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Salesforce Eyes $2 Billion Acquisition of AI-Powered Platform Listen Labs

September 09, 2026
Salesforce Listen Labs
Quantum, Crypto and AI Are Repricing the Enterprise Cybersecurity Budget
Cybersecurity // September 09, 2026

The bitterest pill to swallow for many mid-market CFOs is not that their cybersecurity budget is growing. It is that some of what they already spend has stopped making economic sense. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

After Two Years of Hype, Apple Says Siri AI Is Ready
Apple // September 09, 2026

Apple hosted its annual fall “Surprise and Shine“ event Wednesday in a historic keynote: the first led by new CEO John Ternus. The headline reveal was the company’s first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo, priced from $1,999 and set to ship Oct. 23. Get the...

Meet the AI Answering Every Batteries Plus Call
Artificial Intelligence // September 09, 2026

Batteries Plus, which calls itself the nation’s leading battery and power solutions service center, unveiled three artificial intelligence tools aimed at a problem that has cost the retailer sales for years: the phone ringing at a store while an employee is elbow-deep in a device...

Ramp Eyes $60 Billion Valuation Just Months After Series F
Spend Management // September 08, 2026

Financial operations platform Ramp is in early talks with investors to raise about $1 billion in primary funding at a $60 billion valuation, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (Sept. 8), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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After Two Years of Hype, Apple Says Siri AI Is Ready

September 09, 2026
Apple hosted its annual fall “Surprise and Shine“ event Wednesday in a historic keynote: the first led by new CEO John Ternus. The headline reveal was the company’s first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo, priced from $1,999 and set to ship Oct. 23. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and […]

Apple’s New CEO Has a Hardware Event and an AI Problem

September 08, 2026
John Ternus has been Apple’s CEO for all of eight days, counting weekends, which I’m sure he worked. This coming Wednesday he headlines his first keynote, an event Apple has...

Merchants Put AI to Work Without Handing Over the Customer

September 08, 2026
The payments and retail industries are asking the wrong question about agentic commerce. The question is not whether an artificial intelligence agent can complete a purchase on its own, because...

Insurance Claims Lose the Paper Chase as AI Gets to Work

September 07, 2026
Insurance claims have always been document-heavy, time-sensitive, and prone to fraud. A single corporate loss event can produce thousands of pages of notices, reports, and correspondence that a claims handler...

Quick Reads
Salesforce Eyes $2 Billion Acquisition of AI-Powered Platform Listen Labs

September 09, 2026
Salesforce has been in talks to acquire Listen Labs, an artificial intelligence-powered customer research platform, for about $2 billion, Business Insider reported Wednesday (Sept. 9), citing unnamed sources. 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 […]

Ramp Eyes $60 Billion Valuation Just Months After Series F

September 08, 2026
Financial operations platform Ramp is in early talks with investors to raise about $1 billion in primary funding at a $60 billion valuation, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (Sept. 8), citing unnamed...

Cognition Secures $48 Billion Valuation as Demand for AI Coding Surges

September 08, 2026
Artificial intelligence coding startup Cognition raised over $2 billion at a $48 billion valuation in a Series E funding round, the company said in a Tuesday (Sept. 8) blog post....

Anthropic Scuttles Plans to Acquire AI Company Decart

September 08, 2026
Anthropic has reportedly walked away from a $6 billion deal to acquire AI startup Decart. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...