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Lead story · Techmeme
Anthropic's S-1 shows an 85% gross margin in the first half from running its models. Latent Space's summary adds 48% of revenue through cloud partners and $1B in Q2 operating profit.
Why it mattersIt is the first public look at whether pay-as-you-go model sales can be profitable, which anchors pricing for anyone building on frontier models.
techmeme.com ↗Tools · Techmeme
Apple added a beta assistant built on Apple and OpenAI models to Keynote, Pages, Numbers and Logic Pro, with MCP support in Keynote, Pages and Numbers.
MCP support in mainstream desktop software gives agent builders a standard way to reach documents and presentations.
techmeme.com ↗Tools · Latent Space
Latent Space describes how to set up and run an offline coding agent using OpenCode, Ollama and Qwen.
Local coding agents remove the dependency on a connection and on hosted model providers.
latent.space ↗AI · OpenAI
Greptile uses GPT-6 Astra to test user workflows, Daybreak to strengthen security, and Codex to reduce rework.
Bug detection that exercises real workflows goes beyond reading diffs, and it sets a bar for AI code review tools.
openai.com ↗Money · Techmeme
The Dallas-based firm doubled its assets under management and plans to back 10 later-stage companies in AI, defense and software.
Large pools of late-stage capital are being set aside for AI companies.
techmeme.com ↗India · Inc42
Bengaluru-based Live2.ai raised ₹130 crore ($13.7M) in a pre-Series B round led by IvyCap Ventures.
It shows continued investor appetite for Indian AI application companies.
inc42.com ↗Money · Techmeme
London-based Machenta is building an AI model that can teach robots new physical tasks after seeing them performed once.
Few-shot learning from demonstration could cut the cost of deploying robots on new tasks.
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