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Wednesday, September 30, 2026 · 1 min read

Everything that moved in AI, the news that matters, every deal, new research, podcasts, what members shipped, and what's on this week.

Deals today
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$8.84B · 1 M&A
Members
0
0 new today
AI Lounge Index
-1.8%
last 30 days
Amex GBT Acquisition · acquired by Long Lake · val. $6.3B · ~$2.7B revenue (est.)
$6.3B
GMI Cloud Series B + debt · led by Archiv
$668M
Ortet Seed · led by Thoreau
$500M
EliseAI Growth · led by Bessemer Venture Partners · val. $4B
$350M
ElevenLabs Secondary
$300M
Armadin Series B · led by Accel · val. $2.5B
$255.5M
Kahua Private equity
$250M
General Intuition Growth · led by Valor Equity Partners · val. $6.2B
$220M

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OpenAI Dots 🟡, GPT-6.1 Sol ⚡, software factories 🏭 — TLDR AI 09/30
NewsletterTLDR AI
OpenAI Dots 🟡, GPT-6.1 Sol ⚡, software factories 🏭
Last Week in AI #345 - 5 new models, 9 misalignment incidents, some Dots
NewsletterLast Week in AI
Anthropic and OpenAI race to release smarter and cheaper models, OpenAI discloses nine misalignment incidents, and more!
OpenAI ships rival to Meta's Muse
NewsletterSuperhuman AI
ALSO: How to recreate the viral AI rap memes with Higgsfield AI
😺 OpenAI launched Dots + 20 more tools
NewsletterThe Neuron
PLUS: Dots gets its own computer. Your apps are getting homes inside ChatGPT.
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OpenAI connects the dots on always-on agents
NewsletterThe Rundown AI
OpenAI's new always-on agents power up DevDay with 20+ launches. Discover how Dots challenges Grok and Muse with frontier models backing them.
OpenAI Dots: Who Gets an AI Agent That Keeps Working?
NewsletterTuring Post
Your agent can have its own computer. OpenAI’s DevDay announcements show who gets access, what it can do, and where subscriptions set the limits.
How to Build Team Agents
PodcastThe AI Daily Brief · 42 min
Nufar Gaspar joins this AIDB Operator’s Cut to explore how to build AI agents that work for an entire team. The conversation focuses on moving from individual AI use to shared agen

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Modal · Modal for Startups: free serverless GPU credits (up to $50,000 reported), engineering access and launch support ($25,000 value)
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