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Stripe and Ramp Are Betting on AI Traffic Controllers
Artificial Intelligence // August 20, 2026

Stripe is known for processing payments. Ramp is known for managing corporate expenses. But this week, the two companies made almost identical moves: building the layer that decides which artificial intelligence (AI) model gets used. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

AT&T Slashes AI Costs by Adopting Model Routers and Open Source
Artificial Intelligence // 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, The Information reported Thursday (Aug. 20). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Airbnb Tests AI Search After Automating 45% of Support
Artificial Intelligence // 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 human agent, up from about a third at the end of last year, operating in...

Anthropic-Backed Ode Acquires Casper Studios to Expand Corporate AI Deployments
Acquiring // August 20, 2026

Ode with Anthropic, an enterprise artificial intelligence transformation company launched by a partnership that includes Anthropic, Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman and a consortium of global investors, has acquired AI services firm Casper Studios, Ode said in a Thursday (Aug. 20) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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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 human agent, up from about a third at the end of last year, operating in more than 50 languages with voice-call support planned later this […]

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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Legal Departments Move From Testing AI to Governing It

August 17, 2026
For decades, the legal department was one of the last enterprise functions to adopt new technology at scale. The work was too nuanced, the stakes too high, and the profession...

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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 Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our […]

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,...

Anthropic-Backed Ode Acquires Casper Studios to Expand Corporate AI Deployments

August 20, 2026
Ode with Anthropic, an enterprise artificial intelligence transformation company launched by a partnership that includes Anthropic, Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman and a consortium of global investors, has acquired AI services firm Casper Studios, Ode said...

OpenAI and Anthropic Fuel California’s Record-Setting Investment Surge 

August 20, 2026
California is reportedly seeing an historic wave of investment due to Silicon Valley’s artificial intelligence (AI) boom. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...