Ai Agents news and trends

AI Agents Can Cheat When Operational Pressure Mounts, Research Shows
artificial intelligence // December 05, 2025

In the high-stakes world of financial services, the promise of agentic artificial intelligence (AI) is efficiency at scale. But a new study suggests that when the digital pressure cooker heats up, autonomous agents behave like stressed-out human employees, and to meet a deadline, they cheat....

Anthropic Inks $200 Million Agentic AI Pact With Snowflake
Partnerships // December 04, 2025

Anthropic has announced what it calls a “significant” expansion of its partnership with Snowflake. 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...

AI Gives Main Street the Power to Play Like the Fortune 500
artificial intelligence // December 04, 2025

The great divide in American business has traditionally been defined by scale. The Fortune 500 enjoyed the advantages of large finance teams, sophisticated systems, and the operational resilience that comes from institutional infrastructure. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Autonomous Agents Challenge Retailers to Earn Trust
artificial intelligence // December 03, 2025

For decades, retailers have chased the holy grail of frictionless commerce. 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. By completing...

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AI Gives Main Street the Power to Play Like the Fortune 500

December 04, 2025
The great divide in American business has traditionally been defined by scale. The Fortune 500 enjoyed the advantages of large finance teams, sophisticated systems, and the operational resilience that comes from institutional infrastructure. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no […]

Autonomous Agents Challenge Retailers to Earn Trust

December 03, 2025
For decades, retailers have chased the holy grail of frictionless commerce. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Citi CTO Says Agentic AI Progress Demands Speed and Structure

November 18, 2025
Watch more: Digital Shift: Citi’s David Griffiths Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Jassy Bets Big on AI Agents as AWS Surges 22%

October 31, 2025
Amazon’s latest results, announced Thursday (Oct. 30th) after the bell, gave investors and analysts a snapshot of how AI is powering and fine-tuning everything from eCommerce to enterprise customers operations....

Quick Reads
Travel Agencies Complement Human Insights with New AI-Powered Tools

December 05, 2025
Travel agencies are reportedly equipping themselves with new artificial intelligence (AI) tools to hold their own against larger competitors that are deploying AI agents. 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 […]

Anthropic Inks $200 Million Agentic AI Pact With Snowflake

December 04, 2025
Anthropic has announced what it calls a “significant” expansion of its partnership with Snowflake. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Walmart Considers Ads in Chatbot

November 25, 2025
Walmart is reportedly considering placing ads in its artificial intelligence (AI) shopping assistant, Sparky. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

PayPal and Perplexity Debut Instant Buy and 50% Off

November 25, 2025
PayPal and Perplexity introduced on Tuesday (Nov. 25) Instant Buy, which allows U.S. consumers to complete purchases directly in Perplexity’s AI chat, creating a single flow from product discovery to...