Chicago – October 29, 2026 -- Chainsight, an AI-native supply chain consulting firm, has appointed Tom Lin, a data and AI executive with more than 25 years of experience, as Managing Partner of Data & AI. The hire expands the firm's analytics and AI capabilities for manufacturers, distributors and retailers.

Lin most recently served as Senior Vice President of Consulting at Wavicle Data Solutions, which was acquired by Deloitte. There he led industry practices delivering data and AI solutions to manufacturing and distribution customers.

BOSTON – October 29, 2026 -- New England Consulting Partners (NECP) has promoted Anastasia Chertova, 20, to Senior Business Analyst three years after she joined the turnaround advisory firm as a 17-year-old intern.

MILWAUKEE – October 29, 2026 -- Wipfli has named resilience researcher Courtney Clark as keynote speaker for the 2027 Stronger to Serve Conference, set for July 12-15, 2027, at the Anaheim Marriott in Anaheim, California. It will be the event's first year in Anaheim.

ATLANTA – October 29, 2026 -- CallRail has launched Market Insights, a feature that benchmarks a business's lead performance against industry peers at no additional cost, drawing on more than 130 million daily touchpoints across its network of over 225,000 businesses.

The tool addresses a gap between data volume and interpretation. An 80% call answer rate may look strong in isolation, yet still trail similar businesses. Without a comparison, marketers cannot tell whether a result reflects their own performance or an industry-wide trend.

Frankfurt am Main – October 29, 2026 -- Agile Heroes GmbH plans to offer its AI training courses to companies eligible for state funding, with subsidies covering up to 100 percent of course costs and up to 75 percent of wage costs during training. The offer depends on a certification the company has yet to complete.

Dublin, California – October 29, 2026 -- TriNet Group (NYSE: TNET) reported a 5% year-over-year decline in third-quarter revenue to $1.2 billion, while worksite employees fell 11% to approximately 295,000, yet the HR outsourcing provider reaffirmed its full-year 2026 guidance.

Earnings and margins contract year over year

Net income fell to $31 million, or $0.65 per diluted share, from $34 million, or $0.70, a year earlier. Adjusted Net Income dropped to $44 million ($0.94 per diluted share) from $55 million ($1.11).

BOSTON – October 29, 2026 -- VUE Health, an independent healthcare advertising agency serving emerging biopharma companies, has been named Healthcare Advertising Agency of the Year 2026 by Healthcare Business Review, which also made the agency its cover story. Founder and CEO Kathryn Wilson was separately named one of the Top 10 Inspiring Women Entrepreneurs to Watch in 2026 in an MSN feature.

NEW YORK – October 29, 2026 -- Forty percent of enterprises now allow AI systems to execute decisions without human approval, at least to a moderate degree, while 23% say accountability is unclear when AI produces a negative outcome, according to the Deloitte AI Institute's latest "State of AI in the Enterprise" report.

The survey covered 3,500 director to C-suite leaders across 25 countries and six industries, all directly involved in their companies' AI initiatives. It was conducted between May and June 2026.

Singapore – October 29, 2026 -- YYForce Inc. (NASDAQ: YFOR) is targeting US$20 million in revenue from its Malaysian operations in fiscal 2027, roughly 100% above management's expectation of about US$10 million for FY2026.

The target follows new service agreements signed by the Malaysian subsidiary with international hotel operators, alongside continuing commercial service robotics deployments. The company stresses that the figure is a management objective, not revenue secured under signed contracts.

SUSSEX, Wis. – October 29, 2026 -- Quad/Graphics (NYSE: QUAD) raised the midpoint of its full-year 2026 Adjusted Annual Net Sales Change guidance from -3% to -2%, after third-quarter Net Sales of $587 million held essentially flat against $588 million a year earlier.

Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share rose 13% to $0.35 from $0.31. Net Earnings fell to $6 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, from $10 million, or $0.21, on higher restructuring, impairment and transaction-related charges, net.