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Is ‘Shortcut’ the New Excel? MIT Startup Behind Viral AI Tool Thinks So
August 13, 2025

The lowly spreadsheet is getting an agentic AI upgrade. 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,...

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Software Shares Slide Amid Investor Concerns About AI Coding Tools
August 13, 2025

Investors’ concerns that artificial intelligence tools could enable faster and cheaper software development have reportedly driven a selloff that has impacted the world’s largest software businesses. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Judge Lets OpenAI’s Harassment Claims Against Musk Proceed
August 13, 2025

A U.S. federal judge rejected Tesla, SpaceX and X CEO Elon Musk’s attempt to throw out OpenAI’s claims that he waged a “years-long harassment campaign” against the company he helped start in 2015 and later left. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Refold Raises $6.5 Million for AI Agents That Perform API Integrations
August 13, 2025

Refold AI has emerged from stealth and announced it raised $6.5 million in seed funding for its platform that uses artificial intelligence (AI)-native infrastructure to facilitate the integration of application programming interfaces (APIs). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Does Gen AI in Accounting Live up to the Hype?
August 12, 2025

A new study from Stanford University and MIT is shedding light on whether adopting generative artificial intelligence (AI) is worthwhile for accountants at small- to medium-sized companies. The short answer: Yes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Ex-OpenAI Prodigy Turns $1.5B Hedge Fund Into AI Bet
August 12, 2025

A former OpenAI researcher with no professional investing experience has founded an artificial intelligence (AI) startup that reportedly now manages $1.5 billion in assets. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Anthropic Offers Claude to US Government Workers for $1
August 12, 2025

Anthropic on Tuesday (Aug. 12) said it would offer its Claude chatbot to all three branches of the U.S. government for $1 per agency for one year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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5 Ways OpenAI’s GPT-5 Is Supercharging ChatGPT for Users
August 11, 2025

OpenAI’s latest rollout of GPT-5 as the default artificial intelligence (AI) model for ChatGPT brings with it several new capabilities that can power up productivity for business and personal users. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Rakuten Puts ‘Brain Twin’ AI at Center of Retail Ecosystem
August 11, 2025

Japanese eCommerce giant Rakuten is embedding its next-generation agentic artificial intelligence (AI) platform across its ecosystem, aiming to transform its own operations while equipping merchants with advanced new capabilities. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...