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Reddit pitches its 1,300 gaming-related communities to brands

The company said that in-app conversations “created and shaped by real players” can drive engagement and influence purchasing decisions.

Estée Lauder CEO praises travel retail, online sales as Q1 net sales grow 6%

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. reported increases in online sales in Asia and in its travel retail business during the company’s fiscal first quarter ended Sept. 30. The Health & Beauty brand raised its outlook for fiscal 2027, citing impr

OCC Opens Stablecoin Issuance Path for Community Banks

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency set out how community banks can issue stablecoins through subsidiaries. Small lenders already have a way to test the technology on payments they make today by using coins issued and redeemed by

November 4 E-commerce Morning Brief: Chicecream resumes sales; Amazon Europe site cancels monthly settlement statements

First look: GXO Logistics Q3 revenue hits $3.6B

GXO Logistics reported a 5.7% increase in third-quarter revenue to $3.59 billion as new business wins surged 34% and its sales pipeline reached a record $3.1 billion. The post First look: GXO Logistics Q3 revenue hits $3.6B appeared first o

Crypto Lobbies for Looser Rules as Stolen Billions Disappear

The scales of cryptocurrency’s existential crisis regarding traditional finance and decentralized finance were always going to be tipped by crime. They’ve gotten a nearly $7 billion push since Friday (Oct. 30). A mysterious series of transf

Irregular Says Human Error Allowed OpenAI and Anthropic AI Model Escapes

The hacking incidents in which artificial intelligence models from Anthropic, OpenAI, Meta and Google escaped a testing environment overseen by security company Irregular were caused by human error, Irregular Co-Founder and CEO Dan Lahav sa

Walmart in $6B Symbiotic deal to automate warehouses

Walmart is investing heavily to automate more big warehouse facilities. The post Walmart in $6B Symbiotic deal to automate warehouses appeared first on FreightWaves.

Apollo’s Record AI Lending Begins to Rival Banking Giants

Apollo Global’s lending reportedly hit a record $114 billion during the quarter thanks to its AI funding efforts. That figure marked a 50% increase over the private capital group’s second quarter lending, the Financial Times (FT) reported T

Walmart-Backed OnePay Lets Customers Turn Stablecoins Into Checking Dollars

Walmart-backed OnePay is letting customers deposit stablecoins straight into their checking accounts, where the money arrives as U.S. dollars. The move puts a mainstream consumer FinTech app right where crypto earnings meet everyday spendin

How to build an email list: 15 ecommerce strategies for 2026

To build an email list from scratch, follow a four-step framework: foundation, on-site and off-site capture, welcome flow automation, as well as list hygiene… The post How to build an email list: 15 ecommerce strategies for 2026 appeared fi

Google’s Search Volume Is About 5x ChatGPT’s, OpenAI Says via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

ChatGPT's search-like queries equal about a fifth of Google's volume, its maker says, counting each question that sends it to the web. Traffic data differs. The post Google’s Search Volume Is About 5x ChatGPT’s, OpenAI Says appeared first o

Walmart’s Updated AI Agent Turns Pictures Into Shopping Lists

Walmart’s artificial intelligence (AI) shopping agent, Sparky, can now use images uploaded by the user to answer questions or create shopping lists, Walmart said in a Friday (Oct. 30) press release. These are two of several new capabilities

China Prepares to Impose New Safety Standards for AI Firms

China is reportedly set to establish wide-ranging standards for artificial intelligence (AI) safety. That’s according to a report Tuesday (Nov. 3) from Bloomberg News, which said these measures would be among the most thorough guidelines to

Goldman Benches Its Vibe Coders While BNY Lets Everyone Build

Goldman Sachs has restricted Anthropic’s Claude Code and Microsoft’s GitHub coding tools largely to engineers and quantitative specialists, PYMNTS reported Monday (Nov. 2), citing Bloomberg. The change reverses a rollout that let employees

Truist Debuts Enhancements For Merchant Services Solutions

Truist has announced several new enhancements to its merchant services offerings. These enhancements cover how “businesses select solutions, onboard, access insights, manage payments and serve customers across multiple channels,” the bank s

Employee engagement falls to lowest level in 15 years, Gallup finds

The biggest declines came from hybrid and remote employees at companies that had adopted artificial intelligence, according to the pollster.

Revolve Reports Breach of Fashion Retail Platform

Online fashion retailer Revolve is the latest company to suffer a data breach, Security Week reported Monday (Nov. 2). Revolve notified at least 200,000 people that their personal and payment card information was stolen in the September bre

Social media search engines: How to use them in 2026

Social media search engines like TikTok, Instagram, and LinkedIn rank content differently than Google. Learn how each works, plus tips! The post Social media search engines: How to use them in 2026 appeared first on Social Media Marketing &

Workday Simplifies Employee Access to Chime for Direct Deposit

Employees of firms that use Workday’s human resources, finance and IT platform can now select Chime within Workday for direct deposit, without manually entering their account details, Chime said in a Tuesday (Nov. 3) press release. Employee

Trucking group’s lawsuit threatens to upend federal carrier registration system

The Small Business in Transportation Coalition is challenging the legality of the federal Uniform Crime Reporting system as its operators warn that a successful lawsuit could disrupt registration fees and state motor carrier safety funding.

Hotels Cash In on Business Travel as Airlines Struggle

Corporate travel’s comeback is showing up strong across quarterly earnings. But the bottom-line wins aren’t showing up in the travel and entertainment sector’s traditional heavyweight categories. While airlines continue to contend with fuel

Google’s Q3 2026 Earnings Call: Search & AI Are Merging Into One Unified Product via @sejournal, @marie_haynes

SEOs, buckle up. Google says expect rapid improvement from recursive self-improvement, and Search is becoming an agent manager. The post Google’s Q3 2026 Earnings Call: Search & AI Are Merging Into One Unified Product appeared first on Sear

J.P. Morgan Payments Debuts Tool to Streamline Cash Application

J.P. Morgan Payments launched Receivables Matching, a tool designed to help clients streamline cash applications, according to a Monday (Nov. 2) press release. “Cash application has historically been a necessary but often labor-intensive pa