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Aight, all the tests are green, I ran the database migration locally a LOT, I tested everything as much as possible ... the under-the-hood update for TelemetryDeck's billing system is going live today. If all goes well, no one will notice a thing.

London-based Paid, which helps AI agent providers monetize and track costs, raised a $21.6M seed led by Lightspeed, a source says at a $100M valuation (Julie Bort/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/28/paid-the…

Paid, the AI agent 'results-based billing' startup from Manny Medina, raises huge $21M seed | TechCrunch
Paid offers an interesting contribution to the AI agentic world: a platform for so-called "results-based" billing.

ok so it turns out that using "your own" anycast infra (renting a shared /32, since a /24 costs waaaay too much) is actually quite straightforward? *shuffles five hours lost to baroque BGP software and stupid fucking TCP MD5 option under the desk*
if i knew this i'd not have bothered with IaaS providers (primary occupuation: billing. secondary occupation: pro-AI extremist rants on the blog full of contept for their customers)

Kraken, the software arm of 🇬🇧 Octopus Energy, extends into distribution network territory. Essential Energy 🇦🇺 is the first DSO customer.
https://kraken.tech/press-releases/essential-energy-kraken-build-next-generation-network-billing

Exciting preview from @stripe! They're building a new #LLM token billing system. Auto-update model prices, enforce your markup (e.g., 30%), and record usage via proxies (OpenRouterAI, Cloudflare, etc.). Simplify AI app billing 🧵: https://t.co/Jf59NRxwE0…

Introducing LCOAI: A Standardized Economic Metric for Evaluating AI Deployment Costs
Eliseo Curcio
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.02596 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2…

Introducing LCOAI: A Standardized Economic Metric for Evaluating AI Deployment Costs
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes foundational to enterprise infrastructure, organizations face growing challenges in accurately assessing the full economic implications of AI deployment. Existing metrics such as API token costs, GPU-hour billing, or Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) fail to capture the complete lifecycle costs of AI systems and provide limited comparability across deployment models. This paper introduces the Levelized Cost of Artificial Intelligence (LCOAI), a standardized e…

NEC to buy US-listed CSG, a SaaS provider of customer care and billing services for telcos and other companies, for ~$2.9B in a deal expected to close in 2026 (Mayumi Negishi/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/202…

wow cool did Sentry just fucking HALF the spans included in our plan!?
gotta love when a company introduces a feature you never asked for and doubles the price on a feature you care about
cool cool cool, no action required indeed

A Lightweight Privacy-Preserving Smart Metering Billing Protocol with Dynamic Tariff Policy Adjustment
Farid Zaredar, Morteza Amini
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.14815 https://

A Lightweight Privacy-Preserving Smart Metering Billing Protocol with Dynamic Tariff Policy Adjustment
The integration of information and communication technology (ICT) with traditional power grids has led to the emergence of smart grids. Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) plays a crucial role in smart grids by facilitating two-way communication between smart meters and the utility provider. This bidirectional communication allows intelligent meters to report fine-grained consumption data at predefined intervals, enabling accurate billing, efficient grid monitoring and management, and rapid …

DHS Is Billing Unaccompanied Immigrant Kids $5,000 (Isabelle Taft/The Intercept)
https://theintercept.com/2025/10/24/dhs-ice-immigrant-teenagers-detention-fines/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251024/p132#a251024p132

New York-based Kaizen, which provides a commerce platform for government agencies to offer services like utility billing, raised a $21M Series A led by NEA (Chris Metinko/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/pro/enterprise-software-deals/202…

Exclusive: Govtech startup Kaizen raises $21M for commerce platform
NEA led the round.

