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Thinking Machines Debuts Inkling, Its First Open Model Built for Enterprise Customization

Thinking Machines launches an open-weight model, Inkling, to push enterprise AI customization over one-size-fits-all chatbots.

SpaceX IPO shares fell below $135 as investors reassess Musk’s vision ahead of a crucial Starship launch and future AI listings.

Whatnot acquired Shaped to boost live shopping AI recommendations as the marketplace scales across new categories and millions of buyers.

Rime raised $24M to advance voice AI for enterprise calls, betting on custom training data, lower latency and better pronunciation.

Brain AI startup Hemispheric raised $52 million to build a model that reads EEG signals and could help diagnose PTSD, depression and more.

OpenAI employees backed a rival AI super PAC, escalating the AI super PAC fight over regulation, elections and industry influence.

OpenAI researcher Miles Wang is reportedly launching an AI drug discovery startup, signaling soaring investor interest in biotech AI.

OpenAI is reportedly building AI hardware: a screenless, moving home speaker that syncs with ChatGPT and could act as a companion.

Hinge founder Justin McLeod raised $18M for Overtone, an AI dating startup using voice and curated introductions to challenge swipe apps.

Reflection AI signs a $1B compute deal with Nebius, underscoring the growing importance of compute deal spending in the open-model AI race.