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Thinking Machines Labs Inc. releases **Inkling 2 Small**, a large language model designed to automate AI training tasks. The model, trained on a cluster of GB300 NVL72 racks, completes pre-training in 68 hours and refines through reinforcement learning. It excels in coding challenges, including complex 'autoresearch' tasks, and improves open-source models like Qwen3.5-4B by doubling forecasting accuracy in 4.5 hours. Inkling 2 Small also automates business tasks, outperforming competitors on knowledge and financial benchmarks, and includes a vision encoder for image analysis and quality verification. The company reports a $5B fundraising round led by Accel, targeting a $40B valuation.

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Wonder, a food technology company founded by Marc Lore, confidentially files for an IPO to become publicly traded. The company operates food halls, handles meal preparation and delivery, and has expanded through acquisitions like Blue Apron, Grubhub, Tastemade, and Spyce. Wonder also launched **Wonder Create**, an AI-driven platform enabling entrepreneurs to launch restaurant brands in under a minute. It recently partnered with DoorDash to expand its campus dining business across 450+ colleges and universities. Investors in its latest $650M funding round valued the company at $9B.

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Simplismart, an Indian AI inference software startup, secures **$14 million in Series B funding** from Nvidia, Accel, Shastra VC, Micromax, and Dallas Venture Capital, valuing the company at **$100 million**. The Bengaluru-based firm automates AI model deployment to optimize GPU usage, reducing costs for customers like **InVideo (56% GPU cost savings)** and **HeyGen**. Founded in 2022 by ex-Oracle and Google engineers, Simplismart targets enterprises with strict performance and cost constraints, competing with Nvidia, AWS, and cloud providers. The funding will fuel U.S. expansion and team growth, despite half its revenue already coming from the region.

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Legora AB secures $550M in Series E funding at an $8.8B valuation, led by Atreides Management and backed by existing investors like Accel and Salesforce Ventures. The Stockholm-based startup’s annual recurring revenue surged from $1M to over $200M in under 18 months, with 40% of new customers now in-house legal teams. Legora’s AI agents automate multi-step legal workflows, serving over 140,000 professionals across 2,400 firms and 80 markets. The company plans to expand globally, including in North America, and invest in its agentic AI platform, aOS, to further integrate AI into legal operations.

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