Ai news and trends

Home Depot Recruits Ford Tech Leader to Scale Agentic AI
Retail // April 02, 2026

The Home Depot has named Ford Motor Company artificial intelligence leader Franziska Bell to head the home improvement retailer’s integration of agentic AI and machine learning. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

DOJ Appeals to Restore Anthropic Ban
Legal // April 02, 2026

The Justice Department will appeal a judge’s ruling from March 26 that blocked the Trump administration’s ban on government use of Anthropic’s artificial intelligence (AI) technology, Bloomberg reported Thursday (April 2), citing a court filing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

What People Actually Want From AI
artificial intelligence // April 02, 2026

The artificial intelligence industry spends considerable energy debating what models can do. Anthropic asked a different question: What do people actually want them to do? The answer, drawn from 80,508 interviews across 159 countries and 70 languages, is more personal than most industry projections suggest,...

Anthropic Says Claude Code Leak Did Not Expose Customer Data
Cybersecurity // April 02, 2026

Anthropic has reportedly said no sensitive customer data was exposed in an accidental leak. 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...

Interviews & Exclusives
The New Power Broker in Consumer Decisions Is AI

April 03, 2026
The history of technology is littered with winners and losers. The winners typically have at least one thing in common: they were able to control the primary interface between large user audiences and the digital services they desired. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to […]

AI’s Biggest Opportunity Lies in the 92% of Work It Hasn’t Touched

April 01, 2026
Every week brings new headlines about AI transforming work. What those headlines rarely mention: the technology has barely touched the vast majority of it. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Visa Says AI Isn’t Enough to Stop New Wave of Scams

April 01, 2026
Watch more: Visa Protect With Aman Cheema Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Lowe’s Thinks Smarter Shelves Can Win the Pro Customer

April 01, 2026
Retail runs on inventory management. And inventory management increasingly runs on artificial intelligence. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Quick Reads
Home Depot Recruits Ford Tech Leader to Scale Agentic AI

April 02, 2026
The Home Depot has named Ford Motor Company artificial intelligence leader Franziska Bell to head the home improvement retailer’s integration of agentic AI and machine learning. 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 […]

DOJ Appeals to Restore Anthropic Ban

April 02, 2026
The Justice Department will appeal a judge’s ruling from March 26 that blocked the Trump administration’s ban on government use of Anthropic’s artificial intelligence (AI) technology, Bloomberg reported Thursday (April 2), citing...

Anthropic Says Claude Code Leak Did Not Expose Customer Data

April 02, 2026
Anthropic has reportedly said no sensitive customer data was exposed in an accidental leak. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Square and MarketMan Debut AI-Powered Restaurant Inventory Tool

April 02, 2026
Square has debuted a tool designed to give restaurants more visibility into ingredient usage. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...