Data deals: Week 40, 2026 (28 Sept to 4 Oct)
8 deals announced this week. ✓ Reviewed: read and analysed by Gianluca. Others are short summaries of the public record.
- 2026-09-30 · 7-Eleven Australia
7-Eleven Australia launches Anytime Media @ 7-Eleven retail media network across 760+ stores
On 30 September 2026, 7-Eleven Australia launched Anytime Media @ 7-Eleven, a retail media network spanning more than 760 stores, the My 7-Eleven loyalty program and digital channels, offering supplier brands access to 4.6 million weekly transactions.
- 2026-09-30 · Synopsys · OpenAI
Synopsys and OpenAI sign multi-year agreement to jointly develop GPT-Synopsys model for chip design
On September 30, 2026, Synopsys (Nasdaq: SNPS) and OpenAI announced a multi-year agreement to jointly develop GPT-Synopsys, a specialized model optimized to use Synopsys EDA tools for semiconductor design workflows. The agreement includes a revenue sharing arrangement and joint go-to-market collaboration, with OpenAI licensing Synopsys' EDA tools to develop the model.
- 2026-09-30 · LSEG · Snowflake
LSEG and Snowflake announce expanded five-year collaboration to connect financial data with cloud-native AI workflows
On 30 September 2026, LSEG and Snowflake announced an expanded five-year enterprise-wide collaboration at the Snowflake World Tour, connecting LSEG's trusted financial data with cloud-native AI workflows.
- 2026-09-30 · Thomson Reuters · Ross Intelligence
Third Circuit affirms Thomson Reuters win against ROSS Intelligence over Westlaw headnote AI training
On 30 September 2026 the Third Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that ROSS Intelligence infringed Thomson Reuters' copyright by training its AI legal research tool on Westlaw headnotes, rejecting ROSS's fair use defense.
- 2026-09-29 · Motion Picture Association · ByteDance
Motion Picture Association and ByteDance agree to strengthen copyright protections in Seedance and Seedream
On August 18, 2026, the Motion Picture Association and ByteDance announced an agreement to strengthen copyright protections in ByteDance's AI video and image-generation tools, Seedance and Seedream. The agreement followed a February 20 cease-and-desist letter from the MPA alleging Seedance 2.0 was trained on copyrighted material.
- 2026-09-29 · Bloomberg
Bloomberg launches Enterprise MCP AI access layer for Data License Plus✓
Bloomberg announced in October 2025 an Enterprise MCP server that lets client AI agents retrieve Data License Plus content, including reference, pricing and corporate actions data across roughly 100 million securities, inside the client's own applications under existing Data License entitlements. Bloomberg also ships Skills that let agents discover and request licensed fields. The announcement discloses no separate MCP pricing or seat change.
- 2026-09-29 · AJA · Netflix
AJA and Netflix jointly develop DCR-based conversion measurement solution for Netflix ads
On 29 September 2026, AJA, a wholly owned subsidiary of CyberAgent, announced it had jointly developed a beta conversion measurement solution with Netflix using Data Clean Room (DCR) technology. The solution matches data in an encrypted environment to measure Netflix ad conversions, including website visits and app installs.
- 2026-09-28 · Bank of America
Bank of America launches Payments Insights using proprietary treasury data for CashPro clients✓
On 28 September 2026 Bank of America launched Payments Insights inside CashPro Data Intelligence, giving corporate treasury clients peer benchmarks on payment efficiency, cross-border flows and working capital, drawing on the 213 million payments CashPro handled in 1H 2026. Allegis Group's Laura Fox, a CashPro Board member, helped shape it. BofA bundles the analytics into the portal rather than pricing them as a standalone data product.