News

View the latest news and breaking news today for Payments, Commerce, Retail, Mobile Order, and Technology at PYMNTS.com

Source: pymnts.com

Cancer Never Saw the Algorithm Coming

Cancer Never Saw the Algorithm Coming
Cancer Never Saw the Algorithm Coming
April 30, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

Pancreatic cancer kills most of its patients because there is nothing to find by the time they feel sick. Colorectal cancer kills roughly 53,000 Americans...

READ MORE >
Wayfair Deploys AI and Influencers to Beat Furniture Slump
Wayfair Deploys AI and Influencers to Beat Furniture Slump
April 30, 2026  |  Earnings

Artificial intelligence (AI) and influencers helped Wayfair outperform the home furnishings category during the first quarter, Niraj Shah, the company’s CEO, co-founder and co-chairman said during a Thursday...

READ MORE >
Carvana Sets Records as Inflation Drives Used Car Demand
Carvana Sets Records as Inflation Drives Used Car Demand
April 30, 2026  |  eCommerce

The used car market could get a boost from the rising costs of goods and services, Carvana Founder and CEO Ernie Garcia said Wednesday (April...

READ MORE >
Anthropic Outage Shows AI Is Straining the Digital Stack
Anthropic Outage Shows AI Is Straining the Digital Stack
April 30, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

The five nines gold standard of digital reliability is cracking in 2026. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

READ MORE >
ElevenLabs Opened a Music Store While Taylor Swift Lawyered Up 
ElevenLabs Opened a Music Store While Taylor Swift Lawyered Up 
April 30, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) changed the economics of music fast. The harder questions about authorship, ownership, what a song is worth and who it belongs...

READ MORE >
Americans Keep Buying While the Buffer Shrinks
Americans Keep Buying While the Buffer Shrinks
April 30, 2026  |  Economy

The wallets are open, but the runway is getting shorter. Consumer spending in March continued to outpace income growth, with rising energy costs and everyday...

READ MORE >
Agora Seeks US Bank Charter to Scale Digital Dollars
Agora Seeks US Bank Charter to Scale Digital Dollars
April 30, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoin issuer Agora Finance has filed for a national trust bank charter as it looks to build its business in the United States. Get the...

READ MORE >
Netomi Raises $110 Million to Power Agentic Customer Experience
Netomi Raises $110 Million to Power Agentic Customer Experience
April 30, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

Agentic artificial intelligence platform Netomi says it has secured $110 million in new financing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

READ MORE >
Cyber Experts Say DHS Funding Cuts Have Stalled Security
Cyber Experts Say DHS Funding Cuts Have Stalled Security
April 30, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Earlier this month, the White House announced funding cuts at the Homeland Security Department’s cyberdefense unit. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

READ MORE >