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Microsoft Eyes AI Acquisitions Ahead of OpenAI Split

May 14, 2026
Microsoft Beats Anthropic and OpenAI on Key Cybersecurity Test
Cybersecurity // May 14, 2026

A new Microsoft artificial intelligence (AI) system has reportedly outperformed Anthropic in a cybersecurity test. 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,...

Tech Giants’ Cash Reserve Shrinks Amid $725 Billion AI Investment
artificial intelligence // May 10, 2026

Record spending on artificial intelligence by America’s tech giants has reportedly eaten into their cash flow. 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...

Tech Giants Open Frontier AI Models to Federal National Security Tests
artificial intelligence // May 05, 2026

Google DeepMind, Microsoft and xAI have each agreed to share their frontier artificial intelligence models with a government agency for national security testing before releasing those models to the public. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

AI Is Fueling Microsoft’s Growth. Can It Sustain the Costs?
Earnings // April 29, 2026

Microsoft is taking a platform approach to artificial intelligence. During the tech giant’s third quarter 2026 earnings call Wednesday (April 29), leadership laid out their bet that in the agentic computing era, value is most likely to accrue to ecosystems rather than standalone products. Get...

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
Microsoft Eyes AI Acquisitions Ahead of OpenAI Split

May 14, 2026
Microsoft is reportedly looking to acquire startups to help it launch a new artificial intelligence model, Reuters reported Wednesday (May 13). 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 […]

Microsoft Beats Anthropic and OpenAI on Key Cybersecurity Test

May 14, 2026
A new Microsoft artificial intelligence (AI) system has reportedly outperformed Anthropic in a cybersecurity test. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Tech Giants’ Cash Reserve Shrinks Amid $725 Billion AI Investment

May 10, 2026
Record spending on artificial intelligence by America’s tech giants has reportedly eaten into their cash flow. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Tech Giants Open Frontier AI Models to Federal National Security Tests

May 05, 2026
Google DeepMind, Microsoft and xAI have each agreed to share their frontier artificial intelligence models with a government agency for national security testing before releasing those models to the public....