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Alibaba Tests Revenue Sharing For Commercial Qwen AI Use

AI News reported that Alibaba plans revenue-sharing terms for some commercial users of its next Qwen open-weight AI model, following a licensing pattern already used by Moonshot for Kimi K3.

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Meta Ordered To Fund $567M New Mexico Youth Mental Health Plan

Ars Technica reported that a New Mexico judge ordered Meta to provide $567 million for treatment, screening, awareness and prevention after finding that its platforms contributed to a public nuisance.

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Power Constraints Push Data Centre Growth Into Secondary Markets

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Power Constraints Push Data Centre Growth Into Secondary Markets

Data Center Knowledge reported that DCByte rankings now put power delivery ahead of demand in data centre site selection, with constrained hubs such as Ashburn and Tokyo losing some growth momentum to markets including Johor, Pittsburgh and Zaragoza.

#data center site selection #power infrastructure #DCByte

August 6, 2026 at 05:50 PMRead More →

BEAD Projects Face 86,000 Permit Burden Before NTIA Guidance

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BEAD Projects Face 86,000 Permit Burden Before NTIA Guidance

Light Reading reported that a New York Law School analysis found more than 86,000 permits tied to BEAD broadband projects, while NTIA guidance on non-deployment funds remains pending.

#BEAD broadband #NTIA #broadband permits

August 6, 2026 at 04:58 PMRead More →

WindBorne Raises $37M As Weather AI Faces Commercial Test

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WindBorne Raises $37M As Weather AI Faces Commercial Test

TNW reported that WindBorne Systems raised $37 million for AI weather forecasting built on balloon data, shifting the company from benchmark proof toward the harder test of paid private-sector adoption.

#weather AI #WindBorne Systems #WeatherMesh

August 6, 2026 at 04:51 PMRead More →

India UPI Bill Opens Door To Merchant Fees After July Record

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India UPI Bill Opens Door To Merchant Fees After July Record

TechCrunch reported that India’s new legislation could let authorities revisit zero merchant fees on UPI payments, after NPCI data put July volume at 23.66 billion transactions worth ₹29.88 trillion.

#UPI #India payments #merchant discount rate

August 6, 2026 at 04:02 PMRead More →

Klaviyo Buys Agency To Expand AI Agents Under New Product Chief

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Klaviyo Buys Agency To Expand AI Agents Under New Product Chief

Klaviyo agreed to acquire the AI-powered customer success startup Agency, bringing founder Elias Torres and a 25-person team into its product organization to expand AI agents for marketing campaigns and post-sale support.

#Klaviyo #Agency #AI agents

August 6, 2026 at 03:52 PMRead More →

SoftBank Earnings Shift AI Focus From OpenAI To Intel And Arm Costs

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SoftBank Earnings Shift AI Focus From OpenAI To Intel And Arm Costs

CNBC reported that SoftBank beat June-quarter profit expectations after a 1.3 trillion yen Intel gain, while OpenAI produced no investment gain and the AI computing segment widened its loss.