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Google Doubles Down on Anthropic With New $40 Billion Investment

April 24, 2026
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Google Faces New EU Pressure to Give AI Rivals Android Access
Google // April 23, 2026

The European Commission is preparing to outline steps it wants Google to take to allow competitors’ artificial intelligence (AI) assistants to access features in the operating system of Android handsets, Bloomberg reported Thursday (April 23), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Google Brings All Enterprise AI Agent Tools Under One Roof
artificial intelligence // April 23, 2026

Most enterprises experimenting with artificial intelligence (AI) agents face the same problem. Building an agent is one task. Connecting it to live data is another. Securing it, governing it and knowing when it fails has historically required a separate tool, a separate vendor and a...

Ulta Beauty Deploys Google-Powered AI Assistant and Agentic Commerce
artificial intelligence // April 22, 2026

Shoppers looking for beauty products will soon be able to get personalized assistance powered by artificial intelligence on Google surfaces and on Ulta Beauty’s digital properties. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Google Accelerates Agentic AI Shift With New Enterprise Platform
Google // April 22, 2026

Google has announced new agentic artificial intelligence (AI) offerings, a $750 million fund to support agentic AI development in its partner ecosystem, and a new agreement in which Thinking Machines Lab will expand its footprint on Google Cloud. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Google’s Quantum Warning Exposes a Big Problem for Crypto

April 02, 2026
Today’s operating landscape is full of pitfalls for businesses, particularly crypto-native ones. 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 […]

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,...

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...

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Google Doubles Down on Anthropic With New $40 Billion Investment

April 24, 2026
Anthropic and Google confirmed Friday (April 24) that Google is investing $40 billion in the artificial intelligence startup to support its continued growth. 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. […]

Google Faces New EU Pressure to Give AI Rivals Android Access

April 23, 2026
The European Commission is preparing to outline steps it wants Google to take to allow competitors’ artificial intelligence (AI) assistants to access features in the operating system of Android handsets, Bloomberg reported...

Ulta Beauty Deploys Google-Powered AI Assistant and Agentic Commerce

April 22, 2026
Shoppers looking for beauty products will soon be able to get personalized assistance powered by artificial intelligence on Google surfaces and on Ulta Beauty’s digital properties. Get the Full Story...

Google Accelerates Agentic AI Shift With New Enterprise Platform

April 22, 2026
Google has announced new agentic artificial intelligence (AI) offerings, a $750 million fund to support agentic AI development in its partner ecosystem, and a new agreement in which Thinking Machines...