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Medical Schools Use AI Patients to Help With Clinical Training
January 22, 2026

Medical schools and teaching hospitals in the U.K. and U.S. are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI)-generated patients to train future doctors. 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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LiveKit Raises $100 Million for Voice AI Developer Platform
January 22, 2026

LiveKit raised $100 million in a Series C funding round to accelerate the growth of its developer platform for building voice, video and physical artificial intelligence agents. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Davos Weighs Private Credit’s Growth Against Rising Scrutiny
January 22, 2026

From a current level of about $2 trillion,  assets in the private credit sector are projected to reach roughly $30 trillion by the end of the decade according to some estimates, representing dizzying scale that has turned what was once a specialist corner of finance...

Artificial Intelligence
Elon Musk Says Tesla Will Sell Humanoid Robots to Public by Late 2027
January 22, 2026

Tesla will be selling humanoid robots to the public by the end of 2027, CEO Elon Musk said Thursday (Jan. 22). 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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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Seeks $50B From Middle East Investors
January 22, 2026

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has reportedly been meeting with investors in the Middle East. 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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Crypto Firm BitGo Raises $213 Million in IPO
January 22, 2026

Crypto custody company BitGo has raised $212.8 million in its initial public offering. 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....

Retail
Amazon Broadens AI Reach as Walmart Refocuses Its Retail Engine
January 22, 2026

The modern storefront is no longer a place; it’s a moment. Major retail leaders haven’t waited for shoppers to come knocking on their brick-and-mortar doors for over a decade, and as the headlines this week from Amazon and Walmart reveal, the lines between commerce and...

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Google Recruits Hume CEO Alan Cowen to Bolster Voice AI Efforts
January 22, 2026

Google DeepMind inked a licensing agreement with voice artificial intelligence startup Hume AI, Wired reported Thursday (Jan. 22). 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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Vibe Coding Comes to Finance as CFOs Embrace Conversational AI
January 22, 2026

Businesses and balance sheets have long been built on the finance function’s ability to close. 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,...