A warehouse system can call an item in stuck when it isn’t. That gap is a backorder, an order the company accepts for a product it can’t ship. Each backorder delays the sale and raises the odds the customer cancels. GNC was logging several hundred...
BlackBerry is signaling a shift toward physical artificial intelligence and advanced platform-as-a-service models as revenues climb. 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...
Hadrian Automation, a defense manufacturing startup that speeds up production with artificial intelligence-powered factories, has denied a report that it is discussing a new funding round that would see it raise $1 billion at a valuation of $7.5 billion. Get the Full Story Complete the...
Physical artificial intelligence (AI) doesn’t follow a script. Unlike traditional machines that execute fixed commands, physical AI systems use sensors, software and AI models to decide how to act as conditions change. That flexibility is also what breaks the liability framework traditional policies was built...
February 10, 2026
Despite high-profile demos from the likes of xAI and AWS and aggressive corporate roadmaps, PYMNTS Intelligence’s Wage to Wallet Index™ shows that workers who could be most exposed to automation are not acting as though humanoid robots are about to displace them at scale. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article […]
January 05, 2026
Everybody wants technology that can take over household chores, and at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, major tech companies suggested that moment may be closer than it once seemed. Get...
May 09, 2025
Competition comes best in twos. Think Apple and Microsoft, Coke and Pepsi, McDonald’s and Burger King and many other famous pairings. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
February 03, 2025
Serve Robotics CEO Ali Kashani envisions autonomous delivery robots transforming urban logistics by optimizing the pickup and delivery of food and other products to lower the cost of last-mile delivery...
July 21, 2026
U.K.-based robotics firm Humanoid says it is now a $1 billion company. 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 […]
June 25, 2026
BlackBerry is signaling a shift toward physical artificial intelligence and advanced platform-as-a-service models as revenues climb. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
June 23, 2026
Hadrian Automation, a defense manufacturing startup that speeds up production with artificial intelligence-powered factories, has denied a report that it is discussing a new funding round that would see it...
May 03, 2026
Meta has acquired Assured Robot Intelligence (ARI), a startup developing artificial intelligence models for general-purpose, humanoid robots. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
