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Apple Recruits Google Shopping Exec to Lead AI Marketing

March 29, 2026
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Google Says Q-Day Coming, Migration Deadline Now 2029
Cybersecurity // March 26, 2026

For most executives, quantum computing still sits comfortably in the category of future disruption. Q-day, the moment when traditional encryption methods are rendered useless by quantum advances, is something important and inevitable, but still relatively distant. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

California Jury Finds Meta and YouTube Designed Platforms to Be Addictive
Legal // March 25, 2026

There could be more settlements of lawsuits alleging that social media companies design their platforms to be addictive following the success of such a lawsuit in a California court on Wednesday (March 25), The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Gap Teams With Google for Agentic Clothing Shopping
artificial intelligence // March 24, 2026

Gap has reportedly launched an agentic commerce partnership with Google’s Gemini. 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...

OpenAI and Google Refine Early AI Commerce Strategies
artificial intelligence // March 20, 2026

Tech companies are adjusting their approaches to artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled commerce after encountering some hurdles in their first attempts, CNBC reported Friday (March 20). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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AWS, Google Signal Healthcare’s Shift to Agentic AI

March 09, 2026
Agentic AI is starting to look less like a future promise in healthcare and more like a practical answer to a familiar problem: too much staff time spent on paperwork, follow-up and system work that keeps people away from patients. Healthcare leaders are moving past the idea of AI as a simple assistant and toward […]

Gen AI Becomes the CFO’s Most Reliable Analyst

February 24, 2026
Big Tech spent millions on flashy Super Bowl commercials to hype generative artificial intelligence as a creative tool for the masses, but the holy grail is locking down lucrative enterprise...

Tech Giants Split on How to Scale Agentic AI

February 23, 2026
With all the real promise and unrealistic hype around agentic AI, it’s understandable to forget a foundational truth: AI is built on data. No data, no agents. This past week...

Google Trains AI Agents for Hard Questions and Real Work

February 02, 2026
The Prompt Economy is all about promise and execution. The promise is easy to see in all the announcements from companies like Visa, Mastercard, Google and others that continue to...

Quick Reads
Apple Recruits Google Shopping Exec to Lead AI Marketing

March 29, 2026
Apple has picked a former Google executive to run its artificial intelligence marketing effort. 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 […]

California Jury Finds Meta and YouTube Designed Platforms to Be Addictive

March 25, 2026
There could be more settlements of lawsuits alleging that social media companies design their platforms to be addictive following the success of such a lawsuit in a California court on...

Gap Teams With Google for Agentic Clothing Shopping

March 24, 2026
Gap has reportedly launched an agentic commerce partnership with Google’s Gemini. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

OpenAI and Google Refine Early AI Commerce Strategies

March 20, 2026
Tech companies are adjusting their approaches to artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled commerce after encountering some hurdles in their first attempts, CNBC reported Friday (March 20). Get the Full Story Complete the form...