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AI startup Simplismart in talks to raise $40-50 million; valuation may triple

Simplismart, an innovative AI infrastructure startup, is in talks to secure between $40 and $50 million in funding, which could potentially boost its valuation from $100-120 million up to $300-400 million. Notable investors like Peak XV Partners and Damac Digital are eyeing stakes in the company, which was established by ex-Oracle and Google engineers.

DeepSeek Opens DeepInfer, Presses OpenAI, Anthropic [2026]

DeepSeek open-sourced DeepInfer, its inference framework, on Oct. 20, 2026. See what it supports, what is missing, and what it means for AI infrastructure.

CSIS: Europe Holds Key to €3.6T Tech Race [2026]

CSIS: €3.6T in tech dominance is at stake in 2026 — see why experts say the US can't win the global tech race without Europe.

IBM: llm-d 1.0 Advances Open, Cost-Efficient AI Inference for Production Scale

DeepSeek Open-Sources DeepInfer Inference Engine

DeepSeek open-sourced DeepInfer, its Apache 2.0 inference engine behind V4.1-Flash, piling pressure on OpenAI and Anthropic.

Amazon Launches TorchNeuron to Challenge Nvidia’s AI Chip Dominance: 5 outlets compared

People open social apps to keep up with friends and enjoy content, which is not something they’ll hand off to AI agents. That gives Meta's ad revenue firmer protection than Alphabet's.