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Artificial Intelligence
Google’s AI ‘Co-Scientist’ Helps Unearth Research Ideas
February 20, 2025

Scientific discovery is often a laborious, multi-step process that involves making observations, forming a hypothesis, conducting experiments, analyzing the data and drawing conclusions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Retail
Tariff Storm Clouds Loom Over Walmart’s Low-Price Empire
February 20, 2025

As Walmart navigates a shifting trade landscape, the specter of new tariffs imposed by the Trump administration is casting a shadow over the retail giant’s hallmark promise: everyday low prices. With President Donald Trump threatening sweeping levies on imports from China, Mexico, Canada and India,...

Investments
CredCore Raises $16 Million for AI-Powered Debt Capital Market Tool
February 20, 2025

Debt management platform CredCore has raised $16 million for its AI-powered solution. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
AI Regulations: EU Withdraws AI Liability Proposal; US Seeks Comments on AI Action Plan
February 20, 2025

The EU is withdrawing proposed regulations for handling victim’s claims of harm caused by AI — but it faces internal opposition. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Investments
Together AI Raises $305 Million to Expand AI Cloud Service
February 20, 2025

Together AI raised $305 million in a Series B funding round to expand its AI Acceleration Cloud that helps developers and enterprises train, fine-tune and run inference for generative artificial intelligence (AI) models. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

B2B Payments
B2B Supplier Risk in Focus as FinCEN’s Transparency Act Back on Track
February 20, 2025

In today’s sprawling B2B environment it’s not just the goods and services that need tracking — it’s the companies themselves. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap Says Company Reaches 400 Million Weekly Active Users
February 20, 2025

OpenAI reportedly reached the 400 million weekly active user threshold. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
In the GenAI Era, Why Are Customer Service Chatbots Dumb?
February 20, 2025

When ChatGPT first burst onto the scene, it sparked a wave of enthusiasm about how generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) could revolutionize online customer service. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Loyalty & Rewards
Galileo Brings Co-Brand Debit Rewards to Hospitality Sector
February 20, 2025

Galileo Financial Technologies says it is launching a co-brand debit card program. 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...