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Governments and Organizations Take Sites Offline to Patch Web Vulnerability
Many websites around the world were taken down as a precaution or for preventative maintenance Wednesday (Oct. 21) as organizations responded to the disclosure of a widespread web vulnerability, according to multiple media reports. As PYMNT
PYMNTS · Published 10/22/2026, 09:44Anthropic’s New AI Agent Purchases Business Supplies
Anthropic has unveiled an app in which Claude works as a “proactive agent” on behalf of professionals and small business owners, including purchasing business supplies, the company said in a Wednesday (Oct. 21) announcement. In this app, Cl
PYMNTS · Published 10/22/2026, 08:59Walmart Opens Doors for AI Agents That Obey Strict Rules
Walmart has introduced three tools designed to let customers shop at Walmart and Sam’s Club through their choice of apps and artificial intelligence (AI) agents. “Shopping with an agent won’t be for everyone, and it doesn’t have to be,” the
PYMNTS · Published 10/22/2026, 08:12Meta Puts All Its AI Eggs in the Muse Basket
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has found a new centerpiece for the company’s artificial intelligence ambitions: Muse, a personal AI agent he is positioning as the foundation for everything from shopping and advertising to enterprise software and
PYMNTS · Published 10/22/2026, 07:57AWS Executive Says 40% of European Startups Consider Leaving Region to Scale
An Amazon Web Services executive said Wednesday (Oct. 21) that nearly 4 in 10 European startups, and over half of the fastest-growing ones, have told the company that they would consider leaving the region to scale, Reuters reported Wednesd
PYMNTS · Published 10/22/2026, 07:23Meta Slams New Mexico Business Climate After $25 Billion Verdict
Meta’s chief legal officer said Wednesday (Oct. 21) that it is “all but impossible to do business” in New Mexico after a court ordered the company to pay $25 billion in a case brought by the state’s attorney general. The case brought by New
PYMNTS · Published 10/22/2026, 06:30Mastercard AI Assistant Helps Consumers Discover Unused Card Perks
Mastercard introduced an artificial intelligence assistant designed to help cardholders discover, understand and use the benefits offered by the cards they carry, the company said in a Wednesday (Oct. 21) press release. Dubbed “Mastercard M
PYMNTS · Published 10/22/2026, 06:00Booking.com Probe Exposes Travel Fraud Beyond Checkout
A traveler who has booked a real hotel can receive a fraudulent request containing the correct arrival date and reservation number. Criminals can use those details to demand payment information, warning that the room will otherwise be cance
PYMNTS · Published 10/22/2026, 05:37Boeing, Microsoft Aim AI at Airlines’ $3.1 Billion Repair Bill
Boeing wants airlines to catch mechanical problems before they ground a jet. The aircraft maker announced in a Tuesday (Oct. 20) press release the launch of Dataliner, an artificial intelligence-powered platform built with Microsoft that pu
PYMNTS · Published 10/22/2026, 05:25BitGo Helps Kalshi Traders Leverage Crypto Without Exiting Holdings
Kalshi and BitGo Holdings have partnered to enable some Kalshi clients to use eligible cryptocurrencies to post collateral for leveraged perpetual futures trades, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Oct. 21). Under this collaboration, customers o
PYMNTS · Published 10/22/2026, 04:30ServiceNow Announces New AI Agent Services With Nvidia
Enterprise software platform ServiceNow has launched an agentic-AI-focused expansion of its partnership with Nvidia. The new updates are “designed to bring governance and security across every layer of AI agent execution,” the company said
PYMNTS · Published 10/22/2026, 03:56Legora Hits $8.8 Billion Valuation as Legal Professionals Deploy AI Agents
Legora raised $550 million in a Series E funding round to support the expansion of its agentic operating system for legal professionals, Legora aOS, the company said in a Wednesday (Oct. 21) blog post. The round valued Legora at $8.8 billio
