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Alibaba plans to introduce revenue-sharing terms for some commercial users of its next Qwen open-weight AI model, Reuters reported, citing two people familiar with the company’s plans.The arrangement would require larger companies that generate revenue from offering the model as a service to reach a commercial agreement with Alibaba. The exact revenue-sharing rate has not been finalised, the sources said.Alibaba is expected to introduce the measure with its next open-source model. The company has previously charged developers to access models hosted through its cloud platform, while generally allowing customers to deploy its open-source models in their own data centres without…

Healthcare software company Unlimited Technology Systems reported that more than 3.8 million people were impacted by a data breach incident that occurred in October 2025. The organization submitted data breach notification samples to the authorities this year on July 1st without revealing the exact number of impacted individuals. An entry on the breach notification portal of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services now shows that a company server was breached and data of 3,803,750 people was exposed to an unauthorized party. Unlimited Technology Systems is a software company specializing in providing financial and revenue cycle technology for specialty…

In brief A Flock presentation obtained via public records shows a planned Nexar partnership using ~350,000 Uber, Lyft, and delivery dashcams to scan plates on the move. Flock says the deal with Nexar was never executed; it’s unclear drivers or the apps knew about the plan. The push comes as Flock faces a LAPD contract exit, roughly two dozen officer-abuse cases, and a widening legislative crackdown. The controversial law enforcement vendor Flock Safety wanted to make every Uber, Lyft, and delivery car a moving license-plate reader.A presentation the company wrote for the Georgia Attorney General’s office, and later shared with…

Long space missions can force small crews to endure isolation, cramped living conditions, and intense psychological pressure for months at a time. To better understand how those conditions shape teamwork, an international research group studied a ten-month overwintering mission at Concordia Station in Antarctica. The research was led by Jan Schmutz, a professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Zurich, and Andrea Cantisani, a psychiatrist and research associate at the University of Bern. Concordia Station is among the most remote places on Earth, with winter temperatures falling as low as minus 80 °C (-112 °F). Its isolation…

Obesity can be a risk factor for several chronic conditions including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, osteoarthritis and some cancers.Reports estimate, external obesity and being overweight costs the UK economy approximately £126bn per year, including £12bn to the NHS – roughly 7% of its annual budget.Since 1992 – the year before data on obesity in England was first collected – 14 national obesity strategies have been published.Campaigners argue progress has been too slow and calls for further intervention have increased in recent years.Tony Blair’s government introduced a ban on junk food advertising during children’s TV programmes -…

The richness of an area’s biodiversity is not only related to protection of particular species or fragments of wilderness, but also often relates to how human beings inhabit the land across long stretches of time, a new analysis argues.For instance, the home territories of Scandinavia’s Indigenous Sámi peoples reveal that their sacred natural sites frequently contain greater biodiversity, more intact vegetation, and better-preserved ecosystems than surrounding landscapes.“Sámi land use suggests that cultural traditions, local knowledge, and enduring relationships with the landscape can help sustain environments where both humans and other living beings continue to share the same living lands,”…

Romania’s national natural gas transmission system operator (TSO) Transgaz has deepened its U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) ties through a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Argent LNG, a U.S.-based LNG export developer headquartered in Louisiana, in a push to diversify regional energy supply by building a bridge between the U.S. Gulf Coast LNG and European markets. Rendering of the Argent LNG project; Source: Argent LNG Transgaz has signed a memorandum of understanding with Argent LNG in Bucharest, establishing a framework to explore a strategic equity investment. The MOU was signed by Ion Sterian, CEO of Transgaz, and Jonathan Bass, Chairman…

Reading Time: 2 minutes This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Green Bay Clerk Celestine Jeffreys has resigned amid a state investigation into how her office sent duplicate ballots to voters two elections in a row, the city announced Friday. Jeffreys had been on administrative leave since July 9. Her resignation came shortly after the first stage of a Wisconsin Elections Commission investigation showed just how central Jeffreys was to the city sending out 152 duplicate ballots in the April election and an undisclosed number ahead of the August…

A smashed window pane and some broken eggshells on a footpath were some of the tell-tale signs of events that took place this week on a residential street at the edge of Thetford.On Friday afternoon it was not hard to find local people with a sense of foreboding after the latest disorder in the Norfolk market town which has seen crowds attempt to break into properties believed to be housing asylum seekers.“The main concern is safety, the proximity of children and that people just have not been consulted about this,” said Jenny Hollis, a former councillor, who pointed out the…

Badenoch wrote: “Mr Farage wants the people of Clacton to settle his problems for him.”He wants to point to you and say, ‘even after the £5m scandal, Clacton still chose me’.”The people of Clacton are entitled to ask why someone would donate Nigel Farage that kind of money”.Farage previously said the money was for his security, given to him “with the knowledge that the state in this country has never, ever wanted to help” with his personal protection.Badenoch, who is the North West Essex MP, continued: “When the proper process has run its course and there is a genuine contest,…