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OpenAI’s First Hardware Is a Keyboard, Not a Companion

July 16, 2026
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OpenAI Plans Portable Smart Speaker With Personality
Artificial Intelligence // July 14, 2026

OpenAI’s first device will be a portable smart speaker that serves as an artificial intelligence companion, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (July 14), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Robots Crack the Factories Automation Couldn’t Touch
Artificial Intelligence // July 14, 2026

Industrial robots have historically gone where products are rigid, standardized and produced at scale. Automotive and electronics dominate global installations because their materials and sequences lend themselves to mechanical repetition, the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) reported in its World Robotics 2025 report. Get the...

Senate Bill Would Let Consumers Bring Their Own AI Agents to Amazon and Google
Artificial Intelligence // July 14, 2026

Imagine hiring a real estate agent who secretly works for the seller. That is the worry driving a new push in Washington over artificial intelligence. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Restaurant Platforms Make Embedded Finance Part of Daily Operations
ResTech // July 13, 2026

As platforms expand the services they offer merchants, financing is emerging as a feature that can be delivered through the same software businesses use every day. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Interviews & Exclusives
Plasma Wants to Be the First Stablecoin Bank

June 30, 2026
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Meta Wants to Be Your Intern, Assistant and Boss

June 03, 2026
Meta launched a business AI agent on WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger. CEO Mark Zuckerberg told at a conference in London that it will “eventually help you run your whole business,”...

FIS’ Jim Johnson: Banks That Don’t Own the Payment Flow Risk Losing the Customer

June 01, 2026
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AI Forces Credit Unions to Rethink, Not Replace, Old Tech

May 28, 2026
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Quick Reads
OpenAI Plans Portable Smart Speaker With Personality

July 14, 2026
OpenAI’s first device will be a portable smart speaker that serves as an artificial intelligence companion, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (July 14), 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 daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. […]

Starbucks Brews In-House Tools in Shift From Big Tech

July 09, 2026
Starbucks is developing in-house systems that could replace software it buys from Big Tech companies, Bloomberg News reported Thursday (July 9). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

MGX Pursues AI Infrastructure Investments With $49 Billion Fund

July 01, 2026
MGX has raised $49 billion for its new MGX Fund I to make investments across the artificial intelligence technology stack. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Amazon Exec Predicts Commercial Quantum Computers Could Launch in 2031

June 17, 2026
Amazon artificial intelligence executive Peter DeSantis reportedly said Wednesday (June 17) that the first “commercially useful small-scale” quantum computers will appear five to seven years from now. Get the Full...