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LMArena Secures $100M in Seed Funding to Bring Scientific Rigor to AI Reliability

SAN FRANCISCO, May 22, 2025  -- LMArena, the open community platform for evaluating the best AI models, has secured $100 million in seed funding led by a16z and UC ...Full Article

Meta Unleashes New Llama 4 AI Models

Meta has released the first two models from its Llama 4 suite: Llama 4 Maverick and Llama 4 Scout. The Maverick model is designed to be a “workhorse” for ...Full Article