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SoMark Releases OXR, a 1.3B Open-Weight Document Parsing Model That Ranks First on Three Public BenchmarksLatest drop
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SoMark Releases OXR, a 1.3B Open-Weight Document Parsing Model That Ranks First on Three Public Benchmarks

SoMark released the code and weights for OXR, a 1.3B document parsing model that ranks first on olmOCR-Bench, OmniDocBench and DocParsingBench in SoMark's comparison.

Shipped by Adrian WeiOctober 21, 2026

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Abrigo Unveils Agentic AI Platform APX#08
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Abrigo Unveils Agentic AI Platform APX

Abrigo unveils the agentic AI platform APX, designed to orchestrate AI agents in banking with robust governance and comprehensive human oversight.

Adrian Wei / October 13, 2026

AISentri AI Governance Platform News Update#09
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AISentri AI Governance Platform News Update

AISentri AI governance platform aligns with EU AI Act enforceable rules as of August 2, 2026, signaling a data-driven approach to governance.

Jules Pereira / October 11, 2026

AI Score Seed Funding London Lands $5.4M#10
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AI Score Seed Funding London Lands $5.4M

AI Score seed funding in London signals growing momentum in enterprise AI governance and innovative governance platforms development.

Mira Kowalski / October 10, 2026

Flocta Berlin Seed Funding Raises $1.1M#12
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Flocta Berlin Seed Funding Raises $1.1M

Flocta Berlin's seed funding of $1.1M represents a significant milestone in improving AI cost-efficiency solutions specifically tailored for SMBs.

Mira Kowalski / October 8, 2026

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