FORT LAUDERDALE – October 28, 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.

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.

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.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – October 07, 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.

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.

Sunnyvale – September 30, 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.