Qwen:
Alibaba releases its Qwen3.5-Omni omnimodal LLM with support for 10+ hours of audio input, saying the Plus variant surpasses Gemini 3.1 Pro on audio benchmarks  —  Qwen3.5-Omni is Qwen's latest generation of fully omnimodal LLM, supporting the understanding of text, images, audio, and audio-visual content.

Katherine Bindley / Wall Street Journal:
Levels.fyi: median base-salary offers for US software engineers at VC-backed startups have risen 25% to $200K since 2022; total compensation has risen just 18%  —  Young tech companies once might have complemented lower salaries with generous equity packages.  Now they're upping base pay.

Ryan Christoffel / 9to5Mac:
Gurman: Apple pulls Apple Intelligence in China, after accidentally launching it there; Apple does not plan an imminent launch as it lacks regulatory approval  —  Apple Intelligence first launched in the US in October 2024, but now after a nearly 18-month wait, Apple's AI features appear to be rolling out in China too.

Kara Scannell / CNN:
Sources: US prosecutors are exploring whether some prediction market bets, including on the capture of Nicolás Maduro, violated insider trading and other laws  —  Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are exploring whether certain lucrative bets placed on prediction markets …

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Meta is testing an Instagram Plus subscription in a few countries, offering features including anonymous Story viewing and extended 48-hour Story durations  —  Meta has begun testing a premium subscription on Instagram in a few countries, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Monday.