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Hugging Face Hack Involved 700 AI Agents That Tried to Conceal Behavior
Cybersecurity // August 27, 2026

Last month, OpenAI revealed that its agents had hacked open-source artificial intelligence (AI) platform Hugging Face. 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...

Hong Kong Tests ‘Know Your Agent’ Controls in Payment Workflows 
Banking // August 27, 2026

Financial institutions have spent decades learning how to identify customers. Hong Kong is starting to test how they might identify the artificial intelligence (AI) agents acting for them. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

This AI Agent Ends Subscriptions Without a Phone Call
Artificial Intelligence // August 26, 2026

Most personal finance apps have worked the same way for years: a dashboard showing what a consumer spent. The actual decision, whether to cancel a subscription or call to negotiate a bill, is left up to the person. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Meta’s Consumer-Focused AI Agent Could Be Weeks From Launch
Artificial Intelligence // August 25, 2026

Meta is reportedly ready to unveil its consumer-focused AI agent designed to rival OpenClaw. 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
Governance Gives AI Agents Permission to Grow Up

July 06, 2026
As the training wheels start to look like they can come off for The Prompt Economy, the next phase of agentic AI is starting to look less like a lab experiment and more like an operating model that needs to scale to be truly effective. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this […]

The Agentic Commerce Checklist Every Merchant Needs Now

May 25, 2026
Most merchants have prepared for every kind of customer except the one arriving now. AI agents do not browse, do not click, and do not read product descriptions written for...

AI Agents Turn Open Banking Into an Accountability Test

May 18, 2026
Banks have spent years building the data pipes. This week, the industry confronted what happens when artificial intelligence (AI) agents start running through them: who builds the infrastructure, who sets...

AI Shopping Agents Put New Pressure on Payments Companies

May 14, 2026
Delegation is the name of the game for the next phase of digital commerce. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Quick Reads
Cisco Deploys Custom AI Agent to Entire 90,000-Person Workforce

August 27, 2026
Cisco is rolling out its artificial intelligence (AI) agent, MyAgent, to 90,000 employees, Thimaya Subaiya, executive vice president, operations at Cisco, said in a Thursday (Aug. 27) blog post. 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 […]

Hugging Face Hack Involved 700 AI Agents That Tried to Conceal Behavior

August 27, 2026
Last month, OpenAI revealed that its agents had hacked open-source artificial intelligence (AI) platform Hugging Face. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Meta’s Consumer-Focused AI Agent Could Be Weeks From Launch

August 25, 2026
Meta is reportedly ready to unveil its consumer-focused AI agent designed to rival OpenClaw. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Databricks Raises $5 Billion to Expand Enterprise AI Agent Platform

August 13, 2026
Data and artificial intelligence (AI) company Databricks raised $5 billion in a strategic funding round at a $190 billion valuation, the firm said in a Thursday (Aug. 13) press release. Get the Full Story...