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Announcing Project ProtoStar: Making Publicly Funded Science AI-Ready

Welcome Le Chonk: Mistral Large 4 on Hugging Face

Introducing AnySpeechRecognizer and AnyDecisionModel: Open Models for Speech and Decisions on Apple Platforms

Global Review 2026 spotlights partnerships for trade and development

"Developing economies seeking trade success need stronger partnerships with all stakeholders," WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said in her opening remarks at the 2026 Global Review on 29 October, marking 20 years of the Aid for Tra

Happen Doubles Loan Issuance Through App as Deposits Grow 22%

Borrowers who came to Happen to pay off credit cards are giving the bank additional sources of business through their savings. Happen, formerly known as LendingClub, reported that deposits grew 22% from a year earlier to $11.5 billion in th

184-2026: Expansion/Improvement of Class 14.3 Approved Arrangement Proof of Concept (PoC) implementation in November 2026

29 October 2026 Who does this notice affect? Biosecurity Industry Participants operating under Class 14.3 Approved Arrangement conditions who are part of a Proof of Concept (PoC) commencing in November 2026. What has changed? The Class 14.3

Paysafe Expands Digital Wallet Across Entire Euro Zone

PaysafeWallet is now available in all euro area markets, after being expanded in Eastern Europe, Paysafe said in a Wednesday (Oct. 28) press release. PaysafeWallet is a digital wallet that can be accessed through the PaysafeCard app. It bri

October 29 E-commerce Morning Brief: EU to Mandate Declaration of Product Identification Codes Starting November 1; Fliggy Double 11 Staycation Single Store Exceeds Ten Million

36Kr Global · Events | Full agenda and speaker lineup released for 2026 Beijing International Commercial Legal Day

On October 30, the 2026 Beijing International Commercial Legal Day will be held at the Beijing Kunlun Hotel, focusing on the three major dispute resolution mechanisms of litigation, arbitration, and mediation, and exploring the integration of law and business and the application of legal technology. The full agenda and

Damodaran: The Prospectus Arrives: My (but not the) Anthropic IPO Valuation!

Prof. Aswath Damodaran writes: I am a dabbler, by nature, moving on from topic to topic, but this year, I have spent more time than usual on AI, but that is because it seems to be part of almost every business or economy related story. I tr

Aurora adds 500-truck Charger MOU toward 30,000-truck goal

Aurora Innovation signed a nonbinding MOU with Charger Logistics for up to 500 driverless trucks, adding to a carrier-owned pipeline Aurora needs to hit its 2030 targets. The post Aurora adds 500-truck Charger MOU toward 30,000-truck goal a

C.H Robinson and Landstar stock prices slammed; insurance costs a factor

Strong financial numbers released between Tuesday and Wednesday by C.H. Robinson and Landstar were overshadowed on Wall Street by concern over one particular issue: insurance. Landstar kicked off the issue Tuesday afternoon with its third q

PNC Bank to Expand Small Business Offerings With Embedded ADP Payroll

PNC Bank and ADP have partnered to embed ADP’s payroll and human resources capabilities in PNC’s digital banking platform, ADP said in a Wednesday (Oct. 28) press release. This integration will enable PNC’s small business clients to manage

FedEx Reports Strong Third Quarter Results

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

Microsoft earnings press release available on Investor Relations website

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Evernote turns AI-driven discovery into paid subscriptions

Evernote used ChatGPT Ads to introduce its note-taking app to people working with AI. The team tracked how often free trials led to paid subscriptions.

Official Statistics: UK trade in goods by business characteristics 2025

UK overseas trade statistics (OTS) trade in goods data has been linked with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) business statistics.

RBC Blocks Third-Party Personal AI Agents Over Fraud Risks

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has decided to block third-party personal AI agents from direct access to online banking and other RBC digital properties due to concerns about fraud and consumer harm, the bank told its customers in an article po

AI at work: Employees, employers may not be on the same page

A study from Dayforce highlights workers’ fears about how AI use might make their work life worse.

OppFi Revenue Dips 3.8% Amid Muted Borrower Sentiment

OppFi is focusing on flexible credit, tech upgrades and its banking ambitions amid persistent inflation and cooling consumer sentiment. The digital lending platform touted these new offerings Wednesday (Oct. 28) as it released third-quarter

How One Trucker Turned One Video A Day Into Billions Of Views, And What It Cost Him

Larry Cothran did not set out to become what he now calls the number one trucking content creator in the world, he set out to post one video a day and then simply refused to stop, and that stubborn daily discipline, showing up on Facebook,

Foundry Raises $100 Million to Boost Manufacturing Footprint

Autonomous factory company Foundry Robotics is planning an expansion of its manufacturing footprint after raising $100 million. The company said its Series A round, announced Wednesday (Oct. 28), will allow it to build out its facility in E

Distributed training with Ray Train DLCs and EFA on EKS

The Ray Train Deep Learning Container ships the full CUDA-through-EFA stack, so you build no image. This post walks through a reproducible sample that fine-tunes Qwen2.5-1.5B with PyTorch FSDP across eight GPUs on two EFA-enabled g6.12xlarg

Under-pressure UK transport and logistics firms “dodge Budget bullet”

UK logistics groups welcomed the decision in today’s new budget to maintain a 5p-per-litre fuel duty cut and avoid planned increases, and ensuring warehouse rates do not rise, but there have also been warnings that businesses continue to fa