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pymnts.com > alternative-credit > 2026 > synchrony-and-discount-tire-rethink-financing-for-auto-repairs-that-cant-wait

Synchrony and Discount Tire Rethink Financing for Auto Repairs That Can???t Wait

15+ hour, 52+ min ago   (25+ words) Synchrony and Discount Tire Rethink Financing for Auto Repairs That Can’t Wait pymnts.com Synchrony and Discount Tire Rethink Financing for Auto Repairs That Can’t Wait...

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pymnts.com > earnings > 2026 > carparts-com-and-cargurus-turn-proprietary-data-into-moats

CarParts.com and CarGurus Turn Proprietary Data Into Moats

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (205+ words) CarParts.com and CarGurus are each leveraging their own proprietary data to differentiate their platforms from competitors, executives at the two companies said in their Thursday (Aug. 6) earnings reports. “In a world where AI is commoditizing digital execution, the advantage…...

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pymnts.com > bnpl > 2026 > splitit-and-1stmile-unlock-card-linked-installments-for-auto-repairs

Splitit and 1stMILE Unlock Card-Linked Installments for Auto Repairs

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (329+ words) With the new 1stMILE Buy Now, Pay Later powered by Splitit, the merchant receives full payment up front, while the customer can split eligible purchases into monthly installments using a credit card they already have, Splitit said in a Thursday (Aug....

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pymnts.com > earnings > 2026 > tesla-says-optimus-is-the-first-robot-that-learns-by-watching

PYMNTS | Tesla Says Optimus Is the First Robot That Learns by Watching

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (654+ words) Optimus moved into production this quarter at Tesla’s Fremont, California, factory, where the humanoid robot learns from what it sees instead of code written to instruct it. “You’ve probably seen lots of impressive demonstrations of robots on the internet,” CEO…...

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pymnts.com > cpi-posts > doj-ftc-encourage-states-to-probe-high-gasoline-prices

DOJ, FTC Encourage States to Probe High Gasoline Prices

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (688+ words) The U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission have called on state attorneys general to increase investigations into gasoline pricing practices, signaling a broader enforcement push against potential anticompetitive conduct in petroleum markets as fuel prices remain elevated despite…...

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pymnts.com > news > artificial-intelligence > 2026 > tesla-pumps-brakes-on-in-house-ai-usage

Tesla Pumps Brakes on In-House AI Usage

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (477+ words) Tesla has reportedly become the latest major company to restrict employee artificial intelligence usage. The electric car company is set to impose a $200 weekly limit on staff’s AI spending beginning Monday (July 6), The Information reported, citing an internal memo. The…...

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pymnts.com > economy > 2026 > easing-gas-prices-boost-consumer-sentiment-for-july-fourth

Easing Gas Prices Boost Consumer Sentiment for July Fourth

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (507+ words) Gas prices heading into the Fourth of July weekend are the highest they’ve been in four years but lower than recent highs, AAA said in a Thursday (July 2) press release. Thursday’s national average was $3.838, which was up from $3.172 a year…...

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pymnts.com > economy > 2026 > automakers-see-stable-car-sales-despite-war-inflation

Automakers See Stable Car Sales Despite War and Inflation

2+ mon, 8+ hour ago   (354+ words) Vehicle sales in the United States have not declined this year as they have during past times of war and economic pressure, Reuters reported Wednesday (July 1). While sales fell after the start of the Iraq war in 2003 and a surge…...

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pymnts.com > news > artificial-intelligence > 2026 > bmws-ai-runs-16-billion-daily-requests-and-600-use-cases

BMW’s AI Runs 16 Billion Daily Requests and 600 Use Cases

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (311+ words) Every time a BMW driver locks their car remotely, checks their battery level, receives a navigation update or gets a software fix pushed over the air, that counts as a request. With 24.5 million connected vehicles, those small interactions add up…...

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pymnts.com > artificial-intelligence-2 > 2026 > the-25-billion-fleet-breakdown-problem-finally-has-a-fix

The $25 Billion Fleet Breakdown Problem Finally Has a Fix

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (460+ words) A typical commercial truck generates more than 25,000 data points daily from onboard sensors. Until recently, most of that data sat unused. Fleet managers learned about problems when trucks stopped moving, not before. That’s the gap a wave of artificial intelligence…...