Artificial Intelligence news and trends

Banks Adopt AI and Stablecoins Faster Than Compliance Can Keep Up
Cryptocurrency // August 26, 2026

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Warehouses Buy Robots and Hire Workers at Once
Artificial Intelligence // August 25, 2026

The story of warehouse robots has mostly been told as a replacement story: machines taking over jobs people used to do. The actual numbers this year tell a different one. North American warehouses ordered nearly 18,000 robots worth roughly $1.2 billion in the first half...

Anthropic Readies Over $30 Trillion Revenue Forecast for Investors
Artificial Intelligence // August 25, 2026

Anthropic is preparing to tell investors that it anticipates potential revenues of more than $30 trillion, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday (Aug. 25), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Alabama Probe Opens New Regulatory Front Over Containing Powerful AI Models
Artificial Intelligence // August 25, 2026

Regulators are beginning to look beyond what artificial intelligence models tell users to probe whether the companies building the most powerful systems keep them under control. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Interviews & Exclusives
Splitit CEO Says Payments Firms Must Build for AI, Not Just Use It

August 26, 2026
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Banks Adopt AI and Stablecoins Faster Than Compliance Can Keep Up

August 26, 2026
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i2c Wants Payments Executives to Worry Smarter

August 25, 2026
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Payment Choice Helps Decide Where Nearly Two-Thirds of US Shoppers Buy

August 24, 2026
A merchant can win the product search, the price comparison and the trip to checkout, only to discover that how a customer wants to pay can still influence where the...

Quick Reads
Anthropic Readies Over $30 Trillion Revenue Forecast for Investors

August 25, 2026
Anthropic is preparing to tell investors that it anticipates potential revenues of more than $30 trillion, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday (Aug. 25), 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 […]

Google Cloud Debuts Specialized AI Agents for Banks

August 25, 2026
Google Cloud has launched the first two offerings in what is to be a series of agentic artificial intelligence solutions that are designed for specific industries and built on top...

Elastic Closes Deductive AI Deal to Deliver AI-Powered Production Incident Investigation

August 24, 2026
Elastic completed its acquisition of Deductive AI, saying in a Monday (Aug. 24) press release that the move will help Elastic set the standard for production incident investigation. Get the...

General Intuition Aims to Raise Capital at $6 Billion Valuation to Power AI Robotics

August 24, 2026
General Intuition, which is developing a foundation artificial intelligence model with potential applications in robotics, is finalizing a funding round that would value the company at $6 billion, TechCrunch reported...