Prediction Market Boom Blurs Line Between Trading and Gambling
The prediction-market moment is here. At its best, the embrace of events-based contracts could represent a new asset-class:…
YouTube Expands AI Safety Features With Likeness Detection
YouTube has launched its likeness detection system, a new tool that lets creators identify and request removal of…
AI Developments Shaping the Future of Business
The week’s Big Tech developments point to a maturing artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem. The focus is shifting from…
Finster Raises $15 Million for AI Platform for Financial Institutions
Finster AI has raised $15 million in combined Series A and seed funding to support the growth of…
NYSE Sees Record Message Volumes as AI Fuels Trading
Daily trading activity on Wall Street has reached unprecedented levels, with the New York Stock Exchange now processing…
Apple Pay Turns 11 and Its Rivals Are Catching Up
Digital wallets have reached a turning point. Weekly in-store usage has more than doubled year over year, and…
Consumer Adoption and Security Trends
“Pay by Bank: Consumer Adoption Hinges on Security Concerns,” a PYMNTS Intelligence and Trustly collaboration, explores the forces…
Uber Lets US Drivers Earn with AI Data Labeling Tasks
Uber said on Thursday (Oct. 16), that it is introducing a new way for some of its U.S.…
Apple AI Crises Deepen as Search Exec Ke Yang Moves to Meta
Apple’s top executive overseeing its ChatGPT-like search initiative is leaving the company for Meta, marking another senior departure…
Honor’s AI-Powered Phone Finds Discounts
Imagine a phone that hunts for discounts every time you shop, not through an app, but through the…
Payments App PayPay’s Valuation could top $20 Billion in IPO
Japan’s PayPay’s valuation could reportedly exceed $20 billion as it prepares to go public. The SoftBank-owned payments app…
Partnership with OpenAI Drives Walmart Stock to Record High
Walmart’s agentic commerce partnership with OpenAI reportedly drove the retailer’s stock 5% higher, marking its biggest one-day gain…