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Read](https://www.qanatone.com/en/haber/firmus-2-milyar-dolar/)[**News · Models** 6 August 2026 1 min read ## GPT-5.6 update brings Luna to free users and an effort slider OpenAI says the updated GPT-5.6 Sol makes roughly 60% fewer factual errors. Free and Go users get a new default model. Read](https://www.qanatone.com/en/haber/gpt-5-6-sol-luna-guncellemesi/)[**News · Models** 5 August 2026 1 min read ## Meta Superintelligence Labs ships coding agent Muse Code The terminal-based agent runs on Muse Spark 1.2. Meta was also reported to be restructuring its AI teams again. Read](https://www.qanatone.com/en/haber/meta-muse-code-kodlama-ajani/)[**News · Search** 5 August 2026 1 min read ## AI-driven orders on Shopify tripled in a year Shopify's revenue grew 34% in the second quarter. Orders from AI channels tripled, and classic search did not decline. Read](https://www.qanatone.com/en/haber/shopify-yapay-zeka-siparisleri/)[**News · Infrastructure** 4 August 2026 1 min read ## AMD data center revenue doubles; Anthropic signs up for 2 GW AMD reported record revenue of $11.5 billion in the second quarter. Data center is now 58% of revenue. Read](https://www.qanatone.com/en/haber/amd-veri-merkezi-anthropic-2-gigavat/)[**Data · Lead handling** 4 August 2026 4 min read ## What actually changes when you answer a lead in five minutes? The average business replies to an enquiry in 42 hours. Replying within one hour makes you seven times more likely to qualify it. The numbers, and what they mean for your business. Read](https://www.qanatone.com/en/haber/talebe-bes-dakikada-donmek/)[**News · Ads** 3 August 2026 1 min read ## Google Ads ends new campaign-level broad match, pushes AI Max Since August 3, new campaign-level broad match and legacy auto-created assets cannot be set up. AI Max becomes the default. Read](https://www.qanatone.com/en/haber/google-ads-genis-eslesme-ai-max/)[**News · Models** 3 August 2026 1 min read ## Alibaba opens 2.4T-parameter Qwen3.8-Max in its cloud Previewed in July, the model went live in the cloud on August 3. Alibaba had said it would release the weights too. Read](https://www.qanatone.com/en/haber/qwen3-8-max-2-4-trilyon/)[**News · Payments** 3 August 2026 1 min read ## Visa to buy behavioral biometrics firm BioCatch for $2.4 billion As AI-powered scams and account takeovers rise, Visa is paying cash for the Tel Aviv company that reads user behavior, from typing rhythm to screen swipes. Read](https://www.qanatone.com/en/haber/visa-biocatch-2-4-milyar-dolar/)[**News · Policy** 2 August 2026 1 min read ## EU AI Act: labelling rules start, high-risk duties delayed Duties to disclose AI interactions and label AI-generated content started on August 2. High-risk rules moved to December 2027. Read](https://www.qanatone.com/en/haber/ab-yapay-zeka-yasasi-seffaflik-kurallari/)[**Data · Search & AI** 2 August 2026 5 min read ## AI is not sending you clicks — but it is reading you Every AI chatbot combined still sends under 1% of web traffic. Reading that as "not worth it" gets the story exactly backwards. Read](https://www.qanatone.com/en/haber/yapay-zeka-trafigi-tiklama-degil/)[**News · Leads** 1 August 2026 1 min read ## Meta Business Agent is now paid, at about 4-5 cents a message Meta bills its business AI agent's replies at $2 per million tokens. It says a typical message uses 20,000 to 25,000 tokens. 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