News / #acquisition Tag Acquisition 7 articles archived under #acquisition · RSS Sign in to follow arXiv — NLP / Computation & Language research 19h ago On Predicting the Post-training Potential of Pre-trained LLMs arXiv:2605.11978v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The performance of Large Language Models (LLMs) on downstream tasks is fundamentally constrained by the capabilities acquired during pre-training. However, traditional benchmarks like MMLU often fail to reflect a base model's… 11 arXiv — NLP / Computation & Language research 19h ago Is Child-Directed Language Optimized for Word Learning? A Computational Study of Verb Meaning Acquisition arXiv:2605.12047v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Is child-directed language (CDL) optimized to support language learning, and which aspects of linguistic development does it facilitate? We investigate this question using neural language models trained on CDL versus adult-directed… 6 OpenAI news 1mo ago OpenAI acquires TBPN OpenAI acquires TBPN to accelerate global conversations around AI and support independent media, expanding dialogue with builders, businesses, and the broader tech community. 35 ThursdAI news-outlet 4mo ago ThursdAI - Jan 1 2026 - Will Brown Interview + Nvidia buys Groq, Meta buys Manus, Qwen Image 2412 & Alex New Year greetings From Weights & Biases, Last episode of last year, first episode of this new one, Groq and Manus are picked up last second, Qwen releases a new image & interview with Will Brown from Prime Intellect 4 Smol AI News news-outlet 4mo ago not much happened today **Z.ai (GLM family) IPO in Hong Kong on Jan 8, 2026**, aiming to raise **$560M** at **HK$4.35B**, marking it as the "first AI-native LLM company" public listing. The IPO highlights **GLM-4.7** as a starting point. **Meta AI** acquired **Manus** for approximately **$4–5B**, with… 15 Smol AI News news-outlet 4mo ago Meta Superintelligence Labs acquires Manus AI for over $2B, at $100M ARR, 9months after launch **Manus** achieved a rapid growth trajectory in 2025, raising **$500M** from Benchmark and reaching **$100M ARR** before being acquired by **Meta** for an estimated **$4B**. The **vLLM** team launched a dedicated community site with new resources, while performance issues with… 30 Smol AI News news-outlet 4mo ago Nvidia buys (most of) Groq for $20B cash; largest execuhire ever **Groq** leadership team is joining **Nvidia** under a "non-exclusive licensing agreement" in a deal valued at **$20 billion cash**, marking a major acquisition in AI chip space though Nvidia states it is not acquiring Groq as a company. Jensen Huang plans to integrate Groq's… 4