Replaced article(s) found for cs.OS. https://arxiv.org/list/cs.OS/new
[1/1]:
- Demystifying Serverless Costs on Public Platforms: Bridging Billing, Architecture, and OS Scheduling
Changyuan Lin, Yuanzhi Ma, Mohammad Shahrad

NFL 2026 mock draft: Arch Manning heads to Saints; four other QBs go in top 10 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6574721/2025/08/27/nfl-mock-draft-2026-arch-manning-lanorris-sellers/

Required to access usage dashboard
Older versions may consume allocation without notice
Essential for managing pricing plans
🌍 Billing Notes
💸 Tax Information
Prices exclude applicable taxes (VAT, sales tax)
Japanese billing addresses subject to Consumption Tax
Tax amount depends on billing address and Tax ID
📅 Usage Policy
Monthly limits reset at billing cycle start
No rollover of unused requests
Individual subscriptions only (team bi…

Replaced article(s) found for cs.PF. https://arxiv.org/list/cs.PF/new
[1/1]:
- Demystifying Serverless Costs on Public Platforms: Bridging Billing, Architecture, and OS Scheduling
Changyuan Lin, Yuanzhi Ma, Mohammad Shahrad

What do you mean, #awsdown? We only get those e-mails from them every month. The best kind of e-mails.

Can Cam Ward vs Ashton Jeanty battle live up to billing? Titans vs Raiders predictions https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nfl/titans/2025/10/09/titans-raiders-score-prediction-cam-ward-ashton-jeanty-g…

A Comprehensive Review of Denial of Wallet Attacks in Serverless Architectures
Mark Dorsett, Scott Mann, Jabed Chowdhury, Abdun Mahmood
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.19284 https://…

A Comprehensive Review of Denial of Wallet Attacks in Serverless Architectures
The Denial of Wallet (DoW) attack poses a unique and growing threat to serverless architectures that rely on Function-as-a-Service (FaaS) models, exploiting the cost structure of pay-as-you-go billing to financially burden application owners. Unlike traditional Denial of Service (DoS) attacks, which aim to exhaust resources and disrupt service availability, DoW attacks focus on escalating costs without impacting service operation. This review traces the evolution of DoW research, from initial a…

Clear visibility of remaining capacity
💳 Billing System
Simple prorated pricing when upgrading
Easy upgrade via profile icon − "Upgrade Plan"
Major credit cards accepted
📈 Overage Billing
$0.04 per additional vibe request
$0.20 per additional spec request
Must be manually enabled in settings
Available only on paid plans
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A US district judge rules Amazon violated consumer law by collecting Prime subscribers' billing info before disclosing terms, handing the FTC a partial win (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/us-ftc-wins-key…

"If Gas Stations charged like Electricity"
Funny because it's true
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/gas-stations-charged-like-electricity-matt-roderick-nokkf/

If Gas Stations charged like Electricity
Ever wondered why most people ignore energy, despite how much it affects daily life? Picture your local petrol station tossing aside simple pricing and embracing all the delightfully baffling billing mechanisms from the world of electricity. Grab a calculator, a calendar, and maybe a PhD, because yo

A Collusion-Resistance Privacy-Preserving Smart Metering Protocol for Operational Utility
Farid Zaredar, Morteza Amini
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.14744 https://

A Collusion-Resistance Privacy-Preserving Smart Metering Protocol for Operational Utility
Modern grids have adopted advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) to facilitate bidirectional communication between smart meters and control centers. This enables smart meters to report consumption values at predefined intervals to utility providers for purposes including demand balancing, load forecasting, dynamic billing, and operational efficiency. Compared to traditional power grids, smart grids offer advantages such as enhanced reliability, improved energy efficiency, and increased security…

A Lightweight Incentive-Based Privacy-Preserving Smart Metering Protocol for Value-Added Services
Farid Zaredar, Morteza Amini
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.14703 https://

A Lightweight Incentive-Based Privacy-Preserving Smart Metering Protocol for Value-Added Services
The emergence of smart grids and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) has revolutionized energy management. Unlike traditional power grids, smart grids benefit from two-way communication through AMI, which surpasses earlier automated meter reading (AMR). AMI enables diverse demand- and supply-side utilities such as accurate billing, outage detection, real-time grid control, load forecasting, and value-added services. Smart meters play a key role by delivering consumption values at predefined …

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Clear metering system replacing complex token billing
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