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Linuxiac

Mojo 1.1 has been released, and Modular now accepts external contributions to the Mojo compiler while migrating internal compiler issues to public GitHub trackers. The release also brings compiler and developer-experience improvements such as faster implicit conversions and contextual type inference.

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Modular Blog

Modular announced its 26.6 release, the first since open sourcing the Mojo compiler, which begins accepting external compiler contributions via Mojo 1.1, while MAX 26.6 adds audio generation, new frontier model architectures, and performance gains on NVIDIA and AMD GPUs. The post also notes an upcoming ecosystem alliance program.

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Forbes

Modular at ModCon 2026 fully open-sourced Mojo and made Modular Cloud generally available across Nvidia, AMD, Google, AWS and Qualcomm chips, with analyst analysis of the cost and time-to-market benefits.

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FOSS Force

Modular announced that Mojo is now fully open source under Apache 2.0 with LLVM exceptions, making the compiler and tooling available in its GitHub repository.

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Modular announced the integration of Qualcomm's data center AI accelerators (Cloud AI 100 and Dragonfly) into the Modular Platform, allowing developers to use the same software stack on Qualcomm hardware, and noted Qualcomm's acquisition of Modular.

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At ModCon 2026, Modular announced that Mojo 1.0 is fully open source under Apache 2.0, Modular Cloud is publicly available, and the platform now supports AWS Trainium, Google TPUs, and Qualcomm accelerators, with native Windows support on the way.

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Modular Blog

Modular announce that the Mojo language is now fully open source under the Apache 2.0 license (with LLVM exceptions).

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Tech Times

Tech Times reports on Qualcomm's $3.9 billion acquisition of Modular and Meta's validation of its CUDA challenge.

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IT Brief

Qualcomm acquires Modular to strengthen edge and data center AI software capabilities.

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Computer Weekly

Qualcomm acquires Modular to strengthen its AI software stack, enabling hardware-agnostic AI deployment.

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Implicator

Qualcomm announces $3.92 billion acquisition of Modular as part of its data center push, along with naming Meta as a CPU customer.

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Fortune India

Fortune India reports on Qualcomm's acquisition of Modular to strengthen its AI software stack and data center strategy.

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Tech Times

Tech Times discusses Qualcomm's $14 billion strategy including the Modular acquisition to challenge Nvidia's AI monopoly.

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The Next Web

TNW reports on Qualcomm's acquisition of Modular and Meta as a customer for its data center chips, emphasizing the software layer.

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WHTC (Thomson Reuters)

Reuters content syndicated by WHTC reports Qualcomm's $4 billion acquisition of AI startup Modular.

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Wccftech

Qualcomm acquires Modular to accelerate its unified compute strategy, alongside chip design services for ByteDance.

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Network World

Qualcomm acquires Modular for $3.9 billion to create a silicon-agnostic compute layer for data centers.

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TechTimes

Qualcomm is near a $4 billion deal to acquire Modular, targeting Nvidia's software lock-in.

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Channel NewsAsia

Qualcomm announces acquisition of AI startup Modular for $4 billion to enhance its AI software capabilities and compete with Nvidia.

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WIRED

Qualcomm acquires AI chip startup Modular for nearly $4 billion, aiming to compete with Nvidia.

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Economic Times

Qualcomm agrees to acquire AI startup Modular for $4 billion to challenge Nvidia's software dominance.

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Modular Blog

Qualcomm announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Modular Inc.

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The Next Web

Qualcomm is in advanced talks to acquire Modular for $4 billion to compete with Nvidia.

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Bloomberg Law

Qualcomm is in advanced talks to acquire Modular for about $4 billion.

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Modular

MiniMax released M3 as open weights, and Modular is a day-zero launch partner, offering optimized performance on Modular Cloud.

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