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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: Hugging Face, WinBuzzer, TestingCatalog, Implicator.ai, and Constellation Research
X: @kimi_moonshot, @scaling01, @vectro, @fireworksai_hq, @dzhulgakov, @chetaslua, @kimi_moonshot, @kimi_moonshot, @enricoros, @haoningtimothy, @modelscope2022, @gm8xx8, @shiri_shh, @gnotuy, @scaling01, @soso_fun_yt, @kimiproduct, @teksedge, @birdabo, @testingcatalog, @mweinbach, @dedene, @natolambert, @simonw, @youjiacheng, @eliamoharer, @casper_hansen_, @deepfates, @zephyr_z9, and @garyfung. LinkedIn: Sathish Gangichetty. 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: The Information, Spyglass, Sherwood News, Time, and TechCrunch
X: @teortaxestex, @theo, @basedtorba, @haoningtimothy, @scaling01, @bindureddy, @scaling01, @teortaxestex, @chujiezheng, @teortaxestex, @kimmonismus, @eliebakouch, @kimi_moonshot, and @eliebakouch
Forums: r/LocalLLaMA and r/LocalLLaMA
| Jeff Horwitz / Reuters: |
Court filings: Mark Zuckerberg approved allowing minors to access AI chatbot companions that safety staffers warned were capable of sexual interactions — Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg approved allowing minors to access AI chatbot companions that safety staffers warned were capable …
X: @andymstone. Bluesky: @marypcbuk, @hypervisible.blacksky.app, and @daniloc.xyz. Mastodon: @ricmac@mastodon.social
| 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 …
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Bluesky: @dmnd.me and @davelee.me
Forums: r/SanDiegan, r/SFV, r/LosAngeles, r/bayarea, and r/Seattle
| 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: @natejhake, @neilturkewitz, @nitashatiku, @eilperin, @willoremus, and @willoremus
Bluesky: @tedunderwood.com, @mamagrizbskysocial, @emilyflitter, @tonytassell, @willoremus.com, and @mollymckew
Forums: r/technology and r/technews
| 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 …
More: TechCrunch, WhatsApp Blog, Meta Newsroom, CyberScoop, Security Affairs, The Record, The Verge, Engadget, 9to5Mac, Social Media Today, WABetaInfo, Neowin, and The Indian Express. Bluesky: @raphae.li
| Will Douglas Heaven / MIT Technology Review: |
OpenAI for Science launches Prism, a free LaTeX-based text editor that embeds GPT-5.2 to assist in scientific paper drafting and citation management — OpenAI just revealed what its new in-house team, OpenAI for Science, has been up to. The firm has released a free LLM-powered tool …
More: OpenAI, ZDNET, Bloomberg, TechCrunch, and Neowin
| Will Douglas Heaven / MIT Technology Review: |
| 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: The Register, Macworld, PCMag, The Economic Times, Cryptonews, and The Crypto Times
X: @moltbot, @maxrovensky, @steipete, @steipete, @mark_k, @gaikwadpushakar, @harleytt, @steipete, @dinvesting, @alexfinn, @tcgsealed, @sidravi_, @swschramm, @codergeeta, @echooo17, and @ibrahimuzn
Bluesky: @kevinbriody, @puddleoops.com, and @caseynewton
| 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: TechCrunch, Wired, The Atlantic, Business Insider, Quartz, Forbes, and The Information
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Bluesky: @daniloc.xyz, @hypervisible.blacksky.app, @cassim.montilla.fr, and @tnewmsblues
| Julie Bort / TechCrunch: |
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Bluesky: @karlbode.com, @daniloc.xyz, @carnage4life, and @davidwelton
Forums: r/politics, r/OpenAI, and r/technology
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Anthropic is set to raise about $20B led by Singapore's GIC and Coatue, double the amount it had targeted, at a $350B valuation — Company in talks to raise new funds from Coatue, GIC, Iconiq and Sequoia at $350bn valuation — Anthropic is set to raise about $20bn from venture capitalists … | Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: |
Tether launches USAT, a US-regulated stablecoin issued by Anchorage Digital Bank, marking the company's direct return to the US market that it left in 2018 — Tether Holdings SA said it has launched a US-focused stablecoin, as the world's largest issuer of dollar-pegged tokens prepares to return to crypto's largest market.
