Editor’s Picks

The AI Curiosity Shop Stocks Fish, Wine and Hard Lessons
The AI Curiosity Shop Stocks Fish, Wine and Hard Lessons
July 02, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Give an artificial intelligence agent a budget, a marketplace and a little too much autonomy, and sooner or later, somebody ends up explaining why the...

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Why Consumers Are Pulling Back Before the Labor Market Does
Why Consumers Are Pulling Back Before the Labor Market Does
July 02, 2026  |  Economy

The latest jobs data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics suggests the labor market is cooling gradually. PYMNTS Intelligence finds consumers are already behaving as...

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CFOs Looking for New Growth Levers Are Targeting Idle Cash
CFOs Looking for New Growth Levers Are Targeting Idle Cash
July 02, 2026  |  CFO

Corporate cash used to be judged by its presence. The more liquidity a company had, the safer it looked, and that logic still matters, particularly...

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Why It’s Time to Know Your Agent
Why It’s Time to Know Your Agent
June 29, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

A business deploys an artificial intelligence agent to manage procurement. The agent queries suppliers, compares prices, issues purchase orders, and routes payments. The supplier on...

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Inflation Keeps the Consumer Economy Running on Credit
Inflation Keeps the Consumer Economy Running on Credit
June 25, 2026  |  Economy

Higher incomes are offering households some relief, but rising prices continue to claim a substantial share of those gains. Fresh data released Thursday (June 25)...

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Walmart Business Targets the Invisible Work Slowing Small Business Down
Walmart Business Targets the Invisible Work Slowing Small Business Down
June 25, 2026  |  SMBs

Running a small business can take up a big chunk of its owner’s time. Even something as simple as ordering the breakroom snacks each month...

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The Future Factory Isn’t Dark. It’s Dim, Autonomous and Safer Than Ever
The Future Factory Isn’t Dark. It’s Dim, Autonomous and Safer Than Ever
June 23, 2026  |  Innovation

Robot factories have been a next-generation manufacturing narrative since before color TV. It’s a simple vision of the future: machines replace workers and manufacturing sites...

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The AI Price War Is Great News for Consumers
The AI Price War Is Great News for Consumers
June 11, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Google cut its entry-level AI subscription from $7.99 to $4.99 a month this week. OpenAI is weighing significant reductions to what it charges for AI...

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Shopify Debuts Tinker App for AI-Powered Stores
Shopify Debuts Tinker App for AI-Powered Stores
March 27, 2026  |  Retail

Shopify launched Tinker on Thursday (March 26), a free mobile app that replaces the fragmented AI subscription stack most merchants currently navigate with a single...

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