PYMNTS · Published 10/22/2026, 03:47Klarna and FreshBooks Team to Bring BNPL to Small Businesses
Pay-later provider Klarna launched a new partnership with small business management software company FreshBooks, according to a Wednesday (Oct. 21) news release. The collaboration is designed to bring Klarna’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) paym
PYMNTS · Published 10/22/2026, 03:32OpenAI Mobilizes Tech Firms to Fix Widespread Web Vulnerability
OpenAI led an effort over the past two months to fix “one of the most impactful security issues in recent memory,” the company said in a Wednesday (Oct. 21) blog post. The targets of this effort were critical vulnerabilities in PHP, an open
PYMNTS · Published 10/22/2026, 03:04Anthropic Accounting Charge Drives 80% Net Loss
Anthropic’s net loss jumped significantly to $80.7 billion in the first half of 2026, largely due to an accounting charge. That’s according to a report Tuesday (Oct. 20) by Reuters, which viewed a draft prospectus for the company’s planned
PYMNTS · Published 10/22/2026, 02:33OpenAI Expands ChatGPT Ads to 26 New Countries
OpenAI says it is expanding the reach of its ChatGPT Ads to 26 new countries. The expansion brings the advertising offering to 80 countries around the world, and comes as more than 100,000 advertisers have run campaigns on ChatGPT, the arti
PYMNTS · Published 10/22/2026, 02:02Hackers Employ Grok and Claude to Attack LatAm Banks
A hacking group known as CyberCartel reportedly used artificial intelligence (AI) agents from several high profile tech companies to automate cyberattacks on Latin American businesses. That’s according to a report Wednesday (Oct. 21) from T
PYMNTS · Published 10/22/2026, 01:50Anthropic Writes Its Own Rules for Shutting Down AI
An artificial intelligence model could pose a foreseeable risk of $900 million in damage and still miss the bar for federal intervention under draft legislation Anthropic has been pitching to lawmakers, PYMNTS reported. The Claude developer
PYMNTS · Published 10/22/2026, 01:43United CEO Says Starlink Wi-Fi and Mobile App Help Poach Rival Airlines’ Flyers
United Airlines’ technology offerings are drawing customers to the airline and keeping them coming back, CEO Scott Kirby said Wednesday (Oct. 21) during an earnings call. Kirby highlighted Starlink Wi-Fi. United said in a Tuesday (Oct. 20)
PYMNTS · Published 10/22/2026, 01:25OCC Finalizes Stablecoin Framework as January Compliance Date Approaches
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has finalized rules governing stablecoin issuers under its jurisdiction, establishing standards for reserves, redemption, custody and risk management ahead of a January deadline. The rule,
PYMNTS · Published 10/22/2026, 01:03Pigment Raises $250 Million for Agentic AI Platform
Business planning and performance management platform Pigment is worth $2.3 billion after raising $250 million in a Series E funding round, according to a Wednesday (Oct. 21) press release. The financing will help Pigment further develop it
PYMNTS · Published 10/22/2026, 00:20Synchrony’s CareCredit Launches One-Time-Use Installment Loan for Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Expenses
CareCredit, a solution from consumer financing company Synchrony, has launched an enhanced and rebranded installment loan product that helps consumers plan and pay for products and elective health and wellness expenses not covered by insura
PYMNTS · Published 10/22/2026, 00:04Booking.com Anti-Fraud Practices Face Scrutiny in Europe
European regulators are investigating whether Booking.com has done enough to prevent scams on its platform. The European Commission (EC) announced Wednesday (Oct. 21) that it had opened a formal inquiry into whether the travel platform had
PYMNTS · Published 10/21/2026, 23:26FTC, SEC Scrutiny Raises Stakes for AI Data Disclosures
Businesses deploying artificial intelligence face growing legal exposure when their descriptions of data practices fail to match how their systems operate. Updating privacy policies or terms of service after introducing AI features can leav
PYMNTS · Published 10/21/2026, 23:07
