What’s Hot

Follow the popular trending news, topics, and video on PYMNTS.com

Amazon Rolls Out AI Agents That Interview Job Applicants 24/7

Amazon Rolls Out AI Agents That Interview Job Applicants 24/7
Amazon Rolls Out AI Agents That Interview Job Applicants 24/7
September 18, 2026  |  Amazon

Amazon Connect Talent, an agentic artificial intelligence solution for hiring, is now generally available, Amazon Web Services (AWS) said in a Thursday (Sept. 17) update...

READ MORE >
Security Researchers Use Anthropic’s Claude to Penetrate OpenAI’s Private Software Cache
Security Researchers Use Anthropic’s Claude to Penetrate OpenAI’s Private Software Cache
September 18, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Independent security researchers participating in an OpenAI bug-hunting program used Anthropic’s Claude to gain access to OpenAI’s private cache of software, the Wall Street Journal...

READ MORE >
Warren Buffett Shifts to Emeritus Role as Son Howard Becomes Berkshire Chair
Warren Buffett Shifts to Emeritus Role as Son Howard Becomes Berkshire Chair
September 18, 2026  |  Personnel

Warren Buffett transitioned from chairman to chairman emeritus of Berkshire Hathaway, effective Friday (Sept. 18), and will remain a member of the board of directors,...

READ MORE >
Citi Launches Mastercard Subscription Management Tool in UAE
Citi Launches Mastercard Subscription Management Tool in UAE
September 17, 2026  |  Mastercard

Citi has launched Mastercard’s subscription management capability, Smart Subscriptions, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Mastercard said in a Thursday (Sept. 17) press release. Get...

READ MORE >
Apollo Backs AI Hardware Startups to Win Future Infrastructure Financing
Apollo Backs AI Hardware Startups to Win Future Infrastructure Financing
September 17, 2026  |  Startups

Apollo Global Management is investing in startups focused on artificial intelligence and the related hardware and plans to lend them money in the future, The...

READ MORE >
CFTC Makes It Easier for Software Developers to Have Prediction Markets
CFTC Makes It Easier for Software Developers to Have Prediction Markets
September 17, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Market Participants Division issued a staff letter declaring a no-action position for the benefit of providers of passive software, the...

READ MORE >
Amazon Urges Industry and Government Partnership on AI Safeguards
Amazon Urges Industry and Government Partnership on AI Safeguards
September 17, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Amazon said artificial intelligence labs should ensure models are safe and fully tested before releasing them but did not call for the industry to slow...

READ MORE >
Plaid and ID.me Team to Strengthen Benefit Payment ID Checks
Plaid and ID.me Team to Strengthen Benefit Payment ID Checks
September 17, 2026  |  Digital Identity

Plaid and digital identity wallet ID.me launched a benefits payments partnership, according to a Thursday (Sept. 17) news release. Get the Full Story Complete the...

READ MORE >