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Kimi:
Moonshot AI releases Kimi K3, a 2.8T-parameter AI model that it says rivals Claude Opus 4.8 and GPT-5.5, and plans to release its full model weights by July 27  —  Today, we are introducing Kimi K3 — our most capable model.  Kimi K3 is a 2.8T-parameter model built on our Kimi Delta Attention …
Michael Nuñez / VentureBeat:
Kimi-K3 takes #1 on the Frontend Code Arena benchmark, surpassing Claude Fable 5, and scores 88.3 on Terminal Bench 2.1, trailing only GPT-5.6 Sol's 88.8  —  Moonshot AI, the Beijing-based artificial intelligence startup backed by Alibaba, on Thursday released Kimi K3 …
Reuters:
At the World AI Conference, Xi Jinping touts open-source AI, pledges to help the Global South build AI capabilities, and calls unequal AI access an “injustice”  —  Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday cast Beijing as the champion of a new global AI order, using China's premier tech conference …
Michael Acton / Financial Times:
Sources: Apple has sent personal legal warnings to ~40 former employees who now work at OpenAI, directing them to preserve documents and meet with its lawyers  —  iPhone maker steps up aggressive tactics in trade secrets dispute with AI lab.  Apple has targeted dozens of OpenAI employees …
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Netflix says ~300 titles on its app used generative AI in 2026, mostly in post-production, “to deliver higher quality output more quickly and at a lower cost”  —  Some titles used AI to create ‘enhanced crowds, historical battle sequences, and worldbuilding establishing shots.’
Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
Netflix reports Q2 revenue up 13% YoY to $12.56B, vs. $12.59B est., and says it will only publish engagement updates annually from 2027; NFLX drops 10%+
Bloomberg:
Sources: Google is months behind schedule on delivering Gemini 3.5 Pro as it tries to improve its capabilities, particularly in coding; GOOG closes down 4.43%  —  Alphabet Inc.'s Google is months behind schedule on delivering Gemini 3.5 Pro, its most powerful flagship AI model …
Chase DiBenedetto / Mashable:
A NY school district is piloting Realbotix's humanoid robot teacher to help STEM students; Realbotix rebranded after acquiring sex doll company RealDoll in 2024  —  A New York school district is piloting a humanoid robot teacher to help students with summer school classes.
Aaron Holmes / The Information:
Source: Microsoft plans to release an AI security tool this month using models from Anthropic, OpenAI, and itself, as a cost-effective Mythos alternative  —  Microsoft is preparing to release a new AI security product, internally codenamed Project Perception, to capture a piece of companies' rising cyber defense spending.
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Madison Muller / Bloomberg:
Kalshi launches a biotech pilot, starting with 13 biotech contracts offering wagers on the outcomes of late-stage clinical drug trials and regulatory decisions  —  Kalshi to Offer Betting on Drug Trial Results  —  Video Player is loading.  —  Unmute  —  Current Time 0:00 Loaded: 63.68% Playback Rate
Tim Fernholz / TechCrunch:
AI inference startup General Compute gets a $400M loan from tech investment firm Upper90, seemingly the first deal using inference-specific chips as collateral  —  General Compute, an AI inference cloud startup, has landed a $400 million loan from Upper90, a tech investment firm.
Eno Sarris / The Athletic:
Memo: MLB bans the use of league-provided dugout iPads to access GenAI for in-game strategy calls; sources say at least a third of teams used AI this way  —  In a crackdown that has rankled some front offices across the league, Major League Baseball has effectively outlawed the growing practice …
Blake Brittain / Reuters:
Court doc: a US federal jury says Japanese chipmaker Kioxia owes Viasat $229M for infringing Viasat's flash-memory patent that helps devices use less energy  —  A federal jury in Waco, Texas said on Thursday that Japanese chipmaker Kioxia (285A.T) owes satellite-communications company Viasat …
Tibo / @thsottiaux:
After reports of GPT-5.6 deleting files, OpenAI says the issue most commonly occurs in full-access mode without sandboxing and it's working to mitigate the risk  —  On file deletions. We've investigated a handful of reports where GPT-5.6 unexpectedly deleted files. What we have found is that this most commonly occurs when: - Full access mode is enabled and codex is run without sandboxing protections, including without auto review being
Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
The EU accepts X's plan to meet DSA transparency obligations and give researchers access to data, giving X six months to implement it, following a €120M fine  —  The European Union, which fined Elon Musk's social media network X €120 million ($137.2 million) last year …
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Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg:
Source: Demis Hassabis plans to hold meetings with US policymakers in Washington next week about his proposed US-based Standards Body for “Frontier-class” AI  —  Earlier this week, Google DeepMind Chief Executive Officer Demis Hassabis unveiled a proposal for a new international watchdog …
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
President Trump says ABC and NBC should have their licenses revoked for not carrying his speech, alleging they are part of a “plot” to continue election “fraud”

Ariel Zilber / New York Post:
Madison Square Garden files a defamation suit against Wired over an article alleging MSG kept a list of gay celebrities; Wired says it stands by its reporting

Gene Maddaus / Variety:
In a filing disputing state AGs' request for a temporary restraining order, Paramount argued its merger with WBD would increase theatrical motion picture output

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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
DoorDash launches a limited beta of DoorDash CLI, which lets users place orders via an AI agent, available by waitlist to macOS developers in the US and Canada
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Karissa Bell / Engadget:
Meta's Oversight Board says top AI models may be restricting free expression in its first evaluation of LLMs, as it seeks to expand its influence beyond Meta
Josh Woodward / Google:
Google renames NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook and rolls out an update giving every notebook a secure cloud computer, letting it write and execute code natively
CNET:
OnePlus confirms it will no longer operate in North America or Europe but will keep operating in China, while Realme, another Oppo sub-brand, will exit China
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