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Gaming Reinvents Itself Around Software and Subscriptions

February 23, 2026
gaming, Microsoft
Anthropic Set to Pay Cloud Partners $80 Billion Through 2029
artificial intelligence // February 18, 2026

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Tech Giants Look to Bridge AI and Publishing Worlds
artificial intelligence // February 16, 2026

Amazon and Microsoft are reportedly pushing into a new part of the AI world: arranging deals with news publishers. 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...

FTC Grills Microsoft Rivals to Bolster Antitrust Probe
ANTITRUST // February 13, 2026

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been asking several of Microsoft’s competitors about the company’s business practices as part of an ongoing antitrust probe, Bloomberg reported Friday (Feb. 13), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Anthropic Valuation Hits $380 Billion as Enterprise AI Demand Explodes
Artificial Intelligence // February 12, 2026

Anthropic raised $30 billion in a Series G funding round that valued the company at $380 billion. 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...

Interviews & Exclusives
AI Agents Force a Rethink of How Supply Chains Run

February 09, 2026
One of the underplayed areas of The Prompt Economy is the supply chain. But new developments around procurement and logistics have brought agentic AI to the fore in this area with a promise that bottlenecks in the last mile can be smoothed by this technology. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this […]

Microsoft Turns Retail Into an AI Agent Test Bed

January 13, 2026
With CES wrapping last week and the National Retail Federation event kicking off Monday (Jan. 12) there’s been a renewed focus on The Prompt Economy’s intersection with retail. If there’s...

AWS and Microsoft Present Agentic AI’s Banking Business Case

December 22, 2025
Agentic AI is often portrayed as a ‘wait-and-see’ game. As PYMNTS Intelligence data shows, CFOs have expressed their curiosity and a limited amount of trust, but they’ve yet to take...

Microsoft Sparks Security Fight Over AI Agents

November 24, 2025
The Prompt Economy was visited by some controversy this past week. Microsoft introduced new agentic AI features to Windows 11, which is usually a cause for sustained applause from the...

Quick Reads
Anthropic Set to Pay Cloud Partners $80 Billion Through 2029

February 18, 2026
How much will Anthropic pay the world’s cloud leaders to run its artificial intelligence model? 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 agree to receive marketing communications […]

Tech Giants Look to Bridge AI and Publishing Worlds

February 16, 2026
Amazon and Microsoft are reportedly pushing into a new part of the AI world: arranging deals with news publishers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

FTC Grills Microsoft Rivals to Bolster Antitrust Probe

February 13, 2026
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been asking several of Microsoft’s competitors about the company’s business practices as part of an ongoing antitrust probe, Bloomberg reported Friday (Feb. 13), citing...

Anthropic Valuation Hits $380 Billion as Enterprise AI Demand Explodes

February 12, 2026
Anthropic raised $30 billion in a Series G funding round that valued the company at $380 billion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...