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Qwen 3.8 to launch open-weight, Alibaba claims only Fable 5 beats it
Alibaba has announced the upcoming release of Qwen 3.8, an open-weight model with 2.4 trillion parameters. The company claims it is currently the second most powerful model available, trailing only Fable 5. A preview version is already accessible via Alibaba's platforms.
Moonshot targets HK IPO in six months as Kimi ARR hits $300M
Moonshot AI plans a Hong Kong IPO within six months following the successful release of its Kimi K3 model. The company reported a rapid increase in annualized recurring revenue to $300 million in June, signaling strong commercial momentum.
How to Use Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM): 2026 Guide
Google has rebranded NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook, integrating it into the Gemini ecosystem. The tool remains a source-grounded research assistant that allows users to upload documents and media to generate summaries, study materials, and answers with citations.
Alibaba's Qwen takes on Kimi K3 with open-weight Qwen 3.8, says model is "second only to Fable 5"
Alibaba has launched Qwen 3.8, a 2.4 trillion parameter open-weight model, positioning it as a top-tier competitor to Kimi K3. The model features multimodal capabilities and is currently available in preview, with full open-weight release expected soon.
Google Deepmind argues video generators already contain the world models computer vision has been missing
Google Deepmind researchers introduced GenCeption, a model that repurposes text-to-video generators for computer vision tasks like depth estimation and segmentation. This approach suggests that video generation models inherently learn spatial and physical representations that can serve as a foundation for universal computer vision.
Moonshot's Kimi K3 outperforms Fable 5 in frontend code but lags far behind in complex math
Moonshot's Kimi K3 model has topped the Code Arena: Frontend benchmark, outperforming Western models like Claude Fable 5 and GPT-5.6 Sol. However, it significantly lags behind in complex, expert-level math tasks on the FrontierMath benchmark, achieving only 39% accuracy compared to nearly 90% for top Western models.
AI chatbots reading X-rays can be dangerously confident even when they're wrong
The RadLE 2.0 benchmark evaluates radiology AI models on their diagnostic accuracy and ability to express uncertainty. Results show that while some models are approaching human-level accuracy, many remain dangerously overconfident when providing incorrect diagnoses. The study emphasizes that for medical AI, the ability to admit 'I don't know' is as critical as raw performance.
Sacks warns Kimi K3 shows US losing the AI race
The release of the Chinese AI model Kimi K3 has caused concern in the US tech industry, as it topped the Arena coding benchmark. Investors and experts worry that its cost-effectiveness and open-weight nature threaten the market dominance of US-based closed-source models like those from OpenAI and Anthropic.
China dismisses US AI distillation claims at WAIC
Chinese official Liu Bin dismissed US allegations that Chinese AI labs are illicitly using 'distillation' to train their models by extracting data from American systems like Claude. This follows Anthropic's report to the US Senate regarding massive unauthorized API usage by Alibaba's Qwen lab.
China's new World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization is President Xi's clearest play yet for a parallel AI order
China has launched the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WIKO) with 29 founding nations, excluding Western countries. This initiative, announced by President Xi Jinping, aims to establish a parallel AI governance structure anchored in the Global South, while also challenging US export controls on AI technology.
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