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CD&R and GTCR Launch $40 Billion Buyout Bid for Global Payments

Private investment firm CD&R and private equity group GTCR have teamed up on a joint bid to buy out card processor Global Payments, the Financial Times reported Friday (Oct. 30), citing unnamed sources. GTCR is Global Payments’ largest shar

Arkansas truck blitz nets 183 English violations, 44 arrests in 48 hours

A two-day Arkansas trucking enforcement blitz resulted in 183 English-language proficiency violations, 44 criminal arrests and 74 immigration violations. The post Arkansas truck blitz nets 183 English violations, 44 arrests in 48 hours appe

Workers are ‘habit hugging’ despite new training, survey finds

The term describes employees who don’t consistently use new work methods they’ve been trained on, representing a learning and development challenge, TalentLMS said.

UI extensions now support a larger number of locales

UI extensions no longer have a 256 KB limit on the combined size of their locale files. As of October 30, 2026, you can add more languages to an extension without hitting a combined size limit at deploy. This applies to all apps with UI ext

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European postal operators gear up for surge in holiday volume

Posten Bring in Norway and Deutsche Post in Germany are beefing up locker networks and taking other steps to ensure smooth delivery service for the holidays. The post European postal operators gear up for surge in holiday volume appeared fi

Amazon Fills the Prescription ChatGPT Can’t

Amazon is turning the app people open to reorder paper towels into the place they handle a sore throat, a refill and a weight loss prescription. When releasing its third-quarter earnings results Thursday (Oct. 29), Amazon said the number of

How Worldwide Express automated freight exceptions with Amazon Bedrock

Worldwide Express automated its less-than-truckload freight billing-exception process with a multi-agent solution built on Amazon Bedrock. Six months after launch, the company cut active exceptions by 75%, improved time-to-cash by four week

Covenant Logistics CEO expects double-digit truckload rate hikes in 2027

Covenant Logistics CEO David Parker expects another year of substantial truckload contract rate increases in 2027. The post Covenant Logistics CEO expects double-digit truckload rate hikes in 2027 appeared first on FreightWaves.

Configure the ChatGPT desktop app with Amazon Bedrock in AWS GovCloud (US)

The ChatGPT desktop app is now available on Amazon Bedrock in AWS GovCloud (US). This post walks through a controlled local deployment that routes model inference to Amazon Bedrock in AWS GovCloud (US-West) using API-mode sign-in, a managed

The RealReal Competes for the Decisions Behind Luxury Purchases

Luxury resale platform The RealReal reported record quarterly GMV, revenue and orders for the third quarter, prompting it to raise its full-year outlook, according to the company’s Q3 earnings call Thursday (Oct. 29). Revenue increased 19%

Florida Takes Unlikely Lead Role in State Push to Regulate AI

Florida is emerging as an aggressive regulator of artificial intelligence (AI) and major technology platforms, using litigation, child protection requirements and proposed safeguards to challenge the federal government’s preference for ligh

Deutsche Bank Warns AI Stock Selloff Threatens Dollar Safe-Haven Status

The current artificial intelligence (AI)-driven market correction could impact the dollar’s status as a haven asset, Deutsche Bank’s global head of FX strategy, George Saravelos, said in a Friday (Oct. 30) note to clients, Bloomberg reporte

Discord To Put Public Chats On Pages Search Engines Can Show via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Discord's most public servers will each have a web page that may carry AI summaries and some messages search engines can show. The post Discord To Put Public Chats On Pages Search Engines Can Show appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Throttling vs. Rate Limiting: Backoff Strategies for Workflows

Throttling versus rate limiting changes how you respond to API limits. See how Retry-After, exponential backoff, and jitter make retries more reliable.

What Is BLUF? How to Write Bottom Line Up Front (+ Free Rewriter Tool)

BLUF means bottom line up front: put your main point in the first sentence. Here's how to write it, with examples and a free BLUF rewriter. Read more ›

Louis Vuitton merchant to lead Bergdorf Goodman

It’s full circle for Lanessa Elrod, who had previous stints at all three Exemplar Luxury Group banners — Bergdorf, Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus.

Top 10 Sprinklr competitors and alternatives for 2026

Sprinklr competitors too pricey or slow to roll out? Compare 10 top alternatives (Hootsuite, Brandwatch, Meltwater, Sprout) on features, pricing, and team fit. The post Top 10 Sprinklr competitors and alternatives for 2026 appeared first on

Vitality Works Inc. Recalls 365 Whole Foods Market Ashwagandha Capsules Sold Nationwide Due to Potential Salmonella Contamination

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.

Amazon CEO says retail business is being slept on

Andy Jassy spoke in depth about AWS and AI during a Q3 earnings call, but reiterated the importance of the company’s store progress.

Track with Shop expands to Japan and Singapore

Buyers with a shipping address in Japan or Singapore will now see prompts to track their orders with Shop. If your store is eligible and has Track with Shop enabled, these buyers will see a Track with Shop button on your thank you page, ord

Gift Card line_item_id will become read-only in REST Admin API version 2027-01

In REST Admin API version 2027-01 and later, the line_item_id property on the Gift Card resource is read-only. Shopify ignores the property in create and update requests. Remove it from those requests before you upgrade. What changed In RES

New trusted vault origin signal in Payments Apps API

The Payments Apps API 2027-01 release candidate adds payment_method.data.trusted_vault_origin to credit card payment and verification requests. Payment app developers can use this optional Boolean to handle missing CVV for cards from a vaul

Looking for the Best AdTech Company? 5 Criteria RTB House Meets in 2027

Sponsor content is created on behalf of and in collaboration with RTB House by DigitalCommerce360. Our editorial staff is not involved in the creation of the sponsored content. Selecting an AdTech partner in 2027 requires evaluating algorit