https://whatisthelatest.ai/The latest AI models, leaderboards, launches and funding, checked every two hours.en-us Sat, 24 Oct 2026 02:45:51 GMT https://whatisthelatest.ai/digest/2026-10-23/https://whatisthelatest.ai/digest/2026-10-23/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 02:45:51 GMT1 new model listing, 5 lab posts, 2 funding stories, 9 launches and releases. https://whatisthelatest.ai/digest/2026-10-22/https://whatisthelatest.ai/digest/2026-10-22/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 02:15:39 GMT10 lab posts, 5 funding storys, 7 launchs, 3 papers. https://whatisthelatest.ai/digest/2026-10-21/https://whatisthelatest.ai/digest/2026-10-21/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 02:15:39 GMT12 lab posts, 3 funding storys, 6 launchs, 5 papers. https://whatisthelatest.ai/digest/2026-10-20/https://whatisthelatest.ai/digest/2026-10-20/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 02:15:39 GMT7 lab posts, 2 funding storys, 7 launchs, 5 papers. https://whatisthelatest.ai/digest/2026-10-19/https://whatisthelatest.ai/digest/2026-10-19/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 02:15:39 GMT2 lab posts, 2 funding storys, 1 launch, 5 papers. https://whatisthelatest.ai/digest/2026-10-18/https://whatisthelatest.ai/digest/2026-10-18/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 02:15:39 GMT1 new model listing, 1 lab post, 1 launch, 5 papers. https://whatisthelatest.ai/digest/2026-10-17/https://whatisthelatest.ai/digest/2026-10-17/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 02:15:39 GMT1 new model listing, 2 papers. https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/23/ai-drug-development-startup-pathos-ai-closes-237m-investment/https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/23/ai-drug-development-startup-pathos-ai-closes-237m-investment/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 20:02:03 GMTPathos AI Inc. today announced that it has raised $237 million in funding at a $3 billion valuation. Pharmaceutical giant Bristol Myers Squibb Co.SiliconANGLE AI https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/biggest-funding-rounds-ai-defense-biotech-robotics-tenstorrent/https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/biggest-funding-rounds-ai-defense-biotech-robotics-tenstorrent/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:51:22 GMTIt was another interesting week for AI-related startup funding, with a number of large rounds and quirky companies.Crunchbase News AI https://openai.com/index/scaling-storage-one-billion-users-part-twohttps://openai.com/index/scaling-storage-one-billion-users-part-twoFri, 23 Oct 2026 17:00:00 GMTLearn how OpenAI scaled Habitat with reliable multi-tenancy, global caching, and Azure Cosmos DB to deliver 12× faster reads for ChatGPT.OpenAI (openai.com) https://huggingface.co/blog/allenai/litpivothttps://huggingface.co/blog/allenai/litpivotFri, 23 Oct 2026 16:15:50 GMTHugging Face blogHugging Face blog https://openai.com/index/securing-our-frontier-model-training-environmenthttps://openai.com/index/securing-our-frontier-model-training-environmentFri, 23 Oct 2026 10:00:00 GMTOpenAI explains how we strengthened containment for frontier model training and evaluation, including offline environments and high-compute red-teaming.OpenAI (openai.com) https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/22/report-openai-closing-on-30b-bridge-funding-round-to-tide-it-over-before-ipo/https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/22/report-openai-closing-on-30b-bridge-funding-round-to-tide-it-over-before-ipo/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:47:28 GMTArtificial intelligence leader OpenAI Group PBC might have plans to go public in the near future, but it isn’t done with private funding rounds.SiliconANGLE AI https://openai.com/index/openai-nask-ai-safety-security-partnershiphttps://openai.com/index/openai-nask-ai-safety-security-partnershipFri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTOpenAI and Poland’s NASK are partnering on AI safety, security, and technical research to strengthen safeguards and support a more resilient digital ecosystem.OpenAI (openai.com) https://huggingface.co/blog/torch-neuronx-model-supporthttps://huggingface.co/blog/torch-neuronx-model-supportFri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHugging Face blogHugging Face blog https://huggingface.co/blog/microsoft/thinkingbox-traininghttps://huggingface.co/blog/microsoft/thinkingbox-trainingThu, 22 Oct 2026 22:24:34 GMTHugging Face blogHugging Face blog https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/openai-working-on-new-30b-raise-at-1-25t-valuation-ahead-of-ipo/https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/openai-working-on-new-30b-raise-at-1-25t-valuation-ahead-of-ipo/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 22:08:24 GMTShould OpenAI command an over $1 trillion valuation with this round, it would break records as the most highly valued private company ever.TechCrunch AI https://openai.com/index/decisions-apihttps://openai.com/index/decisions-apiThu, 22 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMTFast, focused, low-cost decisions for any application.OpenAI (openai.com) https://deepmind.google/blog/beyond-tree-cover-mapping-the-worlds-forest-types/https://deepmind.google/blog/beyond-tree-cover-mapping-the-worlds-forest-types/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:30:24 GMTA global map categorizing every 10-meter patch of land on Earth into distinct forest types.Google (deepmind.google) https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/nirva-raises-33m-for-a-pendant-that-only-listens-to-you/https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/nirva-raises-33m-for-a-pendant-that-only-listens-to-you/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:26:52 GMTNirva will ship its $249 ambient AI pendant by the end of the year.TechCrunch AI https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/deepseek-reportedly-raises-15b-days-after-us-restrictions/https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/deepseek-reportedly-raises-15b-days-after-us-restrictions/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:11:13 GMTDeepSeek has reportedly raised $15 billion in one of China's largest funding rounds, just days after the U.S. ordered federal agencies to remove its technology over national security concerns.TechCrunch AI https://news.crunchbase.com/fintech-ecommerce/insuretech/startup-slingshot-insurance-seed-funding-genteman/https://news.crunchbase.com/fintech-ecommerce/insuretech/startup-slingshot-insurance-seed-funding-genteman/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:00:23 GMTSlingshot Insurance, a Minneapolis-based AI-native embedded insurance startup, is emerging from stealth with $27 million in a seed funding round co-led by Rally Ventures and Skyward Group, it tells Crunchbase News...Crunchbase News AI https://huggingface.co/blog/ibm-research/granite-timeseries-ensemble-r1https://huggingface.co/blog/ibm-research/granite-timeseries-ensemble-r1Thu, 22 Oct 2026 07:51:31 GMTHugging Face blogHugging Face blog https://mistral.ai/news/voxtral-3/https://mistral.ai/news/voxtral-3/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 07:00:00 GMTVoxtral 3: MistralMistral AI (mistral.ai) https://openai.com/index/forward-deployed-engineering-meanshttps://openai.com/index/forward-deployed-engineering-meansThu, 22 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTWhat forward deployed engineering means at OpenAIOpenAI (openai.com) https://openai.com/index/uber-chatgpt-work-rollouthttps://openai.com/index/uber-chatgpt-work-rolloutThu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTUber is rolling out ChatGPT Work to more than 30,000 employees, helping teams research, analyze data, create presentations, and complete complex workflows.OpenAI (openai.com) https://www.anthropic.com/news/open-call-guest-investigators-life-scienceshttps://www.anthropic.com/news/open-call-guest-investigators-life-sciencesThu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTToday, we’re inviting members of the life sciences community to apply to work with us on special projects.Anthropic (anthropic.com) https://www.anthropic.com/news/donating-agent-skills-to-the-agentic-ai-foundationhttps://www.anthropic.com/news/donating-agent-skills-to-the-agentic-ai-foundationThu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnthropic (anthropic.com)Anthropic (anthropic.com) https://x.ai/news/partnernetworkannouncementhttps://x.ai/news/partnernetworkannouncementThu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTOur official program for companies building products, solutions, and services with Grok for our joint prospects and customers.xAI (x.ai) https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/21/year-old-ai-research-lab-flapping-airplanes-raises-1b-at-a-reported-6b-valuation/https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/21/year-old-ai-research-lab-flapping-airplanes-raises-1b-at-a-reported-6b-valuation/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 22:18:30 GMTArtificial intelligence research lab Flapping Airplanes Inc. today announced it has raised $1 billion in new funding, about a year after it was founded.SiliconANGLE AI https://openai.com/index/broad-access-through-consistent-standardshttps://openai.com/index/broad-access-through-consistent-standardsWed, 21 Oct 2026 21:00:00 GMTHow OpenAI works with distribution partners to uphold consistent safeguards, support responsible access, and clarify expectations in our Usage Policies.OpenAI (openai.com) https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/21/legal-ai-startup-legora-raises-550m-series-e-at-8-8b-valuation/https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/21/legal-ai-startup-legora-raises-550m-series-e-at-8-8b-valuation/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:51:56 GMTLegal AI startup Legora announced Wednesday that it raised a $550 million Series E round, valuing it at $8.8 billion.TechCrunch Venture https://huggingface.co/blog/nvidia/kumo-relationalhttps://huggingface.co/blog/nvidia/kumo-relationalWed, 21 Oct 2026 18:26:30 GMTHugging Face blogHugging Face blog https://huggingface.co/blog/Dharma-AI/vocabx-vocabulary-specializationhttps://huggingface.co/blog/Dharma-AI/vocabx-vocabulary-specializationWed, 21 Oct 2026 17:35:36 GMTHugging Face blogHugging Face blog https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/21/blacksmith-hits-unicorn-valuation-after-sequoia-leads-series-c/https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/21/blacksmith-hits-unicorn-valuation-after-sequoia-leads-series-c/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:18:27 GMTBlacksmith, a platform that lets companies build and test AI code more effectively, just announced a $66 million Series C round led by Sequoia that values the company at $1 billion.TechCrunch Venture https://openai.com/index/att-legalhttps://openai.com/index/att-legalWed, 21 Oct 2026 17:00:00 GMTAT&T is working with OpenAI to make legal knowledge easier to access. Learn how its LegalEdge team is rethinking intake and scaling legal judgment.OpenAI (openai.com) https://huggingface.co/blog/amazon/profiling-torchneuron-part-1https://huggingface.co/blog/amazon/profiling-torchneuron-part-1Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:04:43 GMTHugging Face blogHugging Face blog https://huggingface.co/blog/ibm-granite/granite-speech-5https://huggingface.co/blog/ibm-granite/granite-speech-5Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:58:18 GMTHugging Face blogHugging Face blog https://openai.com/index/chatgpt-ads-expands-26-new-countrieshttps://openai.com/index/chatgpt-ads-expands-26-new-countriesWed, 21 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMTFrom local businesses to global brands, more advertisers can now reach people as they explore, compare and decide what to buy in ChatGPT.OpenAI (openai.com) https://mistral.ai/news/mistral-nvidia-ai-for-industrial-engineering/https://mistral.ai/news/mistral-nvidia-ai-for-industrial-engineering/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:20 GMTMistral is collaborating with NVIDIA to develop a new generation of AI-native engineering workflows powered by NVIDIA accelerated computing.Mistral AI (mistral.ai) https://openai.com/index/openai-models-google-cloudhttps://openai.com/index/openai-models-google-cloudWed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTOpenAI and Google Cloud are bringing frontier models and Codex workflows to Gemini’s Model Garden, available through Google Cloud Marketplace.OpenAI (openai.com) https://openai.com/index/coordinated-disclosure-of-critical-vulnerabilitieshttps://openai.com/index/coordinated-disclosure-of-critical-vulnerabilitiesWed, 21 Oct 2026 07:00:00 GMTPatch the Planet connects security researchers, maintainers, and incident responders to help address critical vulnerabilities across open source.OpenAI (openai.com) https://openai.com/index/building-chatgpt-ad-stackhttps://openai.com/index/building-chatgpt-ad-stackWed, 21 Oct 2026 07:00:00 GMTLearn how OpenAI built ChatGPT’s LLM-powered ad stack to understand conversational intent, keep ads separate from answers, and deliver relevant ads at scale.OpenAI (openai.com) https://openai.com/index/scaling-ai-research-for-complex-biological-datahttps://openai.com/index/scaling-ai-research-for-complex-biological-dataWed, 21 Oct 2026 04:50:00 GMTSee how OpenAI, PerturbAI, and Scripps Research used distributed AI agents to uncover promising research leads in data from millions of brain cells.OpenAI (openai.com) https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/around-the-globe/google-asia/e-conomy-sea-report-2026/https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/around-the-globe/google-asia/e-conomy-sea-report-2026/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMTWidespread AI adoption is propelling Southeast Asia's digital economy to a projected $368 billion in 2026 and $1 trillion by 2035.Google (blog.google) https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/20/ai-infrastructure-management-software-startup-asi-hits-3b-valuation-after-raising-325m-in-funding/https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/20/ai-infrastructure-management-software-startup-asi-hits-3b-valuation-after-raising-325m-in-funding/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 02:11:00 GMTAn artificial intelligence startup called ASI Inc., which builds complex models of air traffic and energy grids, said today it has scored $325 million in a Series C funding, bringing its valuation to a cool $3 billion.SiliconANGLE AI https://openai.com/index/cloudflare-cyberhttps://openai.com/index/cloudflare-cyberWed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCloudflare uses OpenAI Daybreak to investigate vulnerabilities and propose fixes for review. Its developers use Codex to build faster and improve code quality.OpenAI (openai.com) https://openai.com/index/empowering-cyber-defendershttps://openai.com/index/empowering-cyber-defendersWed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTOpenAI outlines a blueprint for empowering cyber defenders with frontier AI, stronger safeguards, modernized cybersecurity, and more resilient public institutions.OpenAI (openai.com) https://www.anthropic.com/news/christopher-stubbs-joins-long-term-benefit-trusthttps://www.anthropic.com/news/christopher-stubbs-joins-long-term-benefit-trustWed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTDr. Christopher Stubbs, an experimental physicist and former Dean of Science at Harvard University, has joined Anthropic’s Long-Term Benefit Trust.Anthropic (anthropic.com) https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/20/otter-ai-raises-320m-in-funding-for-its-ai-meeting-assistant/https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/20/otter-ai-raises-320m-in-funding-for-its-ai-meeting-assistant/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 22:24:09 GMTOtter.ai Inc., the developer of a popular artificial intelligence meeting assistant, today announced that it has raised $320 million in funding. The capital came entirely from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund.SiliconANGLE AI https://openai.com/index/ted-taylor-restauranthttps://openai.com/index/ted-taylor-restaurantTue, 20 Oct 2026 10:00:00 GMTAn independent Schlotzsky’s and Cinnabon franchisee cut menu repricing time by 95% and built a workflow that could free up $100K in cash flow.OpenAI (openai.com) https://openai.com/index/terminal-xhttps://openai.com/index/terminal-xTue, 20 Oct 2026 07:00:00 GMTTerminal X’s Eval Agent grades outputs against a 54-criterion rubric, catching 25% more deviances from a fund’s mandate with GPT-6.1 Sol.OpenAI (openai.com) https://openai.com/index/openai-to-acquire-orchestra-biohttps://openai.com/index/openai-to-acquire-orchestra-bioTue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTOpenAI is acquiring Orchestra Bio to bring AI-powered operations to life sciences R&D, helping biopharma teams accelerate drug development and advance new treatments.OpenAI (openai.com) https://x.ai/news/incident-sweephttps://x.ai/news/incident-sweepTue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTIncidentWatch spots ticket spikes before internal alerts fire. IncidentSweep clears the related backlog in an approved batch.xAI (x.ai) https://huggingface.co/blog/hf-torchtpuhttps://huggingface.co/blog/hf-torchtpuTue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHugging Face blogHugging Face blog https://huggingface.co/blog/anylanguagemodel-1-0https://huggingface.co/blog/anylanguagemodel-1-0Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHugging Face blogHugging Face blog https://huggingface.co/blog/mps-pytorch-2-15https://huggingface.co/blog/mps-pytorch-2-15Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHugging Face blogHugging Face blog https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/tenstorrent-hits-6-2b-valuation-to-scale-open-weight-ai-chips/https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/tenstorrent-hits-6-2b-valuation-to-scale-open-weight-ai-chips/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:37:27 GMTAfter drawing acquisition interest earlier this year, the Nvidia challenger raised $1.5 billion to remain independent.TechCrunch Venture https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/ai-assistant-startup-town-nabs-unicorn-valuation-four-months-after-launch/https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/ai-assistant-startup-town-nabs-unicorn-valuation-four-months-after-launch/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:00:39 GMTAI assistant startup Town nabbed a unicorn valuation on Monday, announcing a $108 million Series B round co-led by Forerunner Ventures and Menlo Ventures.TechCrunch Venture https://openai.com/index/low-resource-programming-languageshttps://openai.com/index/low-resource-programming-languagesMon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTLearn how OpenAI is improving ChatGPT across low-resource programming languages, with new evaluations for software engineering, SQLite, and COBOL migration.OpenAI (openai.com) https://huggingface.co/blog/hf-torchneuronhttps://huggingface.co/blog/hf-torchneuronMon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHugging Face blogHugging Face blog https://www.anthropic.com/news/public-benefit-fundhttps://www.anthropic.com/news/public-benefit-fundSun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWe’re committing a portion of Anthropic’s shares to the Anthropic Public Benefit Fund, a new entity with a structure that increases the stake as the company grows.Anthropic (anthropic.com) https://openai.com/index/itau-generative-aihttps://openai.com/index/itau-generative-aiFri, 16 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMTWith ia.i, a conversational interface, and the IARA governance platform, Itaú is applying its AI First strategy to customers and employees, in one of Brazil’s most regulated sectors.OpenAI (openai.com) https://openai.com/index/stack-overflow-chatgpt-pluginhttps://openai.com/index/stack-overflow-chatgpt-pluginFri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTTwo engineers shipped Stack Overflow for Agents in a few weeks with Codex, and its ChatGPT plugin helped drive up to 10× growth in agent creation.OpenAI (openai.com) https://openai.com/index/benefit-street-partnershttps://openai.com/index/benefit-street-partnersFri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnant Kumar builds tools to compare loan valuations and analyze credit agreements, using Codex for code review and faster follow-ups.OpenAI (openai.com) https://huggingface.co/blog/reflection-beamhttps://huggingface.co/blog/reflection-beamFri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHugging Face blogHugging Face blog https://openai.com/index/introducing-the-rosalind-academic-planhttps://openai.com/index/introducing-the-rosalind-academic-planThu, 15 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMTIntroducing the Rosalind Academic Plan, offering eligible academic labs sponsored access to GPT-Rosalind and tools to advance life sciences research.OpenAI (openai.com)