It was a genuine pleasure hosting two of our prospective partners from Türkiye at CJ over the past two days — and honestly, one of the warmest visits we've had this year. They are e‑commerce mentors with a real following overseas. Through their media channels, they teach people how to start and grow a business on e‑commerce platforms, and their guidance has helped a great many young entrepreneurs take their very first step. With that kind of influence, they are careful about who they stand behind — which is exactly why their trip to China meant so much to us. They told us plainly: they came because they consider CJ a supplier they can trust. Day one — CJ Hangzhou HQ. We walked them through our head office, our teams, and how we work day to day. Again and again they stopped us with the same remark: "CJ is so much bigger than we imagined." They had a picture in their head before landing, and reality simply exceeded it. Day two — Yiwu office, factory and warehouse. We took them through our full backend: sourcing, production lines, quality inspection, packing and outbound. They were amazed by the scale of the supply chain system behind every single order. Customization was what interested them most, so we built the visit around it — laser engraving, carbonized leather effects, embroidery, and everything else we can offer partners who want their own branding on a product. They watched each process closely, because when you are the one advising thousands of sellers, you need to know exactly what a factory can and cannot do. Between sessions we also went to the Yiwu International Trade City on their own. When they came back, one of them said something we will remember for a long time: China had far exceeded what they imagined — so developed, and so efficient, that walking around felt a little like seeing the future ahead of schedule. But the biggest impression, they insisted, was none of the infrastructure. It was the people. Chinese people are truly kind, they said, and they had felt warmly looked after at every stop. We told them this is simply an old Chinese tradition: when a friend comes from far away, you open your door, you sit down together, and you make sure they see everything clearly. Because trust is the beginning of every real partnership — and trust can only be built face to face. In return, our guests insisted on treating us to authentic Turkish cuisine, and happily walked us through Turkish food culture dish by dish. That is how the best kind of exchange works: hospitality given, hospitality returned. And one small moment that made us all laugh — they noticed that in our office, on almost everyone's desk, there is a stack of tissue packets. They asked about it several times, genuinely puzzled. Yes. This is a Chinese office thing. You would not believe how normal it is to us. Grateful for this encounter, and grateful to be trusted. We hope these two days give their audience even more confidence in what Chinese supply chains can deliver — and we look forward to growing together. #CrossBorderEcommerce# #CJTeam# #GlobalPartners# #Turkiye# #SupplierTrust# #Customization# #Yiwu# #EntrepreneurMindset# #CulturalExchange# #CJdropshipping#

BREAKING: SpaceX launches a global Partner Network to bring Grok into more businesses worldwide. • Launch partners include NVIDIA, Bain & Company, Databricks, Snowflake, MongoDB, NTT DATA, Twilio and Supabase. • More than 130 companies participated in early access. • Engineers at more than 30 organizations have already been trained through its Forward Deployed Engineer accreditation program. • Transformation Partners help businesses deploy Grok across their operations and turn AI capabilities into real business results. • Marketplace Partners build plugins and integrations connecting Grok with the tools businesses already use. • Partners receive training, tools and support to help customers adopt and scale Grok. • The network is already helping customers across industries worldwide, from startups to Fortune 20 companies. A major expansion of the ecosystem bringing Grok into real business workflows.

We ❤️ our global partner ecosystem. Inside Gemini, you have an extensive range of third-party agents and connectors—ready to use without building them yourself. Find them here→

We ❤️ our global partner ecosystem. Inside Gemini, you have an extensive range of third-party agents and connectors—ready to use without building them yourself. Find them here →

According to Broadcom Global Partner Marketing and Partner Program Office Chief Laura Falko, Insight Enterprises was deauthorized in North America because the VMware solution provider behemoth did not meet Broadcom’s program requirements. “We do have a set of requirements that the partners have to achieve … from a tiering perspective, but also to maintain good standing,” Falko said when asked by our sister publication @CRN_Asia about the Insight deauthorization at VMware Explore in Singapore. “ . ... But this again isn’t the right business for everybody. And so unfortunately, the way they were approaching it was just different than what we were requiring.” Here’s what else Falko shared:

Celebrate Dakar 2026 with Alibaba Cloud AI! As an Olympic Global Partner, Alibaba brings cloud infrastructure, digital ticketing, and Qwen-powered AI experiences to the @jojdakar2026 Youth Olympic Games, including The Teranga Beat, which celebrates Senegalese culture. Youth Olympic Games: Oct 31–Nov 13, 2026 The Teranga Beat showcase: Nov 1–Nov 13, 2026 Location: Dakar, Senegal #AlibabaCloud# #Dakar2026# #TerangaBeat# #AI# #YouthOlympicGames# #Senegal#

Trusted geographies will matter more than cheap ones; India must become strategic global partner, says Amitabh Kant Read @ANI Story | #AmitabhKant# #Geopoliticalstability#

Exclusive: Netherlands-based AI chip startup @AxeleraAI has more than quadrupled its partner roster to over 60 partners since launching its global partner program in June of last year to generate demand for its energy-efficient AI accelerator chips.

Here’s a look at five of @OpenAI’s biggest executive hires from Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud over the past several months who are now leading the OpenAI Partner Network and global partner expansion: