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eBay announces second round of layoffs this year, plans to cut 9% of staff, about 1,000 employees

CISMEA's Li Jinhu: From online bestsellers to securing shelf space in European and American supermarkets, Chinese brands must pass four hurdles

Which brands inspire the strongest conviction in Thailand?

Shopee leads a top 10 spanning marketplaces, convenience stores and sportswear. The post Which brands inspire the strongest conviction in Thailand? appeared first on Inside Retail Asia.

36Kr Global · Insights | From first order to large-scale promotion, how Agsdon captures every order in the Southeast Asian market

First respond to local demand with products, then let consumers see the products, and finally ensure every order arrives smoothly.

Governments and Organizations Take Sites Offline to Patch Web Vulnerability

Many websites around the world were taken down as a precaution or for preventative maintenance Wednesday (Oct. 21) as organizations responded to the disclosure of a widespread web vulnerability, according to multiple media reports. As PYMNT

How can one account sell on 15 Latin American platforms?

Capture the other half of Latin America's online traffic

Well-known energy drink brand Monster Energy is enforcing its trademark rights!

October 22 E-commerce Morning Brief: Amazon plans to hire 300,000 employees for the holiday season; YTO Express third-quarter revenue 19.5 billion yuan, net profit up 39.1%

Trends from Money20/20 2026: The rise of “hidden” financial services

As fintech products become increasingly capable, the infrastructure behind them fades into the background. Three trends from Money20/20 show how stablecoins, agents, and always-on money are changing financial services.

AWS Executive Says 40% of European Startups Consider Leaving Region to Scale

An Amazon Web Services executive said Wednesday (Oct. 21) that nearly 4 in 10 European startups, and over half of the fastest-growing ones, have told the company that they would consider leaving the region to scale, Reuters reported Wednesd

Meta Slams New Mexico Business Climate After $25 Billion Verdict

Meta’s chief legal officer said Wednesday (Oct. 21) that it is “all but impossible to do business” in New Mexico after a court ordered the company to pay $25 billion in a case brought by the state’s attorney general. The case brought by New

UpdraftPlus WordPress Plugin Security Breach Enables Backdoor Attacks via @sejournal, @martinibuster

Hackers installed backdoors on WordPress sites using UpdraftPlus, putting over 3 million active installations at risk. The post UpdraftPlus WordPress Plugin Security Breach Enables Backdoor Attacks appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Booking.com Probe Exposes Travel Fraud Beyond Checkout

A traveler who has booked a real hotel can receive a fraudulent request containing the correct arrival date and reservation number. Criminals can use those details to demand payment information, warning that the room will otherwise be cance

Kohl’s leans into clearer pricing, gift bundles and Uber Eats for the holidays

Kohl's is emphasizing deeper discounts and delivery capabilities in its pitch to cash-strapped shoppers this holiday season.

BitGo Helps Kalshi Traders Leverage Crypto Without Exiting Holdings

Kalshi and BitGo Holdings have partnered to enable some Kalshi clients to use eligible cryptocurrencies to post collateral for leveraged perpetual futures trades, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Oct. 21). Under this collaboration, customers o

Google Reminds Sites To Serve A 503 During PHP Patch Downtime via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Taking a site offline to patch PHP? Serve a 503 from outside PHP and keep robots.txt reachable. Days of server errors may get URLs dropped. The post Google Reminds Sites To Serve A 503 During PHP Patch Downtime appeared first on Search Engi

Build multiple WooCommerce stores on a single WordPress installation

Conquer WooCommerce multi-store management with our essential guide from Saucal. Handle inventory syncing, automate marketing, and boost site performance.

The ‘Always Out Generation’ – Young adults away from home most of the week

New research from InPost UK reveals a growing disconnect between the way young adults live and the way parcels are delivered. Almost half of 18–30-year-olds surveyed are away from home during traditional 9am–5pm delivery hours at least four

Pennsylvania county becomes first in nation to pass paid parental leave

Allegheny County’s policy also applies to remote employees whose employers are based in other states.

Nearly $82M government grant targets rural job training

The U.S. Department of Labor said the initiative is designed to “address the critical workforce needs of employers in high-growth and emerging industries” in the region.

Klarna and FreshBooks Team to Bring BNPL to Small Businesses

Pay-later provider Klarna launched a new partnership with small business management software company FreshBooks, according to a Wednesday (Oct. 21) news release. The collaboration is designed to bring Klarna’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) paym

DSV’s Q3 air volumes hit by weak Europe and reduced Asia-Europe e-commerce

DSV’s airfreight business faced third quarter challenges including weak activity in Europe and reduced Asia Pacific-Europe e-commerce demand. Airfreight volumes fell by 3% to 560,890 tonnes in the third quarter compared to the third quarter

OpenAI Mobilizes Tech Firms to Fix Widespread Web Vulnerability

OpenAI led an effort over the past two months to fix “one of the most impactful security issues in recent memory,” the company said in a Wednesday (Oct. 21) blog post. The targets of this effort were critical vulnerabilities in PHP, an open

Rank Tracking Broke In September – The Future Is Measured By Brand & Revenue via @sejournal, @TaylorDanRW

Measure SEO beyond keyword positions with brand visibility, AI citations, and revenue as rank tracking outages expose gaps in traditional reporting. The post Rank Tracking Broke In September – The Future Is Measured By Brand & Revenue appea