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Beating AI reports that Alibaba Tongyi Qianwen has released Qwen-Image-2.1-Turbo and opened its model weights, reducing the official example's denoising steps from 40 steps to 8 steps. The weights are licensed for non-commercial research and evaluation; commercial development requires separate authorization.
Beating AI reported that an Illinois consumer sued McDonald's in federal court in Chicago, alleging that its AI pricing system may coordinate menu prices among franchisees and company-owned restaurants. McDonald's denies the allegations, saying franchisees decide the final prices themselves.
A Reuters investigation says McDonald’s is using AI to analyze transactions and competitor prices and provide pricing recommendations for restaurant items; franchisees still make the final pricing decisions.