Ai Infrastructure news and trends

Anthropic Outage Shows AI Is Straining the Digital Stack
artificial intelligence // April 30, 2026

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 unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By...

Meta’s Business AI Handling 10 Million Weekly Conversations
Meta // April 30, 2026

Meta has seen a surge in business users employing its artificial intelligence (AI) tools. 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 Spending Drives Business Equipment Investment to 6-Year High
artificial intelligence // April 29, 2026

The boom in artificial intelligence products and infrastructure drove a closely watched measure of business spending to a six-year high in March. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Meta’s AI Is Delivering but Comes With a Hefty Price Tag
Meta // April 29, 2026

Meta platforms operate on a tight feedback loop across its family of apps — Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. Content drives engagement. Engagement drives ad impressions. Advertisers pay for access to that attention. The loop remains solid. And the engine powering it has become more sophisticated....

Interviews & Exclusives
Claude Users Hit a New Reality of AI Rationing

March 24, 2026
In building apps with Anthropic AI assistant Claude, users regularly receive a message that their daily limit has been reached and must wait for it to reset. 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 […]

Alphabet Bets $185B on Gemini, Agentic Commerce and Enterprise AI

February 04, 2026
When Alphabet outlined plans on its fourth quarter earnings call Wednesday (Feb. 4) to invest between $175 billion and $185 billion in capital expenditures during 2026, the range seemed to...

Zuckerberg Shrugs Off Wall Street Fears and Pledges Up to $135B for AI

January 28, 2026
Just hours before its after-the-bell Q4 earnings call Wednesday (Jan. 28), it was common to see a headline calling for Meta to defend and maybe even trim its artificial intelligence...

Nvidia CEO Huang Bets Full Stack Beats Open Source

August 27, 2025
Few companies in history have experienced a revenue trajectory as dramatic as Nvidia’s over the past two years. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Quick Reads
AI Boom Fuels Best Electronics Sales Since 2001

May 04, 2026
Computers and electronics orders had their best month in 25 years in March, Reuters reported Monday (May 4). 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 this form, you […]

Meta’s Business AI Handling 10 Million Weekly Conversations

April 30, 2026
Meta has seen a surge in business users employing its artificial intelligence (AI) tools. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

AI Spending Drives Business Equipment Investment to 6-Year High

April 29, 2026
The boom in artificial intelligence products and infrastructure drove a closely watched measure of business spending to a six-year high in March. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Meta Prepares 8,000 Layoffs to Offset AI Infrastructure Investments

April 23, 2026
Meta plans to cut 10% of its workforce, or about 8,000 employees, and will not fill 6,000 open roles, Bloomberg reported Thursday (April 23), citing a memo the company sent...