When Google parent company Alphabet reports earnings Tuesday (Feb. 4), it is reportedly likely to face questions from investors about the amount it is spending on artificial intelligence (AI). The company is estimated to have spent $50 billion on AI in 2024 and is expected to spend more...
Mercedes-Benz is adding conversational capabilities to its virtual assistant with the help of Google. The expanded partnership between the carmaker and the tech giant will employ Google Cloud’s Automotive AI Agent and Mercedes’ MBUX Virtual Assistant, according to a Monday (Jan. 13) news release. The...
Tech companies are rolling out artificial intelligence (AI)-powered retail solutions that mark a shift from the generative AI boom of recent years to the agentic AI era — where AI systems don’t just generate responses but actively perform complex tasks with minimal human intervention. Google...
PYMNTS conducts thousands of interviews a year, some with the usual suspects of banks, card networks and FinTechs that define the financial services space, and some that get a bit outside of that strike zone. Here, we find innovative artificial intelligence companies, retailers and other...
December 26, 2024
PYMNTS conducts thousands of interviews a year, some with the usual suspects of banks, card networks and FinTechs that define the financial services space, and some that get a bit outside of that strike zone. Here, we find innovative artificial intelligence companies, retailers and other firms that have drawn the attention of our readers. Our […]
December 23, 2024
Tech executives and investors told PYMNTS that artificial intelligence will reshape retail shopping in 2025, with AI assistants offering unprecedented personalization and handling up to 20% of eCommerce tasks, from...
October 02, 2024
Cybersecurity is a pressing and complex challenge for financial institutions. It’s a space where technology and strategy must align to ensure resilience and compliance, and it sits against an evolving...
January 18, 2023
With retailers posting their worst results in a year during their most important month for sales, the time for self-guided digitalization has arrived. Instead of cranking out discounts and relying...
February 03, 2025
When Google parent company Alphabet reports earnings Tuesday (Feb. 4), it is reportedly likely to face questions from investors about the amount it is spending on artificial intelligence (AI). The company is estimated to have spent $50 billion on AI in 2024 and is expected to spend more in 2025, Reuters reported Monday (Feb. 3). Tuesday’s earnings report is […]
January 13, 2025
Mercedes-Benz is adding conversational capabilities to its virtual assistant with the help of Google. The expanded partnership between the carmaker and the tech giant will employ Google Cloud’s Automotive AI...
December 10, 2024
Google Cloud and Swift are working together to develop a secure, privacy-preserving solution for financial institutions that use federated learning techniques. Federated learning enables collaborative artificial intelligence (AI) model training without...
December 04, 2024
For Spotify users, the end of the year means the arrival of “Wrapped” season. That’s when the digital audio platform offers members a statistical breakdown of their listening habits for...
