Artificial Intelligence
Perplexity Uses Plaid to Personalize Financial Insights
April 10, 2026

Managing money has always meant tracking accounts across multiple institutions. Most people never get a complete view unless they maintain spreadsheets. Perplexity now offers an alternative. The platform draws insights directly from a user’s own connected financial data, according to a Thursday (April 9) blog...

Retail
AI Is the New Sales Associate in Physical Retail
April 10, 2026

Walk into a Guitar Center on a busy Saturday, and the sales floor tells the story. Associates are stretched thin, and customers face a choice: wait for help, or scan a QR code and get instant answers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

IPO
Blackstone Accelerates Push to Lead AI Infrastructure Boom
April 10, 2026

Alternative asset manager Blackstone is considering a $2 billion initial public offering (IPO) for an acquisition company that would buy data centers, Bloomberg reported Friday (April 10), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Cybersecurity
Feds Warn Major Banks of Anthropic Mythos Cyber Threat
April 10, 2026

A Treasury Department spokesperson confirmed Friday (April 10) that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent convened a meeting with bank CEOs to address developments in artificial intelligence. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Economy
Gas Price Spike Set to Squeeze Household Essentials
April 10, 2026

The latest inflation figures start at the pump, but the effects will likely extend well beyond gas prices and into everyday household spending decisions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI Calls for AI Taxes to Protect Safety Nets
April 10, 2026

When jobs are lost, paychecks follow. Disappearing paychecks mean disappearing payroll taxes that fund Social Security, Medicaid and SNAP. 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...

ANTITRUST
Swedish Court Delays Verdict in Klarna-Google Antitrust Clash
April 10, 2026

Klarna said Friday (April 10) that a Swedish court has delayed by two months its judgment in an antitrust case that Klarna subsidiary PriceRunner brought against Google. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Streaming
Tubi Launches ChatGPT App to End Streaming Search Frustration
April 10, 2026

Choosing something to watch can be a chore. Viewers spent an average of 20 minutes searching for their next title in 2025, more than double the time in 2019, turning discovery into a hassle rather than part of the experience. Tubi is betting that friction...

Cybersecurity
Big Tech Races to Quantum Safety as Cyber Threat Clock Ticks Down
April 10, 2026

Forget software patches and firewalls. The threat of physics itself is kicking off what is perhaps the most consequential cybersecurity arms race in the digital era. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...