Ai Assistant news and trends

Private Equity Firms Embrace AI to Streamline Operations
artificial intelligence // February 18, 2026

Private equity firms built their reputations on driving operational efficiency inside portfolio companies. They professionalized management teams, optimized pricing, tightened supply chains and expanded margins. Now, that same discipline is being applied inward. Across the industry, firms are embedding artificial intelligence into their own sourcing...

Honor’s AI-Powered Phone Finds Discounts, Raising Pressure on Apple
artificial intelligence // October 15, 2025

Imagine a phone that hunts for discounts every time you shop, not through an app, but through the device itself. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Worldpay Speeds Up AI Investments as Virtual Shopping Assistants Take Off
artificial intelligence // June 23, 2025

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Apple Faces Mounting Challenges as Stock Slumps
Apple // June 06, 2025

As Apple heads into its annual developers conference this coming week, it is facing a slew of problems that has led to a stock price slide of 20% this year thus far, the worst performance since at least 2010.  Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Worldpay Speeds Up AI Investments as Virtual Shopping Assistants Take Off

June 23, 2025
Watch more:  Agentic AI Could Change Everything — Are Payments Players Ready? 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, you agree to receive marketing communications from […]

Facebook Messenger 2.0: Lotsa Bots

April 19, 2017
Innovator, entrepreneur and architect of “the greatest show on Earth” P.T. Barnum famously said, “There is no such thing as bad publicity.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Voice-Activated Tracker: Google Home Gets Personal

April 18, 2017
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Wells Fargo Says Convenience and Personalization Drive Adoption of Virtual Assistant

March 26, 2026
Wells Fargo said Thursday (March 26) that less than three years after it launched its artificial intelligence-powered virtual assistant Fargo, the assistant has helped customers with more than 1 billion transactions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins […]

Honor’s AI-Powered Phone Finds Discounts, Raising Pressure on Apple

October 15, 2025
Imagine a phone that hunts for discounts every time you shop, not through an app, but through the device itself. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Anthropic Begins Adding Voice Mode to AI Assistant Claude

May 27, 2025
Anthropic has begun rolling out voice mode in beta for its artificial intelligence (AI) assistant, Claude. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Perplexity Integrates AI Assistant and Answer Engine With Motorola Phones

April 24, 2025
Perplexity AI said Thursday (April 24) that it has partnered with Motorola in what is “one of our first and most comprehensive integrations with a mobile phone brand.” Get the...