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This Saturday morning, Beijing-based Moonshot AI has launched its new Kimi K3 model, a 2.8 trillion-parameter AI that multiple sources, including The Economic Times and Moneycontrol.com, confirm is surprising the US tech industry and challenging leading models from OpenAI and Anthropic. The Cryptonomist and Crypto Briefing report Kimi K3 is free to download, with full public weights coming on July 27th, and it has already sent Bitcoin and Ether sliding.

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This Saturday morning, Apple is aggressively escalating its legal battle against OpenAI. Both Reuters and the BBC confirm Apple has sent stern legal warnings to about 40 former employees now working at OpenAI, demanding they preserve documents and meet with Apple's lawyers.

This action follows Apple's federal lawsuit accusing OpenAI of stealing secret hardware designs and manufacturing blueprints. The Times of India and ProPakistani report the initial lawsuit named two former Apple executives,

This Saturday, the critical issue of AI security dominates headlines, with multiple sources, including Federal News Network and socpub.com, warning that artificial intelligence is poised to overwhelm current cyber defenses and introduce unprecedented risks.

AI applications, as BankInfoSecurity points out, now process sensitive information and integrate deeply with company systems, creating new vulnerabilities that traditional cybersecurity struggles to handle. This means data leaks, unauthorize

This Friday, July 17th, two major AI developments are dominating the news: Google's Gemini 3.5 Pro is delayed, while China's Moonshot AI has launched Kimi K3, a model many sources confirm is challenging US AI dominance.

Both PYMNTS.com and India Today report Google's Gemini 3.5 Pro faces a significant delay because its coding capabilities need a boost. The Star and WION add that the model failed to meet internal goals, causing frustration among Google employees and leading to a nearly 3% drop i

This Friday, OpenAI is making significant moves to enhance user experience and safety across its ChatGPT platforms, while Google's AI Mode expands its capabilities.

Both Digital Trends and dev.ua confirm OpenAI is rolling out new safety features for teenagers using ChatGPT. This includes age-appropriate experiences, stronger safeguards against harmful content, and frequent reminders for breaks during long sessions. Parents gain expanded controls, such as setting "Quiet Hours," disabling Voice M

This Friday morning, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is publicly criticizing Anthropic's AI model restrictions, calling them "illogical" and "editorially controlled." Reuters and Storyboard18 confirm Nadella's frustration, specifically targeting Anthropic's Claude Fable model for refusing too many requests and limiting its usefulness. He questions why a "creative tool" should be so tightly controlled, especially when Anthropic claims fair-use rights for data but then restricts customer usage and ret

This Friday, July 17th, a new report reveals 86% of organizations believe AI tools for governance, risk, and compliance are not ready for enterprise use, with 87% of IT and security professionals lacking full visibility into the AI tools active within their organizations. This lack of oversight has led to 71% of organizations reporting a failed audit or lapsed regulatory standard due to an AI tool, according to Security Magazine.

Microsoft is reportedly preparing to launch an AI cybersecurity p

This Friday, July 17th, the rapid advancement of AI agents takes center stage, bringing both unprecedented capabilities and significant security concerns.

Both CRN Asia and the International Business Times highlight that agentic AI is now operating cyberattacks faster than human security teams can respond. Check Point research indicates AI can turn a new vulnerability into a working exploit within hours, with AI agents autonomously generating thousands of commands. Trend Micro and PwC Consultin

This Thursday morning, AI agents are making headlines, with multiple sources confirming their rapid deployment across diverse sectors. Both marketscreener.com and digitimes report Cadence has launched AuraStack AI, an agentic AI platform for printed circuit board and advanced packaging design, aiming to accelerate time to market by two times.

Tencent Cloud is expanding its AI agent solutions in Indonesia, with over 150 business leaders attending a summit in Jakarta. The Fast Mode reveals 66% of

This Thursday morning, multiple sources confirm that Google's flagship AI model, Gemini 3.5 Pro, has been delayed due to unmet performance benchmarks, particularly in coding capabilities. Both TradingView and Crypto Briefing report GOOGL stock dropped nearly 5% following this news.

Meanwhile, a significant development in the AI landscape is the launch of Inkling, the first open-weight foundation model from Thinking Machines Lab, led by Mira Murati. Lapaas Voice and News9live both highlight Inkl