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FundingHelix Labs
Helix Labs raises $320M to scale AI-designed drug pipeline
BreakingAperture Compute
Aperture Compute's new accelerator claims 3x performance per watt
AnalysisAperture Compute
The new economics of inference: why serving models now costs more than training them
PolicyRegulators propose disclosure rules for frontier AI training runs
FundingMeridian Ventures
Meridian Ventures closes $2.8B fund to back AI infrastructure
ProfileDr. Elena Voss
Profile: Dr. Elena Voss on building models that reason
AnalysisHelix Labs
How Helix Labs uses generative models to design proteins
BreakingNimbus AI
Enterprise agents move from pilots to production
AnalysisThe robotics thaw: foundation models reach the physical world
Companies
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Series BKanso Robotics
Tokyo robotics company applying foundation-model policies to precision manufacturing and lab automation.
Series ALumière AI
Paris-based lab building controllable generative video models for studios and advertising.
Series BAperture Compute
Designs energy-efficient AI accelerators and inference silicon powering large-scale model training clusters.
Series CHelix Labs
Applied AI company using generative models for protein design and drug discovery, partnered with leading research hospitals.
Series CNimbus AI
Frontier lab building general-purpose foundation models and the Cortex model family for enterprise reasoning and agents.
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Featured paper
Long-Horizon Reasoning in Multimodal Agents
A study of planning stability across million-token contexts, introducing benchmarks for sustained agentic reasoning.
DOI 10.48550/arXiv.2606.01234
AnalysisThe new economics of inference: why serving models now costs more than training them
Read analysisAI Apps
Products in the wild
The applications putting frontier models to work.
HelixFold Studio
betaA visual workbench for designing and simulating novel proteins with generative models, built by Helix Labs.
Cortex Assistant
activeNimbus AI's agentic workspace assistant that plans, researches and executes multi-step tasks across your tools.
AI Models
The model landscape
Foundation and specialized models, tracked by capability and openness.
Helix-Fold 2
scientificOpen-weight scientific model for protein structure and interaction prediction, tuned for wet-lab feedback loops.
Cortex-7
multimodalNimbus AI's flagship multimodal reasoning model, known for long-context planning and tool use in autonomous agents.
CompGenome Spotlight
Living intelligence DNA
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Executive Moves
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People
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NorthStar Capital
Growth-stage fund focused on AI in healthcare, biology and scientific computing.
40 portfolio cos
Meridian Ventures
Early-stage venture firm backing infrastructure and applied AI companies across North America and Europe.
$2.8B AUM
Marcus Chen
Founder and CEO of Helix Labs. Computational biologist bridging machine learning and molecular design.
2 exits
Dr. Elena Voss
Co-founder and CEO of Nimbus AI. Former research director specializing in large-scale reasoning systems and AI alignment.
120+ papersGovernment & Policy
Regulation & the state of play
How governments, regulators and institutions are shaping artificial intelligence.
Industries · Geography
AI around the world
Activity across the ecosystem, mapped by region.
United States
4Aperture Compute · Helix Labs · Nimbus AI · Frontier AI Summit 2026
Japan
1Kanso Robotics
France
1Lumière AI
Germany
1Applied ML Europe
United Kingdom
1AI for Science Forum
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Tokyo robotics company applying foundation-model policies to precision manufacturing and lab automation.
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Paris-based lab building controllable generative video models for studios and advertising.
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Aperture Compute
Designs energy-efficient AI accelerators and inference silicon powering large-scale model training clusters.
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Applied AI company using generative models for protein design and drug discovery, partnered with leading research hospitals.
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Nimbus AI
Frontier lab building general-purpose foundation models and the Cortex model family for enterprise reasoning and agents.
Calendar
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Where the industry convenes next.
summitSep 15–17, 2026
Frontier AI Summit 2026
The flagship gathering for frontier model labs, researchers and policymakers shaping the next generation of AI.
conferenceOct 8–10, 2026
Applied ML Europe
Three days of applied machine learning across enterprise, infrastructure and tooling, in the heart of Berlin.
conferenceNov 12–13, 2026
AI for Science Forum
Where AI meets biology, chemistry and physics — leading labs present breakthroughs in AI-driven discovery.
Editor's Picks
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Stories worth your attention, hand-selected.
Helix Labs raises $320M to scale AI-designed drug pipeline
NorthStar Capital leads a Series C that values the biology lab at $1.9B as its first candidates enter trials.
Jun 25, 2026
Aperture Compute's new accelerator claims 3x performance per watt
The chip targets inference costs, the fastest-growing line item for companies deploying large models.
Jun 22, 2026
The new economics of inference: why serving models now costs more than training them
An EnvoyAI analysis of how compute budgets are shifting from training runs to always-on inference.
Jun 20, 2026
Regulators propose disclosure rules for frontier AI training runs
A draft framework would require labs to report compute thresholds and safety evaluations before deployment.
Jun 18, 2026
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The AI 100
This year's ranking
EnvoyAI's index of the companies, models and people defining the field.
Frontier model lab with the strongest enterprise agent traction this year.
Long-context multimodal reasoning model leading agentic benchmarks.
Infrastructure-focused firm with a $2.8B fresh fund and marquee portfolio.
Nimbus AI CEO defining the reasoning-first era of foundation models.
AI-for-biology leader moving candidates from silico to clinic.
Growth-stage fund concentrated in AI for science and healthcare.
Helix Labs founder bringing generative design to drug discovery.
Inference silicon specialist redefining the cost of serving models.
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