless transactions a staple of everyday life. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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New AI Startup Turns a Dog’s Bark Into a Human Conversation
July 03, 2025

Animal behaviorist Con Slobodchikoff has spent decades listening to how prairie dogs talk to each other. Now, the biologist is teaching machines to do the same — starting with dogs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Tailor Raises $22 Million for Headless ERP Platform for Retailers
July 02, 2025

Tailor raised $22 million in a Series A funding round to support its headless enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform designed for retail businesses. 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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Perplexity Launches $200-a-Month Subscription Tier Promising ‘Limitless AI Productivity’
July 02, 2025

Perplexity has launched a $200-a-month or $2,000-a-year subscription tier called Perplexity Max. 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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AI Agents Do Well in Simulations, Falter in Real-World Shopkeeping Test
July 02, 2025

In a bid to test whether artificial intelligence (AI) agents can operate autonomously in the real economy, Andon Labs and Anthropic deployed Claude Sonnet 3.7 — nicknamed “Claudius” — to run an actual small, automated vending store at Anthropic’s San Francisco office for a month....

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Fed Flags Overspending Fears as Invisible Payments Soar
July 02, 2025

Frictionless commerce has increasingly been the holy grail of online and in-store commerce. 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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Remember DeepSeek? Many Adopt Its AI Models Despite Security Concerns
July 02, 2025

After making a big splash — and raising national security concerns — in January, DeepSeek has largely faded from the headlines. Its V3 chatbot and R1 reasoning models were at once praised and vilified, with several countries including the U.S. banning their governmental use. Get...