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| Kimi: |
Moonshot says Kimi K2.5 builds on K2 with “pretraining over ~15T mixed visual and text tokens” and “can self-direct an agent swarm with up to 100 sub-agents” — Today, we are introducing Kimi K2.5, the most powerful open-source model to date.
More: Simon Willison's Weblog, Hugging Face, Implicator.ai, and Constellation Research
X: @scaling01, @natolambert, @simonw, @scaling01, @vectro, @fireworksai_hq, @dzhulgakov, @chetaslua, @kimi_moonshot, @kimi_moonshot, @enricoros, @haoningtimothy, @modelscope2022, @gm8xx8, @shiri_shh, @gnotuy, @soso_fun_yt, @kimiproduct, @teksedge, @birdabo, @testingcatalog, @mweinbach, @dedene, @kimi_moonshot, @youjiacheng, @eliamoharer, @casper_hansen_, @zephyr_z9, and @garyfung. Bluesky: @sungkim
Forums: Hacker News and r/singularity
| Bloomberg: |
Chinese startup Moonshot releases Kimi K2.5, saying the model can process text, images, and videos simultaneously and beats its open-source peers in some tests — Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.-backed Moonshot AI released an upgrade of its flagship model, heating up a domestic arms race ahead …
More: TechCrunch, Time, and The Information
X: @theo, @haoningtimothy, @scaling01, @eliebakouch, @bindureddy, @scaling01, @teortaxestex, @chujiezheng, @teortaxestex, @kimmonismus, @eliebakouch, and @kimi_moonshot
Forums: r/LocalLLaMA and r/LocalLLaMA
| New York Times: |
Internal Slack message: Sam Altman tells OpenAI staff that “What's happening with ICE is going too far” and he hopes President Trump “will rise to this moment” — Business leaders continue to feel pressure to speak out about the immigration crackdown and the fatal shooting of two U.S. citizens.
More: Business Insider, The Information, Wired, Forbes, and Quartz
X: @bigblackjacobin, @zerohedge, @jimsciutto, @m_delamerced, @m_delamerced, @mikeisaac, and @laurenshirsch
Bluesky: @daniloc.xyz, @hypervisible.blacksky.app, @cassim.montilla.fr, and @tnewmsblues
| Julie Bort / TechCrunch: |
Khosla Ventures' Vinod Khosla and Ethan Choi disavow Keith Rabois' comments on ICE agents killing Alex Pretti; Rabois said Pretti was committing a “felony” — To understand the stance of an unwavering Trump loyalist after United States Custom and Enforcement shocked the nation …
More: The Verge, Reuters, HuffPost, StrictlyVC, and Newcomer
X: @ethanchoi7, @vkhosla, @rabois, @katiemiller, @vkhosla, @rabois, @ericnewcomer, @adam__xyz, @ericnewcomer, @vkhosla, @ben_golub, @william_fitz, @bernhardsson, @johnofa, @rabois, @rabois, @dilawar, @reidhoffman, @rabois, @rabois, @johnwilson, @rabois, @ramez, @adam__xyz, @rabois, @sporadica, @mahaniok, @kanugulati, @adam__xyz, and @_coenen
Bluesky: @karlbode.com, @daniloc.xyz, @carnage4life, and @davidwelton
Forums: r/politics, r/OpenAI, and r/technology
| M.G. Siegler / Spyglass: |
More: New York Times, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, Fortune, The Mac Observer, The Verge, The Hollywood Reporter, Implicator.ai, Mother Jones, The Daily Beast, Gizmodo, Advocate, MacStories, SW Newsmagazine, Mercury News, MacDailyNews, Entertainment Weekly, and Wccftech
X: @melaniatrump, @paulrudnickny, @marlownyc, @adamscochran, @svershbow, @simon_schama, @timodc, @timodc, @michaelemann, @thedailybeast, @melindagates, @nothoodlum, @ddiamond, @stevematthews12, @danpfeiffer, @mgsiegler, @paulrudnickny, @ericnewcomer, @mollyjongfast, and @gianmarcosoresi
Bluesky: @passantino, @evansutton, @hunterwalk.com, and @devindra
Threads: @karaswisher, @crumbler, @brianericford, and @karaswisher
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Forums: r/politics, r/thebulwark, and r/apple
| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Amazon plans to close all 57 Fresh and 15 Go locations in the US, as it pivots its physical retail strategy to focus exclusively on Whole Foods — Amazon's homegrown grocery stores are getting shelved. — The company said Tuesday morning that it's closing all of its Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh locations …
More: Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, About Amazon, Investor's Business Daily, TechCrunch, The Information, Business Insider, CNN, WBAL Baltimore News, Reuters, CNBC, WCSH, and CBS News
X: @rakeshsfnyc and @mattmday
| Washington Post: |
US court filings detail Anthropic's Project Panama, an effort to “destructively scan” up to 2M books with a hydraulic “cutting machine” led by an ex-Google exec — In early 2024, executives at artificial intelligence start-up Anthropic ramped up an ambitious project they sought to keep quiet.
