Cross-border intelligence

Is UPS parcel pivot a strategic winner or a ‘Trojan horse’?

UPS is focusing on premium service over parcel volume with a potential Teamsters union strike on the horizon. The post Is UPS parcel pivot a strategic winner or a ‘Trojan horse’? appeared first on FreightWaves.

Nebraska deputies recover $250K stolen copper load 50 miles past Iowa destination

Investigators found missing load-security measures, conflicting carrier information and two identification cards after stopping the truck near Lincoln. The post Nebraska deputies recover $250K stolen copper load 50 miles past Iowa destinati

LTL rates hit new high in Q3, moving higher in Q4

According to AFS Logistics and TD Cowen, record third-quarter less-than-truckload rates are projected to rise even higher by the end of the year. The post LTL rates hit new high in Q3, moving higher in Q4 appeared first on FreightWaves.

Attacks disrupt Saudi air cargo; China-Europe air rates slump – October 13, 2026 Update

Weekly highlights Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index Air rates – Freightos Air Index Analysis Multiple Houthi missile attacks on Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh airport since late last week mark another serious escalation of the Saudi – Houthi conf

From a garage and a pickup truck to $3.8 million

A missed call in home services is a missed job. In a Massachusetts October, that can be a five-figure heating replacement going to the next company on Google. Ross Hunt started 3R Plumbing & Mechanical in 2022 out of his garage with one pic

Parcel shipping costs approach record high as extra charges stack up

FedEx and UPS have turned surcharges into a profit center rather than a pass-through mechanism for unforeseen costs. The post Parcel shipping costs approach record high as extra charges stack up appeared first on FreightWaves.

SentinelOne cuts malware analysis from weeks to hours

With OpenAI Daybreak, SentinelOne cuts weeks of malware analysis to hours, creating capacity to investigate more threats.

Amp puts AI agents to work beyond code with OpenAI models

See how Amp pushes the frontier of what agents can do with GPT-6 Astra, Ultrafast, GPT-Live-1, and Sign in with ChatGPT.

Pilot, Tesla open first Megacharger site, 12 more underway

Pilot Travel Centers and Tesla have opened their first Megacharger site for heavy-duty electric trucks, Pilot said Oct. 8. The site, at a Pilot travel center in Ellabell, Ga., has six charging stalls. Twelve more heavy-duty sites are under

Mapping the 2026 Warehouse Management Systems Market

Mapping the 2026 Warehouse Management Systems Market is less useful as a league table than as a structured way to understand why providers that share a market label can behave very differently. The post Mapping the 2026 Warehouse Management

New chief for DP World Americas

DP World has appointed Morten Johansen as chief executive officer of its Americas region, placing a longtime ports and logistics executive in charge of the company’s operations across North America, South America, and the Caribbean. Johanse

Philadelphia ports sets $837 million expansion, first new berth in 50 years

Public-private investment of nearly $1 billion will support PhilaPort’s largest-ever expansion. The post Philadelphia ports sets $837 million expansion, first new berth in 50 years appeared first on FreightWaves.

Monica + Andy expands beyond kids’ clothing and into baby care

More than a decade after launching, kids' clothing brand Monica + Andy is embarking on its first big category expansion. Within the past month, the company has launched a line of baby-care products

Overseas Infrastructure + Digital Intelligence AI + Global Compliance: Tuowei Tianhai Reconstructs the Cross-Border Logistics Barrier for Medium and Large Items

Orders on Comprehensive Avoidance of Double Taxation Agreements with six countries to be gazetted

How Block is building AI-powered security with OpenAI technology

Block is building AI-powered security with OpenAI. Its security team investigates threats faster and proposes patches in minutes.

How Third Moment Research runs 10,000 agents for 36+ hours

With GPT-6 Astra and GPT-6.1 Sol, Codex, and Daybreak for cybersecurity, this AI lab builds agents that focus for days and improve with use.

QwenWork Unveiled E-Commerce Tool To Help Merchants in China Boost Efficiency

QwenWork, Alibaba’s one-stop workplace AI agent platform, introduced QwenWork E-Commerce, an AI productivity tool built for online merchants, in invite-only beta in China. Users can access the tool with a single click by switching to the “E

Stratford-on-Avon best place to start a business

The local authority area of Stratford-on-Avon in the West Midlands has been named the UK’s leading entrepreneurial hotspot in new research from American Express, based on its combination of new business creation and business resilience. The

16-26: Changes to the inspection of imported pufferfish

Date of effect: 2 March 2028 Attention Importers of pufferfish (also known as fugu), brokers acting on their behalf Government authorities in countries exporting pufferfish to Australia. Purpose To advise of changes to the food safety impor

Human-in-the-loop in AI workflows: HITL meaning, benefits, and practical patterns

AI systems can route messages, update records, make decisions, and trigger entire workflows across multiple apps without you touching anything. But as AI shifts more and more from being an assistive tool to powering agentic systems, humans

Claude vs. ChatGPT: Which is best? [2026]

When OpenAI launched ChatGPT in late 2022, tech writers (myself included) became obsessed with testing its limits. Could it write poetry? Debug code? Explain quantum physics to a five-year-old? Once Anthropic's Claude entered the scene a fe

The best AI chatbots in 2026

You've probably already subscribed to ChatGPT. Maybe your company rolled out Copilot. Your developer friends won't shut up about Claude. All the noise is confusing: which one should you actually use for your work? The answer depends on the

Bath & Body Works is testing smaller-batch fragrances through Hype Lab

Bath & Body Works, as part of its Consumer First Formula turnaround plan, is quickly testing new small-batch fragrances through an initiative called Hype Lab. The goal is to gather more information about what cultural moments Bath & Body Wo