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Lead DevelopmentFACT · 4/5•30 Sept '26•Via Galderma

EADV 2026: Galderma’s new data show sustained improvements with Nemluvio® (nemolizumab) for up to three years in patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis

Galderma's latest press release highlights new data presented at EADV 2026 showing sustained improvements with Nemluvio® (nemolizumab) for up to three years in patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis. Additionally, Galderma has begun trading in the Swiss Market Index, joining Switzerland's leading blue chip companies.

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FACT · 4/529 Sept '26· Via Digiday

AppLovin Sues Unity Over Data Collection in Ad Quality SDK

AppLovin has filed for a temporary restraining order against Unity in the Superior Court of California, San Francisco, alleging that Unity's Ad Quality SDK improperly collects data from AppLovin's MAX mediation platform without permission. The data includes ad creatives, user and device info, impression revenue, auction IDs, and mediation waterfall data. AppLovin claims Unity uses this data to train models that predict AppLovin's bidding decisions, giving Unity an unfair competitive advantage. AppLovin seeks to halt data collection within five business days and modify the SDK within 30 days. Unity disputes the claims, stating that Ad Quality is a free product designed to prevent harmful ads, and that the lawsuit is an attempt to stifle competition. The dispute is also heading to JAMS arbitration for breach of contract, trade-secret misappropriation, and unfair competition. A hearing is scheduled for September 30.

•AppLovin filed a temporary restraining order against Unity in Superior Court of California, San Francisco.
•AppLovin alleges Unity's Ad Quality SDK improperly collects data from AppLovin's MAX mediation platform, including creatives, user/device info, revenue, and auction data.
•Unity disputes claims, calling Ad Quality a free ad moderation tool and the lawsuit anticompetitive.

AppLovin Unity Google

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FACT · 4/529 Sept '26· Via https://martechseries.com/feed/

CData Launches Connect AI Gateway for Governed AI Agents

CData Software announced the launch of Connect AI Gateway, a new platform designed to provide a single control point for AI agents and individuals accessing enterprise systems. The Gateway integrates with CData's existing data layer and hundreds of schema-aware connectors to SAP, NetSuite, Salesforce, and databases, enabling governed access, context-aware responses, and cost-efficient model routing. It includes built-in enterprise MCP, enforces permissions down to the record level, and provides a unified audit trail. Research by CData Labs showed that their connectors returned correct results 98.5% of the time, significantly outperforming competing MCP approaches. The Gateway aims to help enterprises move AI from answering questions to taking actions within business workflows, with governance and cost control.

•CData launched Connect AI Gateway, a platform for governing AI agent access to enterprise systems.
•The Gateway includes built-in enterprise MCP and hundreds of schema-aware connectors.
•CData Labs research found connectors returned correct results 98.5% of the time, versus 65-75% for competing MCP approaches.

Adobe Palantir Google

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FACT · 4/528 Sept '26· Via CNBC Technology

Anthropic launches cheaper AI model Sonnet 5.5

Anthropic has released Claude Sonnet 5.5, the second model in the Claude 5.5 series, positioned as a complementary workhorse to the more powerful Opus 5.5 for well-defined daily tasks like coding, bug fixing, and document creation. Priced unchanged at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, it runs over 30% faster than Sonnet 5 and costs up to 30% less per task due to reduced token usage. While not advancing frontier capabilities, it shows near-Opus performance on several benchmarks, including GDPval-AA v2.1 and OSWorld 2.1, and outperforms Opus 5.5 on agentic coding tasks, achieving 70.6% on Terminal-Bench 4.0 versus 10.3% for Sonnet 5. Due to significant cyber capabilities, it is the first Sonnet model subject to the same cybersecurity safeguards as Opus 5. Available via Claude, AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure, an updated Haiku model is expected in the coming weeks.

•Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 5.5 on September 28, 2026, priced at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens.
•Sonnet 5.5 is over 30% faster than Sonnet 5, and cost per task can drop by up to 30% due to reduced token usage.
•The model outperforms Opus 5.5 on agentic coding benchmarks and reaches 70.6% on Terminal-Bench 4.0, versus 10.3% for Sonnet 5.

Anthropic Amazon Web Services (AWS)Google Cloud Microsoft Azure METR

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FACT · 4/528 Sept '26· Via AdExchanger

Publishers Face New Jersey Data Broker Law Surprise

New Jersey's data broker law, unique in the U.S., targets 'data collectors'—companies that collect data directly from consumers and sell or license it, even to a single broker. Publishers, who typically have direct audience relationships, may inadvertently qualify. The law, effective immediately upon signing June 30, has no minimum thresholds, and 'sale' is broadly defined to include routine ad tech arrangements. Qualifying companies must register by April 2027, with annual fees ranging from $5,000 to $1.5 million based on the number of New Jersey consumers' data sold. The state plans to suspend enforcement pending legislative fixes, but the sensitive data ban remains in effect. Experts advise publishers to conduct thorough data inventories and reassess downstream data-sharing relationships to mitigate financial and reputational risks.

•New Jersey's data broker law, effective June 30, 2026, defines 'data collector' as companies collecting consumer data directly and selling or licensing it, with no minimum thresholds.
•Publishers sharing data with a qualifying data broker are classified as data collectors, subject to registration by April 2027.
•Annual registration fees range from $5,000 (for up to 100,000 NJ consumers) to $1.5 million (for over 4.5 million consumers).

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FACT · 4/527 Sept '26· Via Trending Topics (DACH/CEE Innovation & Tech)

Ukraine Opens AI Combat Data to Defense Industry

Britain's Ministry of Defence has partnered with Avengers AI Labs, Ukraine's central AI platform for training combat drone algorithms, granting British companies first-time access to a dataset of over five million annotated battlefield images. This marks the first time Ukraine has opened its AI training infrastructure to a foreign government. The data, anonymized and delayed, enables development of autonomous systems that operate without GPS or radio links, countering Russian electronic warfare. British firms will submit proposals within a secure perimeter, with pilot projects planned under guardrails for data sovereignty and IP. Ukraine's Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov frames this as a strategic move to leverage its 'globally unique' combat data in technological competition with Russia. European defense tech firms like Quantum Systems and Helsing are likely beneficiaries, as they seek real-world data for their drones.

•Britain's Ministry of Defence partnered with Avengers AI Labs, Ukraine's central AI platform for combat drones.
•The dataset includes over five million annotated battlefield images and sensor data on millions of detected objects.
•This is the first time Ukraine has granted a foreign government access to its AI training infrastructure.

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FACT · 4/525 Sept '26· Via SemiAnalysis

China's AI Datacenter Boom: 24GW Capacity, $20B BAT Capex

SemiAnalysis introduces its China Datacenter Model, revealing China's datacenter capacity to be over 24GW, larger than EMEA and rest of Asia combined. This is driven by massive capex from Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu (BAT), and ByteDance, with BAT's combined Q2 2026 capex reaching $20B, more than doubling YoY. The report highlights the shift from telecom-dominated retail to wholesale AI-driven buildouts, the impact of the 'Eastern Data, Western Compute' policy, and rapid construction speeds enabled by prefabrication. Despite high vacancy rates in legacy facilities, AI demand fills new wholesale capacity quickly. The model tracks over 1,000 facilities and over 60 operators, providing building-level data on capacity, tenants, and growth trajectories through 2032.

•China's datacenter capacity reaches over 24GW as of 2026, exceeding EMEA and APAC ex-China.
•Combined capex of Alibaba, Tencent, and Baidu (BAT) reached $20B in Q2 2026, more than doubling YoY, with all three posting negative free cash flow.
•ByteDance occupies roughly one-fifth of delivered datacenter capacity in China, making it the largest tenant.

Alibaba Group Tencent Baidu ByteDance Huawei Moonshot AI DeepSeek

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