Alibaba releases Qwen-Image-2.1, a 7B open-weight model it says outperforms most closed-source models, with native transparency and up to ten reference images (Qwen)

Alibaba released Qwen-Image-2.1, a 7B open-weight model capable of processing up to ten reference images with native transparency. Meanwhile, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation imposing $5,000 fines on influencers who fail to disclose paid political content. Additionally, Vercel and Cloudflare integrated Jev to accelerate AI tool selection processes.