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  1. New
    doubleAIMaxwell Code Execution ModelDeveloper

    doubleAI opens early access to its Maxwell runtime optimization model

    doubleAI introduced Maxwell as a Code Execution Model that inspects running programs and optimizes machine instructions while leaving source code intact. Early-access applications are open; speed and formal-correctness claims are the company’s and remain to be tested across workloads. This model is separate from the LTX-2.5 video case study already retained.

    doubleAI2 sources

  2. New
    doubleAI$200 million Series AFunding & Deals

    doubleAI discloses a $200 million Series A alongside Maxwell

    In its Maxwell announcement, doubleAI says it raised a $200 million Series A co-led by Lightspeed and Bessemer, with NVIDIA, Dell Technologies Capital and others participating. The release gives no valuation or independent proof that the model’s performance claims will translate into commercial success.

    doubleAI1 source

  3. New
    doubleAIMaxwell LTX-2.5 optimizationVideo

    doubleAI reports a faster LTX-2.5 4K video pipeline

    doubleAI reports that Maxwell cut one LTX-2.5 five-second 4K generation workflow from 250 to 134 seconds on two NVIDIA B200 GPUs, and says the code changes are open source. This is a specific vendor benchmark and optimization of LTX’s model, not a new video model made by doubleAI or a newly announced funding round.

    doubleAI1 source

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