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Elastic Closes Deductive AI Deal to Deliver AI-Powered Production Incident Investigation
Artificial Intelligence // 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 Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Australian Businesses Favor AI for Back-Office Tasks Over Software Building
Artificial Intelligence // August 24, 2026

Anthropic’s customers in Australia, who have been among the leading adopters of the company’s Claude artificial intelligence (AI) model, tend to use the tool for back-office tasks, the company’s country head said Monday (Aug. 24), Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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...

Hyundai Cuts Crash Test Review Time by 90% With AI
Artificial Intelligence // August 19, 2026

Hyundai Motor Group said in an Aug. 12 press release that artificial intelligence (AI) has cut the time its engineers spend searching for and reviewing historical crash test cases by 90%, a measurable example of how AI can speed up industrial work without replacing the...

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Identity Automation Moves Up the Payments Agenda

August 25, 2026
Payments modernization budgets are lining up behind identity, reconciliation and automation, providing a clearer picture of what businesses intend to build next. 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 […]

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...

AP Automation Can’t Fix What It Can’t Connect

August 05, 2026
Accounts payable has no shortage of automation. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

When the Tech Stack Becomes the Tech Problem

July 29, 2026
Digital transformation is usually presented as a ladder. Companies begin with a few foundational capabilities, add more sophisticated tools over time and become incrementally more efficient with each step. Get...

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

Australian Businesses Favor AI for Back-Office Tasks Over Software Building

August 24, 2026
Anthropic’s customers in Australia, who have been among the leading adopters of the company’s Claude artificial intelligence (AI) model, tend to use the tool for back-office tasks, the company’s country...

HappyRobot Vaults to $1.2 Billion Valuation as Enterprise Demand for AI Automation Soars

August 11, 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) agent platform HappyRobot was valued at $1.2 billion post-money in a Series C funding round in which it raised $150 million, the company said in an Aug. 4 press release. Get the...

Freehand Raises $75 Million to Automate Enterprise Procurement and Payments

July 29, 2026
Freehand raised $75 million to scale its autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agents that manage supply chain spend for global enterprises. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...