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FORT LAUDERDALE – October 29, 2026 -- iBusiness Funding has integrated its digital SBA financing capabilities into the Amazon seller experience, connecting eligible sellers with its network of U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)-approved lenders. The announcement follows Amazon's recent introduction of the offering to its seller community.

AI workflows to handle the SBA loan process

Three proprietary tools, LenderAI, Lendsey AI-powered workflows and Platform0, anchor the program. According to iBusiness Funding, they cover document collection, application processing, compliance review, underwriting workflows and borrower communication.

The company says the automation is meant to speed up the seller experience while keeping the compliance and credit standards required by the SBA and participating lenders.

Columbus – – October 19, 2026 -- American Electric Power (AEP) has signed a joint development agreement with X-energy to evaluate a 960-megawatt advanced nuclear project at a former coal plant site in Sullivan County, Indiana, with Amazon funding the development phase and intending to buy the output under a long-term contract.

Amazon would cover facility and operating costs for the length of its contract

Amazon is supporting development through a funding agreement. If the project reaches a final investment decision and proceeds to construction and commercial operation, Amazon plans to purchase the power and cover the costs of the facility and its operations for the contract term. AEP Chairman, President and CEO Bill Fehrman said the agreements with Amazon and X-energy provide the capital protections and financial safeguards AEP has called essential for any nuclear project to proceed.

Plover, Wisconsin – October 12, 2026 -- Amazon has returned as a Gold Partner of the Women In Trucking Association (WIT) and has appointed Janelle Bubnes, senior regional transportation manager, to represent it on the WIT Board of Directors. Amazon first became a Gold Partner in 2019.

Bubnes joins WIT board to help set strategic direction

Bubnes will help guide the association's strategic direction and work alongside fellow board members on WIT's mission and initiatives.

Lana Nichols, WIT's interim president and CEO, said Amazon's support and Bubnes' industry expertise will help strengthen WIT's efforts and expand its impact across the trucking industry.

Bubnes said Amazon will bring its scale and its people to the effort, and described WIT as providing the community, visibility and advocacy the industry needs.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – October 08, 2026 -- Duke Energy has reached a settlement with North Carolina regulators and major tech firms that forces data centers and other large-load customers to pay upfront for all grid connection costs, shielding existing ratepayers from the expense of the state's data center boom.

Settlement expands cost protections to a wider pool of large-load customers

The agreement, filed with North Carolina Public Staff, lowers the threshold for mandatory customer protections from 100 megawatts to 50 megawatts with an 80% load factor. It applies to any electric service agreement signed after October 08, 2026, at Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress, the utility's two North Carolina subsidiaries.

New York – October 06, 2026 -- tm:rw has converted its 22,000 sq ft Times Square flagship into nine branded live-shopping studios, broadcasting a single unbroken livestream on TikTok Shop that lets viewers buy products in real time as they are demonstrated on the shop floor.

Nine studios host eleven partner brands in one continuous broadcast

The event, called tm:rw Studios, began at 6:30 PM ET with hosts and creators moving between studios dedicated to eleven brands: TDM, Whoop, HoverAir, Cozyla, Robosen, Amazon, Anker, Memomind, AEKE, Target Darts and SIQ. Each brand's products appeared on screen as they were demonstrated, with studio-exclusive drops, giveaways and deals available only while the stream was live. Creators and co-hosts included Nick Kosir, Maria Pratt and Pablo Velasco.

Sunnyvale – October 01, 2026 -- Synopsys projects fiscal 2027 revenue of $11.15 billion at the midpoint of guidance, a roughly 15% year-over-year increase, the company told investors at its 2026 Investor Day in New York.

The chip-design software maker also plans to repurchase approximately $1 billion of its own shares over the coming months, part of a broader commitment to return up to 50% of free cash flow to shareholders after reinvesting in the business.

Rock Tavern, N.Y. – September 30, 2026 -- Amazon warehouse workers at the SWF1 facility in Rock Tavern, New York, launched an unfair labor practice strike, escalating a monthslong dispute over workplace safety that management has failed to resolve.

Workers cite dangerous conveyor speeds and untrained reassignments

Employees say Amazon's conveyor belt speeds create hazardous conditions, forcing staff to sort items amid aisles cluttered with packages and dodge falling parcels. The company's labor sharing policy reclassifies workers into new departments without adequate training, according to strikers, while unfair productivity write-ups compound the pressure on the floor.

Mukilteo, Wash. – September 25, 2026 -- The Inner Circle has named Derreck D. Travers a Lifetime member, citing his management of $3.18 billion in cumulative supply chain budgets and $576 million in documented year-over-year cost savings and revenue growth across a career spanning Amazon, Saks and SmartKargo.

Travers led AMZL rollout across seven countries with 346 personnel

Travers oversaw the global deployment of Amazon's in-house last-mile delivery network, AMZL, across seven countries. His logistics oversight extended to 18 countries and 38 states, coordinating more than 346 personnel and supporting services for airlines including Delta Air Lines.

Singapore – September 23, 2026 -- Green Fuel Forward (GFF), the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) demand-aggregation initiative launched by GenZero and the World Economic Forum (WEF) in May 2025, has expanded its Steering Committee and added Amazon, Bain & Company, and Temasek Trust as members, pushing total membership to 48 companies.

New Steering Committee members bring procurement and investment expertise

The Center for Green Market Activation (GMA) and the Singapore Sustainable Aviation Fuel Company (SAFCo) joined founding member GenZero on GFF's Steering Committee, announced during Green Markets Day at New York Climate Week. The expanded committee combines investment, demand-aggregation, procurement and market-development capabilities as GFF shifts from market awareness toward facilitating corporate SAF and SAF certificate (SAFc) transactions across Asia.

Arlington, Va. – September 20, 2026 -- Visual Studio IntelliCode leads the 2026 AI Code Generation Emotional Footprint Report from Info-Tech Research Group with a Net Emotional Footprint (NEF) score of +95, the highest among six vendors recognized for user trust and satisfaction in the category.

Six vendors earn Champion status based on verified user feedback

Info-Tech Research Group, drawing on data from its SoftwareReviews platform, ranked GitHub Platform second at +94 NEF for efficient performance, tied with Amazon Q Developer, which scored +94 NEF for unique features. ChatGPT and Bito AI each posted +93 NEF, recognized respectively for continually improving features and caring customer service. Replit AI rounded out the list at +92 NEF for reliable performance.