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Open models account for 56% of Vercel's August tokens

Mentions of open models in the latest U.S. earnings calls rose sixfold from a year earlier, the Financial Times reports. Open models accounted for 56% of Vercel's tokens in August and 40% of AT&T's AI workloads. The figures show U.S. businesses using alternatives to OpenAI and Anthropic. Earnings-call mentions measure discussion, while the Vercel and AT&T figures measure usage at those companies.
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Agile Robots raises funding at $8.5 billion valuation in SoftBank-led round

Agile Robots SE has raised funding at an $8.5 billion valuation in a round led by SoftBank Group, Bloomberg reported. The German robotics startup will use the fresh capital to expand production of its machines powered by artificial intelligence.

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SmartNews seeks $70 million in Tokyo IPO at lower valuation

SmartNews is seeking to raise ¥11.2 billion ($70 million) through an initial public offering in Tokyo next month, Bloomberg reported. The planned offering values the company 80% below its latest major funding round in 2021.

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Vodia adds Grok voice agent support to its business phone system

Vodia says its business phone system now supports Grok voice agents through xAI's speech-to-speech API. The integration connects calls to xAI through a generic SIP gateway, a connection used to carry telephone calls, rather than a dedicated Grok connection type.

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