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Logistics company OneRail is launching a platform using Nvidia’s artificial intelligence software to help retailers make faster decisions on the most efficient delivery options at scale, CNBC has learned.The new platform, called OmniStar, allows retailers to use AI to evaluate all of their delivery options and identify the best one for each individual order, using OneRail’s proprietary data.The last-mile delivery company told CNBC the new platform will allow smaller companies to deliver at scale and improve margins to compete with the retail giants of the world, including Amazon and Walmart. As e-commerce grows, retailers have had to keep up with…

In this file photo, election workers stack ballots that were picked up at a U.S. Postal Service office to be processed in 2020 in Provo, Utah. George Frey/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption George Frey/Getty Images The U.S. Postal Service could “derail” the midterm election if it continues rushing out “untested” technology as part of President Trump’s push to restrict mail-in voting, a newly released whistleblower report warns. With voting by mail for the midterms set to officially start this week, key parts of the USPS plan for carrying out Trump’s directives, including requirements for states to comply, remain blocked…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Abhinav Bohra, a senior applied scientist at Amazon. He’s in his 30s and lives in Seattle. The following has been edited for length and clarity.For most of my career, everything I built lived and died inside Amazon.I joined Amazon in 2019 as a data scientist and eventually became a senior applied scientist in 2024. My background is in AI recommendation systems, and I work on models that help determine which products shoppers see on Amazon.While I was building a reputation inside the company, I wasn’t building much of one outside it.…

Registered nurses, data scientists, and accountants and auditors are high-paying roles that are projected to add many jobs over the next decade.The Bureau of Labor Statistics released new job projections on Thursday, showing how hundreds of occupations may evolve between 2025 and 2035. Employment of nurse practitioners could boom over that time, while telemarketers and order clerks could shrink.Business Insider combined the latest projections with median annual wages from the BLS for May 2025 to rank high-paying jobs projected to grow. We considered roles high-paying if they typically pay at least $75,000, and we didn’t set a minimum for projected…

MrBeast is the king of stunts. His next big challenge? Convincing his more than 500 million YouTube subscribers to log off and read a book.On Tuesday, the content creator released his first novel, “The Most Dangerous Games,” coauthored with bestselling writer James Patterson. As of Tuesday morning, the book was available for pre-sale and sitting at No. 12 on Amazon’s new releases list. It was No. 73 on Amazon’s overall book list.”Having the name MrBeast attached to any book is going to get it a ton of immediate awareness and interest,” said Matt Kaye, cofounder and CEO of Bindery Books,…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Craig Levey, an employment law attorney in Boston, about how employees can request leave from work for mental health reasons. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I’ve noticed an explosion of workers who are taking leave for mental health reasons, including anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation. It’s become one of the top issues I’m dealing with in terms of employment law.People are saying, “I’m struggling with these issues. I’ve met with my physician or my therapist, and I’ve been diagnosed. It’s affecting my job. Do I qualify for leave?”A…

A probable cause court hearing is slated for Tuesday to determine whether Tyler Robinson, accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk, should go to trial. Robinson is seen here last December, during a hearing in Provo, Utah. Rick Egan/Pool/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Rick Egan/Pool/Getty Images A Utah judge is slated to hear arguments Tuesday to decide whether there is probable cause to justify a murder trial for Tyler Robinson, who is accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk last fall. The hearing comes after months of legal wrangling, in a case where prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for…

The badges of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are seen as they patrol the halls of immigration court at the Ted Weiss Federal Building in New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images North America Border security issues are never far from Wayne County Sheriff Robert Milby’s mind. The rural county he oversees lies along the northern border between the U.S. and Canada. “Local crime, while it manifests locally, most of the time it’s international in origin,” he told NPR in an interview. He pointed to crimes related to fentanyl…

After months of delays, fast fashion behemoth Shein went public on Tuesday at a fraction of its peak valuation.On Monday, the Singapore-headquartered retailer priced its IPO at 48.56 Hong Kong dollars, or $6.19, per share, offering about 280 million shares. It raised more than HK$13.2 billion in the IPO.Its valuation at the IPO price was $26.3 billion, down from its $100 billion private valuation in 2022, according to a Wall Street Journal report in April 2022. The Journal cited people familiar with the matter during a funding round that Shein conducted that year.The stock got off to a bumpy start…

China’s consumer spending remains sluggish, but the arrival of a new American fried-chicken chain shows there’s still an appetite for an affordable indulgence.Church’s Texas Chicken opened its first mainland China location in Shanghai on Friday, drawing customers who waited in the rain for more than two hours, local media reported.Staff told Chinese news outlet Lanjing News that the restaurant was handling about 800 to 900 orders a day.The lines have spawned a small side hustle. People on Chinese resale platforms were advertising queueing services for 100 to 150 yuan, or up to about $22, the outlet reported. That’s more than…