Monday, October 19

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Your weekly recap of LaunchAF launches, deals and the AI & tech news worth your time.

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1 featured launch from last week

Ledgerly topped Week 42

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From the blog: How to launch a product

A new open model closes the gap on frontier systems

Chipmakers report record demand for AI accelerators

3 more AI & tech stories

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THE RECAP

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The winners of Week 42, 2026, and what's climbing now.

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FROM THE BLOG

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How to launch a product

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The AI & tech stories worth your time, minus the noise.

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A new open model closes the gap on frontier systems

Benchmarks show the release matching last year's best closed models at a fraction of the cost.

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Chipmakers report record demand for AI accelerators

Orders for the next hardware generation are already booked well into next year.

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Regulators publish draft rules for AI-generated content labels

The draft would require clear disclosure on synthetic media shared at scale.

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Warehouse robots move from pilots to full deployments

Two large retailers say they will roll out mobile pickers across all regional hubs.

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Browser makers agree on a shared passkey experience

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