Cross-border intelligence

Google Offers Gemini Agent to Government Workers

After introducing an artificial intelligence (AI) agent for workers in the private sector, Google is shifting its focus to public employees. The tech giant on Tuesday (Oct. 20) announced the preview of its Gemini agent for government servic

Utah’s Healthcare AI Sandbox Tests Limits of Regulatory Oversight

Utah is expanding its artificial intelligence sandbox with three healthcare pilots. At the same time, regulators are developing answers to questions about patient protection, such as who bears liability when an automated system causes harm,

ALTK-Evolve: How learned memory tops the τ²-bench leaderboard on customer service tasks without a frontier model

Guidance: Open general export licence (export of dual-use items)

Licence permitting a wide range of dual-use listed items to a variety of destinations, including EU member states, the United States, and others.

Guidance: Open general export licence (military goods, software and technology: government or NATO end-use)

Licence for the export of military goods to a government or a NATO organisation in any of the destinations or countries listed in the OGEL.

Guidance: Open general export licence (military goods, software and technology)

Licence for the export of a wide range of military equipment to low-risk destinations.

Finsei Picks Thredd to Help Launch New Debit Offering

London-based payments firm Finsei has picked issuer processing platform Thredd to power its new Mastercard debit offering. “The partnership reflects a shared focus on simplifying an increasingly complex payments environment,” Thredd said in

Google Mandates Further Verification for US and Canada Financial Ads

Google is bringing to the United States and Canada a Financial Services Verification program that already protects 2 billion internet users in 42 countries from financial scam ads, the company said in a Tuesday (Oct. 20) blog post emailed t

How new capacity is raising rates in chaotic ocean market

Container rates rise as the Red Sea return threatens to worsen oversupply in 2027. The post How new capacity is raising rates in chaotic ocean market appeared first on FreightWaves.

Texas sues Nestlé’s Gerber over alleged heavy metals in baby food

Gerber says it employs “careful ingredient sourcing, supplier requirements, testing and quality controls" to reduce heavy metal levels in its products.

Anthropologie’s holiday marketing seeks to balance emotion, business impact

Sentimental ads and a creator-led social series are complemented by offerings like a new DoorDash partnership, CMO Barbra Sainsurin said.

Finastra Makes Trade Finance Technology More Accessible for Regional Banks

Finastra has launched a cloud-enabled solution designed to help U.S. banks digitize and automate their standby letter of credit (SBLC) flows, without having to deploy a full trade finance platform, the company said in a Monday (Oct. 19) pre

New-style tea drinks face elimination rounds—is the golden age over?

New-style tea drinks shift from a battle for growth to a game over existing stock.

Chocolate maker signs $6.6M sale-leaseback deal for warehouse site

The deal for Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory's Colorado facility, which also houses production operations and the company's headquarters, aims to cut existing debt.

"If you don't attend the Paris Motor Show, you won't sell anything"

More than 20 Chinese brands, twice as many as the previous edition. The Paris Motor Show increasingly resembles a European forward outpost for Chinese cars, and increasingly resembles a baseline test for European cars.

Anta's globalization is getting serious

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Freight broker Fura’s latest deal adds $30M in revenue

Freight broker Fura has acquired Road Dog Logistics, a truckload brokerage, expanding Fura's platform with an estimated $30 million in additional revenue. The post Freight broker Fura’s latest deal adds $30M in revenue appeared first on Fre

Butter Payments has been sold

The company was purchased last month, said its former chief executive, Charles Rosenblatt, who noted intensifying competitive pressures.

PayPal isn’t agile enough, CEO says

As part of his turnaround efforts, Enrique Lores said Monday the digital payments company requires faster decisions and clearer accountability.

Ramp seeks bank charter

Ramp's applied with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for a national trust bank charter on Friday.

How Whataburger’s CSCO diversified suppliers to curb inflation — and fought fires along the way

The burger chain has worked to diversify its partner network, as well as tackle the rising cost of beef and diesel fuel.

Nuclear-Powered Car Carriers Face a Reality Test

Hyundai Glovis and Liberty Global Logistics are studying nuclear-powered car carriers, but commercial approval, port access and costs remain unanswered. The post Nuclear-Powered Car Carriers Face a Reality Test appeared first on Logistics V

CargoAi launches new business intelligence tool

CargoAi has added a new business intelligence tool to bring together various features in a single dashboard. The tech firm said its CargoMART Strategic Hub allows decisions made at headquarters to feed through to local teams when searching

Australia Post expands freighter fleet ahead of holiday e-commerce rush

Qantas Freight and Australia Post are big proponents of the Airbus A321 converted freighter, which hasn’t gained widespread popularity. The post Australia Post expands freighter fleet ahead of holiday e-commerce rush appeared first on Freig