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Fresh funding of $300M, including an employee tender offer, pushes Ramp’s valuation to $32B as investor interest accelerates. The jump follows its $500M Series E-2 at $22.5B in July and earlier valuations of $16B and $13B this year. The company now reports more than 50,000 customers and over $1B in annualized revenue. With $2.3B raised to date, Ramp is positioning itself as a dominant player in automated finance tools. (Bloomberg)

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The global rollout brings Google’s AI-powered fare tool to 200+ countries and 60+ languages, offering personalized flight suggestions based on conversational trip prompts and real-time pricing data. Travelers also gain wider access to AI Mode’s Canvas planner, which had been limited to the U.S., Canada, and India. The expansion deepens Google’s push into AI-first travel planning. Upcoming agent features will help users secure reservations and eventually book hotels and flights directly. (TechCrunch)

Holiday incentives now include delivery-cost coverage and performance-based bonuses reaching $20,000 for selected sellers as TikTok intensifies its commerce push. The strategy mirrors Douyin’s success in China, where live shopping helped drive roughly $490B in GMV last year. TikTok Shop momentum continues with Q3 sales hitting $19B and year-over-year GMV rising from $1.1B to $2.5B. The platform is positioning these perks to accelerate Western uptake of in-app shopping. (Social Media Today)

A newly disclosed breach exposed names, emails, phone numbers, and physical addresses tied to customers, Dashers, and merchants after an employee fell victim to a social-engineering attack. DoorDash hasn’t confirmed how many users were affected but says no bank details, government IDs, or payment card numbers were accessed. The company cut off unauthorized access quickly and has alerted law enforcement. Impacted users are being notified directly while the investigation continues. Time to cook at home for a while. (TechCrunch)

Markets closed in the red as the Dow slid 1.18%, the S&P 500 fell 0.92%, and the Nasdaq dropped 0.84%, with all major indexes slipping below their 50-day moving averages. Investors are bracing for Nvidia’s upcoming earnings report and the delayed September jobs data following the government shutdown. Chip weakness weighed heavily, including a 1.9% decline in Nvidia shares and downgrades hitting Dell and HPE. Alphabet was a rare bright spot, jumping 3.1% after Berkshire Hathaway disclosed a $4.3B stake. (Reuters)

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