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Moonshot AI released Kimi K3 2.8T-A50B, the largest open model ever, with 2.8 trillion parameters and Opus 4.8-class performance at Sonnet 5 pricing. The model ranks first in the frontend arena and demonstrated capabilities like autonomous chip design. Meanwhile, Elon Musk open-sourced Grok Build with 840,000 lines of Rust code, but traces of uploading users' entire code repositories remain, sparking controversy. In other news, NVIDIA announced Vera Rubin for post-training workloads, Databricks raised strategic funding at $188B valuation, and Thinking Machines Lab launched open-weight model Inkling.
Kimi K3 sets a new record for open-source model scale, challenging closed-source models like Claude Fable 5 and GPT 5.6 Sol.
Musk's open-sourcing of Grok Build is overshadowed by privacy concerns due to leftover code for uploading entire repositories.
NVIDIA's Vera Rubin targets cost efficiency for agentic AI, while Databricks' $188B valuation underscores strong investor confidence in data and AI.
Watch next: Watch for developer and community reactions to Kimi K3's open-source release and pricing changes, as well as any fallout from the Grok Build code controversy.
Moonshot AI released Kimi K3 2.8T-A50B, the largest open model ever, claiming Opus 4.8-class performance at Sonnet 5 pricing. This marks a significant milestone in open-source AI, continuing a trend of major open model releases.
SynthePulse InsightRead deep analysisThinking Machines has announced a new product or initiative called Inkling. The brief announcement welcomes Inkling without providing further details.
Grok Build, the harness behind our coding agent and TUI, has been released as open source. Developers can now explore and contribute to the underlying technology.
SynthePulse InsightRead deep analysisKimi released the K3 model with 2.8 trillion parameters, setting a new record for open-source model scale. The model ranks first in the frontend arena, surpassing Fable 5, and demonstrated capabilities such as autonomous chip design and GPU compiler development within 48 hours.
SynthePulse InsightRead deep analysisMoonshot AI has released Kimi K3, the world's first open model with 3 trillion parameters. According to benchmarks, K3 lags behind the closed-source Claude Fable 5 and GPT 5.6 Sol but is on par with GPT 5.5 and Opus 4.8. Pricing has increased two to three times compared to the previous K2.6, with input and output costs rising to $3.00 and $15.00 respectively.
NVIDIA announces Vera Rubin, a platform designed to maximize intelligence per dollar for post-training workloads, a key metric for agentic AI. The system achieves the lowest cost per token through extreme codesign, targeting the growing demand for efficient AI training and inference in the agentic era.
SynthePulse InsightRead deep analysisDatabricks announced a strategic funding round at a $188 billion valuation, led by existing investor Coatue. The round is expected to close later this summer with participation from new and existing investors. The funds will be used to further the company's data and AI initiatives.
SynthePulse InsightRead deep analysisCircus SE announced live operations of its robotic meal-supply technology with the 3rd Army Corps of the Ukrainian Ground Forces in the Kyiv area, marking the first use of autonomous meal-supply systems in an active conflict. The technology is designed to support military catering.
SynthePulse InsightRead deep analysisAIsa, a transaction network for the AI agent economy, has raised $6.5 million in a seed round co-led by Alibaba and Tribe Capital. The funding will be used to expand operations and build infrastructure for the AI agent economy.
SynthePulse InsightRead deep analysisA new protocol called sellbonds.now enables AI agents to issue, lend, and borrow USDC on-chain, creating an autonomous bond market. The project is experimental and open source, aiming to explore agentic autonomous finance where AI agents act as independent financial actors.
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