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Frontier Development research deskSection 11 · Page 7 of 11Last updated 26 October 2026

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  1. The 2026 AI Index Report — Stanford HAI →hai.stanford.edu
  2. Pricing — Together AI, snapshot checked 26 October 2026 →www.together.ai
  3. Modal crosses $1B in Annualized Run Rate and raises $750M Series D — 14 October 2026 →modal.com
  4. Announcing our Series F — Baseten, 22 June 2026 →www.baseten.co
  5. Inside the AI Index: 12 Takeaways from the 2026 Report — Stanford HAI →hai.stanford.edu
  6. Announcing our Series D and $1B ARR — Fireworks, 15 July 2026 →fireworks.ai
  7. Rubrik to Acquire Predibase to Accelerate Agentic AI Adoption — 25 June 2025 →ir.rubrik.com
  8. Nvidia Bets Big on Synthetic Data — WIRED, 19 March 2025 →www.wired.com