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Startup That Helps Developers Pick AI Models Nears $1.3 Billion Valuation

By Julia Hornstein, Stephanie Palazzolo and Kevin McLaughlin · Apr 1, 2026 8:24am PDT · 1 comment
As more AI apps and agents shift to using multiple AI models, startups that help developers choose the right ones are gaining traction. In the latest example, OpenRouter, which helps AI app developers access hundreds of models from a single application programming interface, is in talks to raise $120 million in new funding led by one of Alphabet... As more AI apps and agents shift to using multiple AI models, startups that help developers...
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As AWS Preps New AI Models, Relations With Anthropic Get Complicated

By Kevin McLaughlin · Dec 1, 2025 6:00am PST · 1 comment
There’s a lot about Amazon’s efforts to put itself in the middle of the AI frenzy that hasn’t gone to plan over the past couple years. Its attempt to develop Amazon AI models that can compete with the most cutting-edge technologies from OpenAI, Google and others is still a work in progress. To buy time to improve Amazon’s own models, its cloud... There’s a lot about Amazon’s efforts to put itself in the middle of the AI frenzy that hasn’t...
ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming. VCG/Getty Images.
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ByteDance’s Founder Rules Out Distillation on AI Models

By Juro Osawa and Qianer Liu · Aug 5, 2026 6:19am PDT
ByteDance won’t resort to distillation as a shortcut to advancing its AI model capabilities, even if that means the company lags behind domestic rivals for now, founder Zhang Yiming told employees during a meeting last month. One reason, say people close to the company, is ByteDance’s complicated history with the U.S. government over the... ByteDance won’t resort to distillation as a shortcut to advancing its AI model capabilities, even...
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Google Plans New ‘Frozen’ Chip to Run Its AI Models Much More Efficiently

By Erin Woo and Qianer Liu · Jul 20, 2026 6:00am PDT
Google is working on a new server chip that would directly integrate the blueprint of its Gemini AI model, enabling the company to serve its AI models to users much more efficiently, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter. Google intends the new chip, informally dubbed “Frozen v2,” to help it address a major shortage in AI... Google is working on a new server chip that would directly integrate the blueprint of its Gemini...