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SoftBank Earnings Results Could Clarify $30 Billion OpenAI Funding Rumors
February 06, 2026

When SoftBank Group reports its third-quarter earnings results Thursday (Feb. 12), it may reveal whether it is considering increasing its investment in OpenAI, Bloomberg reported Thursday (Feb. 5). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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ClassPass Hands Most Customer Inquiries to AI in 24/7 Support Shift
February 05, 2026

ClassPass is using artificial intelligence (AI) to absorb a growing share of customer support work as inquiry volumes rise, shifting its operation to a chat-first, 24/7 model and reorganizing how agents work. The fitness subscription platform says the changes have allowed it to increase service...

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Fundamental Raises $255 Million for AI Large Tabular Model
February 05, 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) company Fundamental has teamed with Amazon and raised $255 million.  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....

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AI Infrastructure Builder Cerebras Valued at $23 Billion in Latest Funding Round
February 04, 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure builder Cerebras announced a funding round Tuesday (Feb. 3) that nearly tripled its valuation from four months earlier. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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EnFi’s $15 Million Fundraise Pushes Agentic AI Into Bank Credit Decisions
February 04, 2026

EnFi has raised $15 million to expand the use of artificial intelligence (AI) agents that analyze and make credit decisions at banks, Reuters reported Wednesday (Feb. 4). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Anthropic Says AI Assistant Claude Will Remain Ad-Free
February 04, 2026

Anthropic will not add advertising to its artificial intelligence (AI) assistant Claude, the company said in a Wednesday (Feb. 4) 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...

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AT&T Turns to Autonomous AI Agents to Slash Fraud
February 04, 2026

AT&T is deploying a new generation of autonomous AI agents across its consumer and enterprise operations to tackle escalating spam and fraud calls and cut service friction for customers and employees alike. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Fei-Fei Li Says AI Progress Now Depends on Physical Context
February 04, 2026

For much of the past decade, progress in artificial intelligence has been measured by how fluently machines handle language. In her onstage conversation on Tuesday (Feb. 3) with Jeetu Patel, chief product officer at Cisco, World Labs CEO Fei-Fei Li argued that this focus is...

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Big Tech Faces the AI Innovator’s Dilemma.
February 04, 2026

Smith Corona was once the king of written communications. 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 this form,...