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Pony AI's latest quarter shows $12.1 million of Robotaxi revenue and 849% fare charging growth, but fares and one-time vehicle delivery revenue are not split out.

CMS is withholding about $9.8 billion of Texas directed payments from September 1, 2026, costing hospitals $27 million a day, and the loss can travel past the hospitals.

Veritone's iDEMS suite moved from AI video redaction under a $500,000-plus police contract to case analysis and a multi-year California Highway Patrol deal, with no product revenue disclosed.

EPA exempted 29 small refineries from 1.76 billion RINs on August 31, 2026, and pledged in a press release to add 770 million back to the 2026-2027 obligations.

WeRide's autonomous virtual driver averaged 21 domestic rides per vehicle a day in the quarter, up 24% quarter over quarter, while the application's own revenue stays undisclosed.

Merlin, Inc. (MRLN) says two Merlin Pilot components passed requirements verification and its certification review reached SOI 3, but it still discloses no separate revenue for the software.

On its 2026-08-13 call, Trend Micro said Vision One's AI cut customer environment simulation from months to days and threat hunting to seconds, with 45% of existing customers attached.

Jiayin's customer-service AI reached end-to-end workflows as intent accuracy rose to 93% and inference cost fell 90%, though profit impact is unquantified.

NetDragon says AI now supports core game development and lifted core-product content output at least 10%, but it has not quantified the financial impact.

DocGo says its patient communications AI handles over 1,000 calls on a typical day, showing operating scale while cost and margin gains remain unquantified.

China Construction Bank linked its Bond AI assistant to 57% growth in new AUM, but disclosed no baseline, measurement period, or isolated contribution.

COSCO SHIPPING Ports deployed AI-enabled smart transportation at seven controlled terminals, where cost per TEU was 10% below traditional trucks.

Octave says its launched AI underwriting platform cut submit-to-quote time from several hours to about seven minutes, while risk and profit outcomes remain undisclosed.

Kaspi's launched Kasper shopping assistant ends 80% of conversations with a product recommendation, but clicks, conversion, GMV and revenue lift remain undisclosed.

Inuvo says generated-audience activity grew nearly tenfold after IntentKey added five clients, but internal use prevents a direct revenue conversion.

Kuaishou says Kling AI generated over RMB 850 million in Q2 revenue, confirming scaled video-AI commercialization while product profitability remains undisclosed.

PicPay says about 90% of employees use its internal AI platform and product deployments have doubled, but cost, quality and deployment baselines remain undisclosed.

WiseTech says AI writes or assists more than 90% of its code, confirming deep engineering adoption without isolating the financial contribution.

Agilent says AI now generates 80% of engineering drawings for custom GC products and has cut design cycle time by 75%, with no expense savings disclosed.