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Alibaba launches Qwen‑Audio 3.1 with up to 95% price cut on voice APIs
Alibaba’s Qwen‑Audio 3.1 family adds five voice models and slashes API fees – up to 95% for speech‑to‑text, about 85% for real‑time dialogue and roughly 70% for text‑to‑speech – positioning the Chinese cloud provider as a low‑cost rival to Google and OpenAI.pasqualepillitteri.itProduct
Peloton unveils Tread Flex folding treadmill with AI coaching features
Peloton announced three new treadmills—Tread Flex, Tread Vision, and Tread+ Vision—set to ship on Oct. 1, 2026, with the entry‑level Tread Flex priced at $2,195 and equipped with AI‑driven coaching via Peloton IQ.mashable.comPolicy
Guide to AI safety debate outlines factions and recent whistleblower resignation
NPR maps the emerging factions in the AI safety debate, highlighting a whistleblower resignation from Anthropic, recent AI‑agent hacking incidents, and a new partnership between Steve Bannon and Bernie Sanders.npr.orgPolicy
Bill Gates calls for federal regulation of AI development
Microsoft co‑founder Bill Gates urged Congress to enact legislation that would set safety standards for artificial‑intelligence systems, saying industry self‑regulation alone cannot guarantee adequate safeguards.rttnews.comPolicy
Oklahoma attorney general urges Congress to regulate AI
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond joined a coalition of 25 state attorneys general in a letter to congressional leaders, warning that unchecked artificial‑intelligence development threatens the nation’s financial system, infrastructure and security, and calling for immediate federal safeguards.kswo.comIndustry
Kuehne+Nagel eyes double‑digit growth from AI‑driven cargo logistics through 2029
Kuehne+Nagel’s CEO says the freight giant will ride a wave of AI‑powered cargo demand, forecasting three years of double‑digit growth after a new seven‑year partnership with Amazon to service data‑center logistics.bloomberg.comProduct
Meta unveils Ray‑Ban Meta Audio glasses and expands Muse AI to new hardware
At Connect 2026 Meta announced Ray‑Ban Meta Audio, an audio‑only glasses line priced at $349, and upgraded Ray‑Ban Meta Gen 3 frames with a 12‑MP camera and 3K video, while deepening Muse AI integration for hands‑free task management.wersm.comProduct
Doctor uses AI chatbot to navigate rare cancer diagnosis and becomes investor
A psychiatrist turned to the Healz AI chatbot after his wife’s rare T‑cell lymphoma was hard to diagnose, crediting the tool for prompting a second opinion that led to a correct diagnosis and later investing in the startup.businessinsider.comProduct
Claude Code v2.1.283 adds gateway hint headers, model management settings, and dozens of bug fixes
Anthropic released Claude Code version 2.1.283, introducing new x‑claude‑code‑prompt‑id headers for request grouping, managed model‑allowlist and blocklist settings, and a suite of stability and usability fixes across tools, plugins, and cloud sessions.github.com
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