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The Costs You Can’t See in Packaged Goods Supply Chains

FreightWaves and G3 Logistics are hosting a free Oct. 15 webinar on the hidden costs eroding margin in packaged goods supply chains. Register now to learn how supply chain leaders are identifying, quantifying and governing the exceptions qu

Zim lifts profit forecast 72% on strong demand

Liner operator Zim raised its 2026 earnings guidance, citing strong demand and rising freight rates. The post Zim lifts profit forecast 72% on strong demand appeared first on FreightWaves.

Climbing intermodal rail volumes more than treble commodities traffic gains

Metals, petroleum, and forest products helped U.S. railroads to more weekly freight gains, alongside notable intermodal improvement. The post Climbing intermodal rail volumes more than treble commodities traffic gains appeared first on Frei

Logistics firms to pay $2M to settle hiring discrimination cases

Birchstone Management and Mile Hi Companies will pay a combined $2 million to resolve cases alleging discriminatory hiring practices. The post Logistics firms to pay $2M to settle hiring discrimination cases appeared first on FreightWaves.

Yellow Corp., Teamsters settle on WARN Act claims

Former Yellow Corp. workers will receive a reduced portion of their WARN Act claims, according to a Tuesday Teamsters memo. The post Yellow Corp., Teamsters settle on WARN Act claims appeared first on FreightWaves.

Is Trucking Capacity Coming Back? Why New Capacity Isn’t Entering the 2026 Freight Market

Tender rejections are up 268% in three years while volume is up 9%. SONAR data shows why new trucking capacity isn't entering the 2026 market. The post Is Trucking Capacity Coming Back? Why New Capacity Isn’t Entering the 2026 Freight Marke

Union Pacific CEO ‘99.99%’ confident rail merger will win approval

Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena expects regulators to approve the $85 billion Norfolk Southern merger, saying it would speed freight service and improve competition with trucking. The post Union Pacific CEO ‘99.99%’ confident rail merger will wi

Introducing Falcon ASR

Introducing Playground: Create and play custom games

Playground is a new experimental gaming platform that lets you create, play, and share custom games.

Helping teens learn, plan, and shape the future of AI

College Planner is coming to ChatGPT for Teens to help students manage college applications, alongside new flashcards, quizzes, and a teen AI council.

Radisson Hotel Group brings hotel discovery into ChatGPT

Radisson partnered with Accenture to build a ChatGPT plugin using OpenAI technology, helping travelers find, compare, and book hotels while planning their trips.

Yahoo Mail vs. Gmail: Which should you use? [2026]

Gmail and Yahoo Mail (a.k.a. Yahoo! Mail a.k.a. Ymail) are two of the biggest email providers. While the stats are hard to verify and seldom updated, Google's Gmail is reportedly responsible for over a third of opened emails and has 3 billi

The 8 best platforms to create and sell online courses in 2026

Anyone can share knowledge as quickly and easily as you can upload a video to YouTube. But to explore a topic in depth, build a community, earn an income, or grow your business by selling online courses? That takes a more robust setup to he

How to use Gemini: A detailed beginner's guide

Gemini, Google's AI chatbot, offers all the same features you'd expect from any AI chatbot: it can browse the web, conduct in-depth research, analyze and visualize data, generate AI images and videos—you name it, it can do it. But, for my m

Rules of Origin Committee reviews LDC preferences, shares best practices

The WTO Committee on Rules of Origin (CRO) met on 7-8 October to review developments in preferential rules of origin for least-developed countries (LDCs), hear updates from preference-granting members, and exchange experiences on origin adm

Services bodies spotlight Public Forum, remittance costs and development issues

At meetings held from 7 to 9 October, the WTO Council for Trade in Services and the Committee on Trade in Financial Services commended the fruitful discussions on services trade at the 2026 Public Forum, continued discussions on transparenc

GPT-6 and Intelligent UI for everyone

GPT‑6 is rolling out globally in ChatGPT with Intelligent UI, delivering faster responses with visuals and interactive experiences you can explore and use directly.

Introducing Claude Haiku 5.5

First-party AI product update. Check the original model, tool access and deployment conditions.

172-2026: Have Your Say on the import pathway for assistance animals (cats and dogs)

07 October 2026 Who does this notice affect? This notice affects anyone involved in or with an interest in the importation of live assistance animals (cats or dogs only) into Australia, including importers, pet transport agents and departme

Tax Administration EU Summit (TADEUS) took place in Dublin

On 6 and 7 October 2026, the Tax Administration EU Summit (TADEUS) took place in Dublin, hosted by the Revenue Irish Tax and Customs.

Atlassian and OpenAI expand partnership to turn enterprise knowledge into action

Atlassian and OpenAI are expanding their partnership to connect frontier models with enterprise knowledge and help teams plan, build, and deliver work.

FedEx Dataworks and Stripe to Join Forces to Reduce Friction in Global Commerce for SMBs

First-party carrier update. Verify the original service geography, shipping conditions and effective date.

Premier Alliance joins Red Sea return – October 6, 2026 Update

Weekly highlights Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index Air rates – Freightos Air Index Analysis Some recent estimations have Middle East crude oil exports – via the Strait of Hormuz and alternatives – approaching pre-war levels, with crude

Sharing AI progress in mathematics

OpenAI publishes new results on open problems in mathematics from an internal frontier model and shares Lean proof formalizations and research details on GitHub.