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Nscale Targets $3 Billion IPO as AI Data Center Demand Soars
IPO // August 21, 2026

Nscale, a developer of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, aims to raise as much as $3 billion in an initial public offering that could take place as soon as September, Bloomberg reported Friday (Aug. 21), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

AI Is Opening New Revenue Streams for Automakers
Artificial Intelligence // August 21, 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) could give automakers something they have spent years trying to build: a way to keep making money from a vehicle long after it leaves the dealership. Ford and General Motors (GM) are both betting that an AI assistant tied to a vehicle’s...

Grassroots Backlash Forces Big Tech to Rewrite Data Center Playbook
Artificial Intelligence // August 21, 2026

Grassroots resistance to artificial intelligence (AI) data centers is accomplishing what policymakers have largely failed to do: forcing technology companies, utilities and elected officials to confront who pays for AI’s enormous demands on electricity, water and public infrastructure. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Credit Union Chatbot Adoption Jumps From 3% to 46%
SMBs // August 21, 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) may be climbing the strategic agenda at credit unions, but the most consequential gap is no longer one of awareness. It is the widening distance between what business members are asking for and what their financial institutions are prepared to deliver. Get...

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Credit Union Chatbot Adoption Jumps From 3% to 46%

August 21, 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) may be climbing the strategic agenda at credit unions, but the most consequential gap is no longer one of awareness. It is the widening distance between what business members are asking for and what their financial institutions are prepared to deliver. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article […]

Airbnb Tests AI Search After Automating 45% of Support

August 20, 2026
Airbnb is building artificial intelligence into nearly every step of a trip, not just the chatbot. The company’s AI customer-service assistant now resolves nearly 45% of user inquiries without a...

Big Tech’s AI Gatekeepers Could Draw Regulatory Scrutiny

August 20, 2026
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When AI Becomes the Travel Agent, Who Owns the Journey?

August 17, 2026
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Apple Cuts Vision Pro Roles to Focus on Smart Glasses Push

August 21, 2026
Apple is realigning some teams as it shifts its focus to new devices and artificial intelligence (AI), Bloomberg reported Friday (Aug. 21), 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 our daily newsletter, […]

Nscale Targets $3 Billion IPO as AI Data Center Demand Soars

August 21, 2026
Nscale, a developer of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, aims to raise as much as $3 billion in an initial public offering that could take place as soon as September,...

Anthropic Aims for Largest-Ever IPO

August 20, 2026
Anthropic expects its initial public offering to reach a record high, equaling or surpassing the one set by SpaceX, Bloomberg reported Thursday (Aug. 20), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full...

AT&T Slashes AI Costs by Adopting Model Routers and Open Source

August 20, 2026
AT&T cut the costs of coding and some other advanced artificial intelligence tasks by as much as 56% by using tools that route employees’ queries to cheaper models when appropriate,...