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Abacus AI adds GPT 5.6, Fable 5, Seedance 2.0 and more to ChatLLM platform

Access to 100+ AI models including Fable 5, GPT 5.6 Sol and Seedream 2.0. New models: GPT 5.6 Sol/Terra/Luna, Fable 5, Sonnet 5 + Opus 5, Gemini 3.1 Pro + 3.6 Flash, DeepSeek v4 + Kimi K3, Seedance 2.0 + Kling 3.0, Grok-4.5.

China Telecom in US Firing Line; Attest Raise USD$60m in Series B - ExchangeWire.com

This ExchangeWire digest reports two parallel narratives: regulatory action affecting a major telecom and two significant startup funding rounds. The US Federal Communications Commission approved an order revoking China Telecom’s license to operate in the United States, giving China Telecom Americas 60 days to discontinue US services due to national security concerns. Separately, Attest announced a USD 60 million Series B, led by NEA and Kismet, bringing total funding to over USD 85 million; clients include Microsoft, Santander, Walgreens/Boots, Wise, and Klarna. Abacus.ai revealed a USD 50 million Series C led by Tiger Global with participation from Coatue, Index Ventures, and Alkeon, lifting total funding to USD 90.3 million. Abacus.ai was founded in 2019, has about 45 employees, and plans to double headcount; the new funding will support enhancements to its end-to-end AI platform, including Computer Vision use-cases.

‘It Wasn’t A Job, It Was A Cult!’: The Definitive Oral History Of DoubleClick

An oral history chronicles DoubleClick's rise during the dot-com era and its 1998 IPO under Nasdaq symbol DCLK, followed by a rapid growth path that included a 1999 merger with Abacus for $1.7 billion and a 2007 sale to Google for $3.1 billion in cash. Based on interviews with early employees and a co-founder, the piece recounts the creation of a leading ad network and ad server, the Silicon Alley culture, and expansion to about 2,000 employees in 25 countries. It covers privacy concerns around blending online and offline data, the layoffs after the bubble burst, and strategic shifts under Google, including the birth of AdX. The narrative frames the acquisition as a watershed moment that reshaped programmatic advertising and Google's dominance in display.