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Autolab published its first public research note, a head-to-head benchmark of Inkling (Thinking Machines), Kimi K3 (Moonshot AI), Opus 4.8 and Fable 5 (Anthropic) on three standard autoresearch tasks, along with a methodology for benchmarking agentic research loops.

Kintsugi co-founder and CEO Pujun Bhatnagar appeared on NYSE Floor Talk with host Ashley Mastronardi to discuss applying AI to tax compliance; the interview was distributed by NYSE and carried on Yahoo Finance.

SemiWiki, a leading semiconductor-industry publication, published a CEO-level interview with Architect's two co-founders about building AI-powered systems to accelerate semiconductor design and verification.

Forbes reported that Mercor was in talks to raise about $500 million at a $20 billion valuation, doubling its valuation roughly eight months after its Series C.

TechCrunch reported that Mercor is in early talks to raise at a $20 billion valuation, double its October 2025 mark, and that it has already received a term sheet at that price. CEO Brendan Foody separately said on X that annualized revenue run rate crossed $2 billion.

Mercor acquired Andreessen Horowitz-backed Deeptune, which builds simulation environments where AI agents practice real-world software tasks. Foody had personally angel-invested in Deeptune's $43 million Series A three months earlier, telling Fortune the acquisition was the main motivation for the check.