More: DL News, The Block, Tether, Blockonomi, The Crypto Times, Decrypt, CoinGape, Crypto Briefing, Bitcoin Insider, Coinspeaker, and Cryptonews
| 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 …
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| 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.
More: The Keyword, 9to5Google, Android Police, Thurrott, CNET, Business Insider, Ars Technica, TechCrunch, Search Engine Land, Engadget, Android Central, Mashable, Search Engine Journal, and The Deep View. LinkedIn: Rohan Shah
| Ashley Capoot / CNBC: |
An interview with Mozilla president Mark Surman about plans to deploy its ~$1.4B in reserves to fund an AI “rebel alliance” to challenge companies like OpenAI — From his small, snow-covered farm outside Toronto, home to cats and a dog, and soon some donkeys …
More: The Information. Bluesky: @spavel, @phil2345, @caseynewton, and @hypervisible.blacksky.app. Mastodon: @robdaemon@hachyderm.io
| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple releases iOS 12.5.8 for the iPhone 5s and iPhone 6, extending software support for these devices to 13 and 12 years after their respective launches — Alongside iOS 26.2.1, Apple today released an updated version of iOS 12 for devices that are still running that operating system update …
More: 9to5Mac, PCMag, Tom's Guide, Apple Support, Redmond Pie, HotHardware, Android Authority, Digital Trends, GSMArena.com, Moneycontrol, Macworld, YugaTech, Sammy Fans, and MacRumors
Forums: Hacker News, r/LinusTechTips, and MacRumors Forums
| David Gilbert / Wired: |
Meta blocks users from sharing links to ICE List, which compiles names of DHS staffers; Meta cites a policy against “asking for personally identifiable” info — Users of Meta's social platforms can no longer share links to ICE List, a website listing what it claims are the names of thousands of DHS employees.
More: The Daily Beast. X: @hshaban. Bluesky: @makenakelly and @timmarchman
Threads: @daviscanu, @crustnews, and @crustnews
Forums: r/technology, r/politics, r/ICE_Raids, and r/AnythingGoesNews
| 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.
More: Gizmodo, Engadget, Computerworld, TechCrunch, Politico, Windows Central, and The Register
LinkedIn: Joã. Bluesky: @vernster. Mastodon: @jim@social.openrightsgroup … and @brucelawson@social …
Forums: r/BuyFromEU, r/europe, r/technology, and Slashdot
| 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 … | 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, Social Media Today, Forbes, Asia Financial, Washington Examiner, indy100, and Telegraph
X: @krassenstein, @furbeti, @popbase, @taylorlorenz, and @rokhanna
Forums: r/politics, r/politicsinthewild, r/behindthebastards, r/nottheonion, r/NPR, and r/technology
| 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.| 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, PYMNTS.com, Decrypt, CoinDesk, Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg, Coinspeaker, Cointelegraph, and Cryptonews
| 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: Ai2, GeekWire, The Decoder, and The New Stack
| 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: TechCrunch, PCMag, How-To Geek, and The Verge
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google expands its AI Plus subscription to 35 new countries and territories, including the US at $7.99/month, with “enhanced access” to Gemini 3 Pro and more — After introducing the plan internationally in September, Google is bringing its AI Plus subscription to 35 new countries, including the US.
More: The Keyword, Forbes, Thurrott, TechCrunch, The Verge, Engadget, MacRumors, Android Authority, Android Central, and Droid Life
X: @shimritby, @geminiapp, and @rustybrick
| 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.
More: Yahoo Inc. Press, Engadget, Near Media, Fast Company, Search Engine Land, and The Verge
LinkedIn: Rob Wilk and Ann-Marie Taylor
| Sam Tabahriti / Reuters: |
The UK government says it recruited a team of AI specialists to build AI tools to improve transport, public safety and defense, backed by Meta's funding — The British government said on Tuesday it had recruited a team of artificial intelligence specialists to build AI tools to improve transport … | Steven Melendez / Fast Company: |
Privacy-focused MVNO Cape, which has raised $61M from a16z and others, launches across the US following a March 2025 beta, offering a $99 monthly plan — Cape, which offers a range of enhanced privacy and security measures, is now offering service across the United States.Sponsor Posts
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