Manus is reportedly in talks to close a $500M funding round that would value the company at roughly $4 billion. The move comes just months after the company’s planned merger with Meta collapsed, forcing it to chart its own path forward. For a market that watches every major AI and software deal closely, this signals […]
FedEx is rolling out new demand surcharges on packages arriving in the United States from Canada, Europe and several other regions, adding another layer of cost to cross-border shipping just as peak season ramps up. The FedEx import surcharges also extend to China-to-U.S. volume, which has already been under pressure from shifting trade rules. For […]
Macy’s is taking its AI inventory replenishment tool out of the testing phase and rolling it out more broadly across its stores. The forecasting system, which had been running as a pilot, is now being positioned as a core part of how the retailer manages stock levels. The move signals growing confidence that machine-driven forecasting […]
A fresh AI model called Jev, built by a name closely tied to the origins of ChatGPT, is generating real excitement among developers. Early reactions suggest this AI model for small business applications could make advanced software intelligence dramatically cheaper and faster to deploy. That combination matters a great deal for smaller companies that have […]
Target has pointed to supplier energy transitions as the most effective lever for achieving scope 3 reductions across its supply chain. The retailer highlighted programs like Forward Renew, run in partnership with Schneider Electric, as evidence that helping vendors shift to cleaner energy sources delivers the biggest cuts to upstream carbon output. For a company […]
Two very different retail moves this week point to the same underlying idea: a marketplace diversification strategy is becoming a survival tool rather than a nice-to-have. Beyond Inc., the parent company behind Bed Bath & Beyond, is exploring a credit union through its Neighborhood Intelligence arm, aiming to make home ownership easier for shoppers. Meanwhile, […]
Cybersecurity and compliance startup Comp AI has closed a $34 million Series A round led by Roo Capital and Grand Ventures, signaling growing investor confidence in agentic security compliance tools built for modern businesses. Rather than treating compliance as a once-a-year audit scramble, Comp AI is betting that companies want systems that watch, flag, and […]
The Port of Charleston is deepening its footprint across the Southeast through a new intermodal rail service developed with Norfolk Southern. The daily connection to Huntsville, Alabama, gives shippers a faster, more direct route between the coast and inland manufacturing hubs. For businesses that depend on predictable freight movement, this kind of expansion is more […]
Lowe’s recently expanded the responsibilities of its chief marketing officer, Jen Wilson, to include Lowes.com and the company’s third party Marketplace. The move folds digital commerce into a portfolio that already covers retail media, loyalty, and personalization. It is a small organizational change on paper, but it says a lot about how seriously large retailers […]
A hearing aid startup called Fortell just closed a $163 million funding round backed by Founders Fund, Thrive Capital, and Valor Equity, among others. The company was built by Matthew de Jonge, who spent six years asking a simple but pointed question: why do people happily wear glasses in public but resist putting on hearing […]
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