Artificial Intelligence news and trends

Anthropic Says New Cowork Plugins Tailor Claude to Specific Job Functions
Artificial Intelligence // January 30, 2026

Anthropic added support for plugins to Cowork, the artificial intelligence-powered, hands-on collaborator that the company released earlier this month. 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...

Perplexity Adds Microsoft’s Azure as a Cloud Service Provider
Partnerships // January 30, 2026

Perplexity signed a $750 million, three-year deal with Microsoft that will enable the artificial intelligence startup to use the tech giant’s Azure cloud service, Bloomberg reported Friday (Jan. 30). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

The First Chatbot Consumers Try May Be the One They Stick With
Artificial Intelligence // January 30, 2026

Consumer use of artificial intelligence is consolidating early. 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...

OpenAI Preps Fourth-Quarter IPO and Builds Out Finance Team
IPO // January 30, 2026

OpenAI is accelerating plans for a potential initial public offering as soon as the fourth quarter, positioning the ChatGPT maker for a high-profile debut just as rivals move to reach the public markets first. The push is being watched closely across the digital economy because...

Interviews & Exclusives
Google Trains AI Agents for Hard Questions and Real Work

February 02, 2026
The Prompt Economy is all about promise and execution. The promise is easy to see in all the announcements from companies like Visa, Mastercard, Google and others that continue to dominate the news. The execution can be seen as CFOs move from experimentation to action. Somewhere in the middle are the developers and the protocols […]

The First Chatbot Consumers Try May Be the One They Stick With

January 30, 2026
Consumer use of artificial intelligence is consolidating early. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Shoppers Trust Banks Over Retailers to Let AI Buy

January 28, 2026
Today’s digital-first shoppers are happy to let artificial intelligence lend an electronic hand as they shop online for everything from clothing to groceries. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Governance Helps Agentic AI Move Faster Inside Companies

January 26, 2026
Enthusiasm leads to execution, which leads to results. That’s the equation that usually signals an integration of technology into an enterprise — and agentic AI is no different. The dynamics...

Quick Reads
Anthropic Says New Cowork Plugins Tailor Claude to Specific Job Functions

January 30, 2026
Anthropic added support for plugins to Cowork, the artificial intelligence-powered, hands-on collaborator that the company released earlier this month. 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, […]

Perplexity Adds Microsoft’s Azure as a Cloud Service Provider

January 30, 2026
Perplexity signed a $750 million, three-year deal with Microsoft that will enable the artificial intelligence startup to use the tech giant’s Azure cloud service, Bloomberg reported Friday (Jan. 30). Get...

OpenAI Preps Fourth-Quarter IPO and Builds Out Finance Team

January 30, 2026
OpenAI is accelerating plans for a potential initial public offering as soon as the fourth quarter, positioning the ChatGPT maker for a high-profile debut just as rivals move to reach...

Google DeepMind Introduces Project Genie for Interactive AI World Building

January 29, 2026
Google DeepMind has introduced Project Genie, an experimental research prototype that uses its latest world-model artificial intelligence (AI) to generate and explore interactive virtual environments, according to a Thursday (Jan....