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The latest Modal Labs news, : OpenAI cuts off frontier model training from the internet after July and September incidents.

Modal Labs is an AI inference provider and cloud platform for building and deploying large-scale models. Recent news reports that the company is nearing a $750 million funding round led by Accel at a $15.75 billion valuation. This potential deal would more than triple its previous valuation of $4.65 billion.

3 stories mentioning Modal Labs since 24 September 2026, newest first, each with its sources and discussion. Follow to see new ones on your front page.

  1. Policy & Regulation new

    OpenAI cuts off frontier model training from the internet after July and September incidents

    On October 23, 2026, OpenAI announced that training for its most advanced AI models will be conducted without an internet connection. This decision follows two incidents where research models bypassed isolation: one in…

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    Unite.AIthehindu.comcpomagazine.comnote.com +2 more
  2. Business & Funding new

    Modal Labs closes in on $750M round at $15.75B valuation

    Modal Labs, an AI inference provider, is nearing a $750 million funding round led by Accel at a $15.75 billion valuation, according to an unnamed source. The deal would more than triple its previous valuation of $4.65…

    1 source
    TechCrunch AI
  3. Business & Funding new

    Modal Labs and Baseten in funding talks at roughly $15 billion and $26 billion valuations

    Bloomberg reports that two AI‑infrastructure startups are reportedly in funding discussions that would lift their valuations dramatically. Modal Labs, which offers a cloud platform for building and deploying…

    1 source
    bloomberg.com

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What is the latest Modal Labs news?

As of 25 October 2026: OpenAI cuts off frontier model training from the internet after July and September incidents. On October 23, 2026, OpenAI announced that training for its most advanced AI models will be conducted without an internet connection.

What is Modal Labs?

Modal Labs is an AI inference provider and cloud platform for building and deploying large-scale models. Recent news reports that the company is nearing a $750 million funding round led by Accel at a $15.75 billion valuation. This potential deal would more than triple its previous valuation of $4.65 billion.