X: @willoremus and @eilperin
Bluesky: @tedunderwood.com, @willoremus.com, @mamagrizbskysocial, @emilyflitter, and @mollymckew
| Will Douglas Heaven / MIT Technology Review: |
An interview with OpenAI for Science head Kevin Weil on the team's mission, why LLMs can't come up with game-changing discoveries yet, and more — In the three years since ChatGPT's explosive debut, OpenAI's technology has upended a remarkable range of everyday activities at home, at work … | Robert Hart / The Verge: |
Google adds Gemini 3 to AI Overviews as the default model globally and now lets users ask follow-up questions “seamlessly” via AI Mode — Gemini 3 is coming to AI Overviews and you can ask follow-ups for a ‘seamless Search experience.’ — Google is making Search less about links and more about AI.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google expands Android's anti-theft suite, including a dedicated toggle for its Failed Authentication Lock feature on devices running Android 16 or later — Google on Tuesday announced an expanded set of Android theft protection features, designed to make its mobile devices less of a target for criminals.| Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg: |
The EU gives Google a six-month deadline to lift technical barriers to rival AI search assistants on Android and give key data to other search engine providers — Google was handed a six-month European Union deadline to lift technical barriers to rival AI search assistants on Android … | Mike Scarcella / Reuters: |
Amazon agrees to pay a $309M settlement and return $600M to users in a US class action lawsuit over allegedly incorrectly denied refunds since September 2017 — Amazon (AMZN.O) has agreed to pay $309 million and provide other benefits in a class action settlement with customers who claimed …
More: PCMag, How-To Geek, The Verge, and Cord Cutters News
| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Meta says it will test new paid subscriptions that give people access to exclusive features on its apps and plans to scale Manus as part of those offerings — Meta plans to test new subscriptions that give people access to exclusive features on it apps, the company told TechCrunch on Monday.
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| Chris Welch / Bloomberg: |
Sonos announces the Amp Multi, a large digital amplifier and its first new device in over a year, ending a pause in hardware releases as it focused on software — Sonos Inc. introduced its first new device in over a year, marking the end of an intentional lull in product launches … | Naga Avan-Nomayo / The Block: |
Crypto payments network Mesh raised a $75M Series C led by Dragonfly at a $1B valuation, bringing its total funding to $200M — Partner offers — Quick Take — Mesh raised $75 million in a Series C funding round led by Dragonfly Capital, valuing the crypto payments startup at $1 billion.
