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FedEx plans to embed artificial intelligence (AI) agents into more than half of its operational workflows by 2028, a move that signals how large enterprises are beginning to deploy AI not just as software tools but as systems that execute operational work. The logistics giant is integrating agentic AI into core processes such as shipment monitoring, exception handling, workflow...
An attempt to secure Senate passage for the Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA) by attaching it as an amendment to a bipartisan housing bill failed, the Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) said in a Friday (March 13) newsletter shared in a post on social platform X. CCCA amendment fails, pushback on state interchange bans, and more! https://t.co/jKcAlB668f Written by industry...
There was little change in job openings in January, as they increased by 396,000, rebounding from the five-year low recorded in December and reaching 6.9 million, according to Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) data published Friday (March 13) by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The job openings rate was 4.2%. Private job openings increased by 370,000, bringing the total to...
Alibaba released a mobile app in China that is designed to help users install OpenClaw and use it to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) agents, Bloomberg reported Friday (March 13). The app, dubbed “JVS Claw,” is meant for smartphone users who don’t have coding knowledge, according to the report. Experimenting with agentic AI has become a “nationwide frenzy” among students and...
Artificial intelligence companies are beginning to rethink what a computer actually is, and Perplexity is pushing that idea further with a new platform designed to let AI agents operate across a user’s digital environment. The company introduced Wednesday (March 11) Personal Computer, a system designed to allow AI agents to interact with files, applications and online services rather...
Adobe has settled a Justice Department lawsuit by agreeing to provide $75 million worth of free services to eligible customers and paying $75 million to the Justice Department, the company said in a Friday (March 13) statement. The lawsuit, which was filed in June 2024, alleged that Adobe deceived customers by hiding an early termination fee on a subscription plan and making it...
U.S. consumers are still spending, but their paychecks are having a hard time keeping up. The latest Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) data, released Friday (March 13), shows that income growth picked up in January and inflation remained relatively contained. Spending continues to outpace income in real terms, while overall economic growth slowed sharply at the end of 2025. The result...
For chief financial officers and treasurers, working capital is starting to look less like an operating metric and more like an investment decision. What used to be managed mainly as a buffer for payroll, payables and short-term obligations is now being evaluated for how hard it can work without putting liquidity at risk. At the center of this transformation is the simple realization...
ChatGPT users in the United Kingdom can now learn about credit scores with insights from Experian data. This experience is enabled by the new Experian Credit Score app that is searchable in ChatGPT via “@Experian UK,” Experian said in a Friday (March 13) press release. Powered by aggregated and anonymized Experian Credit Score data, the app can show users the average credit scores by...
Global payments and financial platform Airwallex is investing $1.135 billion to fuel its expansion in the United Kingdom and the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region over the next five years. The company will use the new investment to open in new markets, launch new products and add 100 new senior engineering roles in the U.K., according to a press release emailed to PYMNTS....