Batteries Plus, which calls itself the nation’s leading battery and power solutions service center, unveiled three artificial intelligence tools aimed at a problem that has cost the retailer sales for years: the phone ringing at a store while an employee is elbow-deep in a device...
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Thomas Edison never recorded an advertisement. Mark Twain never narrated an audiobook. Amelia Earhart never fronted an airline campaign. All three can now be hired to do exactly that through ElevenLabs’ Iconic Marketplace, a licensing platform connecting brands with the rights holders of history’s most...
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August 03, 2026
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May 14, 2026
For years, retail’s artificial intelligence (AI) ambitions revolved around making search smarter. Now, Amazon and Walmart—two of the world’s biggest retailers—are placing very different bets on what comes next. The...
February 17, 2026
Voice technology has spent a decade as a high-tech novelty, a hands-free way to set timers or check the weather that consistently hit a ceiling at the point of transaction....
December 17, 2025
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September 15, 2026
Google has begun rolling out two new artificial intelligence models designed to power voice agents, the company said in a Tuesday (Sept. 15) blog post. 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, […]
August 17, 2026
Voice artificial intelligence (AI) startup Wispr Flow is now a $2 billion company after raising $280 million. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
August 06, 2026
Square has launched a new conversational AI restaurant offering in tandem with Google. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
July 23, 2026
telli raised $15 million in a seed round to develop its artificial intelligence (AI) agent builder focused on customer-facing AI agents. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...