More: Mesh, FinSMEs, Blockonomi, Cryptonews, and NFTgators
| Raphael Satter / Reuters: |
WhatsApp launches Strict Account Settings, a high-security mode to protect high-risk users like journalists and public figures from sophisticated cyberattacks — Meta's WhatsApp messaging service is offering users an advanced security mode, joining a growing number of U.S. tech firms … | Kyt Dotson / SiliconANGLE: |
Ai2 launches Open Coding Agents, starting with SERA, an open-source family that includes 32B and 8B parameter models designed to adapt to private codebases — Artificial intelligence is moving swiftly, changing how developers craft, as code flows ever faster into repositories such as GitHub …
More: The New Stack and The AI Economy
| Kerry Flynn / Axios: |
Yahoo launches Scout, an AI answer engine powered by Claude, in beta for US users on desktop and mobile, and joins Microsoft's Publisher Content Marketplace — Yahoo is joining the next era of search with Yahoo Scout, a new AI answer engine that has a standalone site and app, and will be available across its properties.| Katarina Hoije / Bloomberg: |
Khaby Lame, the world's biggest TikToker, partners with Nasdaq-listed Rich Sparkle in a $975M, 36-month deal to monetize his fan base, including an AI version — Khaby Lame, the world's biggest TikToker, partnered with Rich Sparkle Holdings Ltd. to transform his 360 million social-media followers into a commercial venture.| Wired: |
Documents: a whistleblower details the Boshang scam compound in Laos that defrauded victims of ~$2.2M over 11 weeks and utilized a system of worker debt bondage — A whistleblower trapped inside a “pig butchering” scam compound gave WIRED a vast trove of its internal materials …
More: Wired and Decrypt
X: @a_greenberg. Bluesky: @knibbs, @katie-drummond, @agreenberg, @couts, @brbarrett, @mattburgess1, @timmarchman, @lhn, and @davidgilbert
Forums: r/TrueReddit and r/longform
| Tyler Katzenberger / Politico: |
California Governor Gavin Newsom says he will launch a review into whether TikTok is violating state laws by censoring content critical of President Trump — In a separate X post Monday, the governor's press account said Newsom was launching the review after his office “received reports … | Bobby Allyn / NPR: |
More: The Verge, Asia Financial, Washington Examiner, Telegraph, Forbes, indy100, The American Bazaar, The Mac Observer, and The Independent
X: @krassenstein, @furbeti, @taylorlorenz, @popbase, and @rokhanna
Forums: r/nottheonion, r/NPR, and r/technology
| Financial Times: |
A profile of White House AI adviser Sriram Krishnan, who wrote an EO against “Woke” AI, aims to “fight China”, and rallies executives around Trump's policies — White House adviser Sriram Krishnan has been instrumental to the US administration's light touch on AI
X: @skupor
| Laya Neelakandan / CNBC: |
UPS plans to eliminate 30,000 jobs in 2026 as part of winding down its partnership with Amazon, and expects $3B in savings related to the Amazon unwind — United Parcel Service on Tuesday announced that it was planning to eliminate an additional 30,000 jobs this year as part of winding …
More: Axios, Supply Chain Dive, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, CBS News, and Blockonomi
| Samantha Cole / 404 Media: |
Pornhub parent Aylo says it will restrict UK users from February 2, after six months of complying with the UK's OSA; users who verified their ages can login — Starting February 2, many people connecting from the UK will not be able to access the porn site and many others.
More: The Verge, BBC, Metro.co.uk, Telegraph, Wired, Politico, Mashable, and Biometric Update
| Pascale Davies / Euronews: |
France plans to replace Microsoft Teams and Zoom with French-made and Outscale-hosted Visio by 2027, as part of a push to drop US software vendors in government — France announced that it will roll out the Visio platform across all government departments by 2027.| Cecilia Kang / New York Times: |
TikTok settles a California lawsuit ahead of a landmark social media addiction trial; Snap recently settled the suit, while Meta and YouTube remain defendants — The settlement means TikTok will avoid a trial where plaintiffs had planned to argue that social media platforms are inherently defective …
More: Associated Press, Reuters, CNBC, Bloomberg, UPI, CBS News, AfroTech, NPR, The Guardian, and Moneycontrol
| Henry Chandonnet / Business Insider: |
Clawdbot creator Peter Steinberger says he is changing the name of the viral AI agent to Moltbot after he “was forced to rename the account by Anthropic” — - Clawdbot, the viral AI agent that's leading techies to buy up Mac Minis, is now named Moltbot.
More: PCMag, The Economic Times, BeInCrypto, The Crypto Times, Cryptonews, and Protos
X: @moltbot, @ibrahimuzn, @steipete, @maxrovensky, @steipete, @mark_k, @gaikwadpushakar, @harleytt, @dinvesting, @alexfinn, @tcgsealed, @sidravi_, @swschramm, @codergeeta, and @echooo17. Bluesky: @caseynewton
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