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Unilever Uses AI to Break Its Own Product Playbook
artificial intelligence // December 02, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping how global consumer goods companies design products, manage factories and run campaigns, prompting established manufacturers to rebuild core operations around data and automation. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Researchers Train AI Agents to Share Complex Tasks
artificial intelligence // November 25, 2025

Researchers at Imperial College London and Ant Group, part of the Chinese conglomerate Alibaba Group, introduced a new method for training groups of artificial intelligence (AI) agents to work together on complex tasks, presenting a framework that coordinates a main agent that plans steps and...

Agentic AI Splits the Field Between Builders and Users
artificial intelligence // October 31, 2025

Earnings season has illuminated in real time how artificial intelligence (AI) has been making steady inroads into how companies plan, operate and serve customers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Target to Cut 1,800 Corporate Jobs as It Struggles to Regain Momentum
Personnel // October 23, 2025

Target Corp. said on Thursday (Oct. 23) that it will eliminate 1,800 corporate roles, or 8% of its headquarters workforce, in its largest restructuring in years, a move designed to streamline operations and reduce costs as it battles waning sales and investor skepticism. Get the...

Interviews & Exclusives
Banks Lose Millions as Outdated Billing Drains the Bottom Line

December 05, 2025
Account analysis, a procedural chore tucked deep inside treasury operations, has traditionally been known mostly for producing dense monthly statements that few clients read and even fewer bankers enjoy explaining. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. […]

Unilever Uses AI to Break Its Own Product Playbook

December 02, 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping how global consumer goods companies design products, manage factories and run campaigns, prompting established manufacturers to rebuild core operations around data and automation. Get the...

Quick Reads
Target to Cut 1,800 Corporate Jobs as It Struggles to Regain Momentum

October 23, 2025
Target Corp. said on Thursday (Oct. 23) that it will eliminate 1,800 corporate roles, or 8% of its headquarters workforce, in its largest restructuring in years, a move designed to streamline operations and reduce costs as it battles waning sales and investor skepticism. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and […]

Payoneer: Ukrainian SMBs Roll Out the Global Welcome Mat

October 07, 2022
Companies of all sizes in Ukraine are still going strong and eager to expand global operations as they continue to remain resilient and build out in the face of the...

Target Brings On Ex-Facebook Employee As VP Of Tech

July 16, 2019
Target Corporation announced that it has named Hari Govind as senior vice president of infrastructure and operations for the company’s technology team. Govind, who will start the position this month,...

US-Based Huawei Unit Seeks Stand-Alone Operations

June 25, 2019
The U.S.-based research arm of China’s Huawei Technologies is working to separate its operations from its corporate parent because of the government blacklist. Get the Full Story Complete the form...