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Tax loophole fears cloud UK marketplace VAT reform

UK retailers warn that proposed marketplace VAT exemptions could weaken tax enforcement and reduce funding for business rates relief. The post Tax loophole fears cloud UK marketplace VAT reform appeared first on Retail Insight Network.

OpenAI Aims to Lock In $30 Billion Funding Round by Next Week

OpenAI is close to finalizing a funding round in which it could raise as much as $30 billion at a $1.25 trillion pre-money valuation, CNBC reported Thursday (Oct. 22), citing unnamed sources. OpenAI told investors Thursday that it aims to s

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FTC Data Shows Investment Scams Fuel Fivefold Surge in Seniors’ Fraud Losses

Fraud losses reported by older adults increased fivefold between 2020 and 2025, leaping from $600 million to $3 billion, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said Monday (Oct. 19). The FTC shared this data in a press release outlining finding

Anima helps clinics cut call waits by 75% with GPT-6 and GPT-Live

Anima expands what care teams can do with OpenAI models, giving them more capacity to respond to patients.

Members intensify discussions on WTO reform based on substantive proposals

At a transparency session on 23 October, WTO members welcomed progress in the WTO reform process and acknowledged a clear shift toward more substantive and focused discussions. Ahead of the meeting, facilitators for the discussions on WTO r

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OpenAI and Poland’s NASK partner to advance AI safety and security

OpenAI and Poland’s NASK are partnering on AI safety, security, and technical research to strengthen safeguards and support a more resilient digital ecosystem.

商务部电子商务司负责人介绍2026年1-9月我国电子商务发展情况

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Announcements by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (Commercial Sub-Council) on its own industry standards, group standards, cross-border operations, and talent education; association-issued documents are not equivalent to regulatory authority regulations or mandatory national standards. Verify

Cancelá orders Point en at_terminal vía API

Mercado Pago developer news in the Mercado Libre ecosystem, from the Argentina Spanish site. Use the publication day on each original article, not the URL date or activation date. Confirm country, product, account and API-version applicability in the original.

AIWA y Mercado Ads llevan su presencia en BWT Alpine Formula One Team más allá de las pistas con una estrategia que conecta branding y resultados de negocio

First-party Mercado Libre or Mercado Pago news in Spanish. Country-specific products and merchant services do not imply availability in every Latin American market.

Mercado Libre fortalece su operación en Mendoza con envíos aéreos, un nuevo centro logístico y oficinas

First-party Mercado Libre or Mercado Pago news in Spanish. Country-specific products and merchant services do not imply availability in every Latin American market.

Customs Notice 26-23: United States Surtax Order ( 2026 )

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Profound vs. Scrunch: Which AEO tool fits your team?

If you’re comparing Profound vs. Scrunch, the buying decision usually comes down to where your AEO workflow stalls, not which tool tracks more answer engines. Both Profound and Scrunch measure how AI answers cite your brand, but they’re bui

Uber Deploys OpenAI Agents to All 30,000 Employees

Uber has made OpenAI’s ChatGPT Work available to all its 30,000 employees around the world after initially piloting it with 1,000 employees, OpenAI said in a Thursday (Oct. 22) press release. ChatGPT Work is an agent designed to take on com

How to build an AI agent: from goal to live deployment

Building an AI agent is a multi-step process. Marketers need to define the agent’s task, connect approved data and tools, and set limits on its actions. Once they master the basics, anyone — marketers, sales reps, or customer teams — can bu

Credit Card Delinquencies Creep Up to 2.6% Among Major Issuers

Credit card delinquencies crept up in September, while net charge-offs declined, according to the latest edition of Seeking Alpha’s Credit Pulse, released Thursday (Oct. 22). This report tracks monthly delinquency and charge-off rates at se

Banks Add AI Agents, Keep Their 40-Year-Old Cores

Banks keep their core systems because replacing them is costly and disruptive. Keeping them carries its own price. Employees work across fragmented applications, repeat manual steps and rely on expensive integrations. Fifty-two percent of f

Nvidia and Reflection Make Open Models Enterprise-Ready

Chinese labs have led the open-weight artificial intelligence (AI) race for most of the year. This week, the U.S. stacked up its own entries, with Nvidia and Reflection releasing models built for enterprise work. DeepSeek and MiniMax respon

Natural Grocers Recalls Natural Grocers Brand Organic 2 Pound Mung Beans Due to Potential Presence of Foreign Material

FDA-hosted company recall notices and safety alerts for FDA-regulated products in the United States. Match product, lot, market and notice date; a company announcement is distinct from an FDA enforcement decision.

David’s Bridal plans to spin off its AI-powered Pearl platform

In 2025, David’s Bridal’s Shopify transition paved the way for an agentic artificial intelligence (AI) reimagining of its Pearl wedding planner — and now, the company has plans to spin off Pearl as its own entity. K&F Growth Acquisition Cor

Wyndham Deploys AI Agents to Boost Hotel Bookings and Cut Franchisee Costs

Hotel franchising company Wyndham Hotels & Resorts offers artificial intelligence (AI) tools across the guest experience and has found that they improve franchisees’ top lines, reduce operating costs and enhance the guest experience, the co

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