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Rising AI Costs Drive Software Developers to Open-Weight Models

  • PYMNTS
  • Published date: 2026-09-21 22:23:07 UTC

A growing number of software companies are turning to open-weight artificial intelligence models, including Chinese ones, due to the cost of proprietary models from U.S. AI developers, Bloomberg reported Monday (Sept. 21). Open-weight models are typically che…

Is AI Fear Porn Prepping us for a Major Psy-Op?

  • Editor
  • Published date: 2026-09-21 22:03:00 UTC

Nuclear bombs, 9/11 and the greatest financial crisis of modern times…the media is comparing AI to all three! And so we’re back in the world of scary AI. I know, I said I wasn’t going to write about this anymore – and, I know, I have a series on water […] The…

Former xAI Staffer Seeks $50 Million for Deepfake Defense Startup

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  • Published date: 2026-09-21 20:55:37 UTC

Former xAI and Google staffer Tina Oberoi is in talks to raise $50 million in seed funding for a startup called Moir that is focused on combating deepfakes by enabling individuals to prove their identity online, Bloomberg reported Monday (Sept. 21), citing an…

The Best Enterprise AI System Is One CFOs Are Allowed to Use

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  • Published date: 2026-09-21 20:52:57 UTC

The most important benchmark for the next phase of enterprise artificial intelligence isn’t arising around the model’s intelligence. Instead, the most important benchmark is around a model’s data retention policies. That is, if the news last week that compani…

Flexent Reports Over $14 Million in Second Quarter Growth

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  • Published date: 2026-09-21 20:50:00 UTC

GLOUCESTER, Va., Sept. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Second quarter fundings from Flexent supported companies in manufacturing, IT consulting, healthcare transportation, logistics, and wholesale distribution nationwide. Flexent, a national provider of invoice fact…

Kwara private varsity appoints first substantive VC

  • Punch Newspapers
  • Published date: 2026-09-21 20:40:26 UTC

Abdulrasaq Abubakar Toyin University, Kwara State, has appointed Professor Olayemi Olaniyi as its first substantive Vice-Chancellor, effective September 4, Read More: https://punchng.com/kwara-private-varsity-appoints-first-substantive-vc/