441e85161ClaimChinese AI company MiniMax released MiniMax M3.1 Flash on October 19, 2026, featuring 428 billion total parameters, about 23 billion active parameters in a mixture-of-experts architecture, and a 1,000,000-token context window.AgreeDisagree
441e85161ClaimMiniMax reported that MiniMax M3.1 Flash operates about three times faster than MiniMax M3, with median output speeds consistently exceeding 170 tokens per second.AgreeDisagree
441e85161ClaimMiniMax M3.1 Flash API pricing is set at $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens, with cached input reads priced at $0.015 per million tokens.AgreeDisagree
441e85161ClaimMiniMax confirmed that an earlier build of MiniMax M3.1 Flash operated anonymously under the name Space Bunny, processing over 200 trillion tokens prior to its official launch.AgreeDisagree
441e85161ClaimMeta Platforms Inc. expects capital expenditures of $135 billion to $145 billion in 2026, narrowing its previous bottom range from $130 billion to fund data center and AI infrastructure buildouts.AgreeDisagree
441e85161ClaimMeta Platforms Inc. released its Muse Wonder foundation AI model and offers paid subscription tiers ranging from $20 to $200 per month for power users and developers.AgreeDisagree
441e85161ClaimMiniMax reported that MiniMax M3.1 Flash can reach peak generation speeds exceeding 200 tokens per second.AgreeDisagree
441e85161ClaimDeepSeek, Tencent Holdings Ltd., and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. declined or did not respond to requests for comment regarding DeepSeek's $15 billion second funding roundAgreeDisagree
441e85161ClaimHangzhou-based artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek raised approximately 100 billion yuan ($15 billion) in its second private funding round after a $7 billion round in June, nearly doubling its initial target from 50 billion yuan to 80 billion yuanAgreeDisagree
441e85161ClaimU.S. venture capital firm Coatue Management and United Arab Emirates investment funds are negotiating to lead OpenAI's proposed $30 billion funding roundAgreeDisagree
441e85161ClaimConcerns over debt-financed artificial intelligence infrastructure spending and a sell-off in U.S. technology stocks contributed to investor resistance against OpenAI's $1.4 trillion valuation pitchAgreeDisagree
441e85161ClaimBattery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) and WeChat parent company Tencent Holdings Ltd. participated as major investors in DeepSeek's $15 billion funding roundAgreeDisagree
441e85161ClaimOpenAI gave prospective investors an October 30, 2026 deadline to commit capital to its $30 billion funding roundAgreeDisagree
441e85161ClaimMorgan Stanley and Dragoneer initially pitched OpenAI to private wealth clients at a $1.4 trillion pre-money valuationAgreeDisagree
441e85161ClaimOpenAI reduced its valuation target for its $30 billion funding round to $1.25 trillion after encountering investor pushbackAgreeDisagree
441e85161ClaimOpenAI Group PBC is negotiating a bridge funding round to raise up to $30 billion in private capitalAgreeDisagree
441e85161ClaimOpenAI previously raised $122 billion from investors including Amazon, SoftBank, and Nvidia in March 2026 at an $852 billion post-money valuationAgreeDisagree
441e85161ClaimOpenAI is negotiating a commercial deal with United Arab Emirates investors to secure additional Middle East computing capacityAgreeDisagree
441e85161ClaimOpenAI is positioning its $30 billion raise as a bridge round to fund operations while finalizing plans for an initial public offeringAgreeDisagree