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Updated 8 Nov 2026
Company

Thinking Machines releases Inkling 2 Small

Mira Murati's lab (thinkingmachines.ai) launched its second-generation model on its Tinker service. Business Insider reports it's raising about $5B at a $40B valuation; the company hasn't confirmed.

SiliconANGLE
Sales

Cardboard.ai sells for $150,000

The sale went through Brands.io and appears on DN Journal's 2026 top 100 chart, alongside Disco.ai at $112,000.

DN Journal
Company

Anthropic files for an IPO

The maker of Claude (claude.ai) filed an S-1 with the SEC for a proposed Nasdaq listing under the ticker ANT. Share count and price haven't been set.

Anthropicclaude.ai →
Market

AI-themed domain registrations are cooling

Names containing AI terms fell from 2.0% of all new registrations in March to 1.5% in September, while 'agent' names grew 14.6%. The study covers all extensions, not just .ai.

Hostinger
Registry

Anguilla earned US$80M from .ai in seven months

.ai registration fees brought in EC$217M from January to July 2026, 47.5% of all government revenue so far this year. The government expects EC$253M for the full year.

Jamaica Gleaner
Sales

Act.ai sells for $375,000 on Spaceship

Critical.ai and Pad.ai ($150,000 each), Longitude.ai ($115,000) and Conquest.ai ($100,000) also sold on Spaceship in the same report.

DN Journal

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Launches

Perplexity launches Teammates4 NovAgents built for work that runs over days or weeks · Perplexity
Thinking Machines releases Inkling 2 Small5 NovIts second-generation model, on the Tinker service · SiliconANGLE
Anthropic releases Claude Haiku 5.57 OctIts fastest small model, in claude.ai and the API · Anthropic

Funding and momentum

Anthropic files for an IPO26 OctProposed Nasdaq listing under the ticker ANT · Anthropic
Character.AI files for Chapter 1113 OctBusiness up for sale through a court-supervised process · TechCrunch
Harvey raises $550M at $15.5B9 SepUsed by 80% of Am Law 100 firms, the company says · Harvey

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Domain market

act.ai$375,000Spaceship · 7 Oct 2026 · reported by DN Journal
rooms.ai$157,000Spaceship · 21 Oct 2026 · reported by DN Journal
cardboard.ai$150,000Brands.io · 4 Nov 2026 · reported by DN Journal
LaunchesNew models, features and products from .ai companies
MomentumFunding, valuations, IPOs, deals and setbacks
New on .aiStartups that just launched on a .ai domain
Domain marketWhat .ai names sold for, and what's dropping
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The combined latest reported value of 9 companies in our directory, from funding rounds or deals. For information only, not financial advice. See the ranking →

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