Meta removes language that raised scraping and AI training concerns
A Meta spokesperson insisted that the updated terms did not reflect a change in the way Meta crawls the web.
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Microsoft Scraps UK Data Center Deal With Nscale, Telegraph Says
Microsoft Corp. has pulled out of a UK data center deal with British neocloud Nscale at a critical time for the startup’s initial public offering hopes, the Telegraph reported.
Funding & Markets
PBOC Deputy Urges Private Role in Sovereign Debt Restructuring
China’s deputy central bank governor Xuan Changneng called for greater private-sector participation in sovereign debt restructuring as rising borrowing costs add to developing countries’ debt-servicing burdens.
AI & Tech
G2’s 2026 AI Agents Report: Only 9% of Buyers Think Seat Pricing Is Fair, 57% Want Usage-Based, and 74% Will Shop You at Renewal
G2 surveyed 1,019 B2B decision-makers in July 2026 for its 2026 AI Agents Insight Report. The most valuable data for founders is on pricing and renewals. 86% of B2B software buyers say their company bought AI agent software or services in the past year, up…
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TikTok permanently bans ‘Musk’ documentary advertising account
A four-hour documentary about Elon Musk continues to meet resistance from social media platforms.
Funding & Markets
Asia’s Startup Funding At Near Record High In Q3, Driven By AI
Overall, investors put $38.5 billion into reported seed- through growth-stage financings for Asian startups in Q3, per Crunchbase data. Of that, a majority went to AI-focused companies, echoing the trends we’ve seen globally.
Funding & Markets
The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Spending Contracts For Latest AI-Driven Startup Batch
Startup investors aren’t exactly hitting pause, but they did scale back on giant rounds this past week, with just two startup financings in the multiple hundreds of millions.