China’s Moonshot AI unveils Kimi K3 model it says rivals OpenAI, Anthropic
Chinese startup Moonshot AI has unveiled a new model it says closes the gap with…
China’s Moonshot AI unveils Kimi K3 model it says rivals OpenAI, Anthropic
Chinese startup Moonshot AI has unveiled a new model it says closes the gap with leading U.S. offerings and surpasses OpenAI and Anthropic’s most capable systems on some benchmarks. Kimi K3 still trails Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 and OpenAI’s GPT 5.6 Sol on overall performance, the company said on Friday, but consistently outperformed other tested…
Why AMI Labs’ Alexandre LeBrun won’t call his AI ‘AGI’ or ‘superintelligence’
While the rest of the AI industry races to label its work as “AGI” or “superintelligence,” Alexandre LeBrun, the CEO of Yann LeCun’s world model startup, AMI Labs, avoids the terms altogether. Lebrun said in an interview with TechCrunch that the company doesn’t use terms like “AGI” or “superintelligence” at all. “We never used the word…
Disney NFL Champion Apparel Line Launches with Darth Vader, Tom Brady
The Walt Disney Co. is protective of its iconic characters and intellectual property. The National Football League is too. The league wants its teams showcased in the best light, and Disney wants its characters to shine. On Thursday afternoon, in New York’s Jacob Javits Center, the world of Disney collided with the world of the…
Crunchyroll Removes Black Lagoon, Blood Blockade Battlefront and Grimgar From Streaming
Crunchyroll is once again facing backlash for quietly removing three major anime series from its platform, leaving fans scrambling for options to watch their favorite shows. Over 60 episodes from Black Lagoon (Seasons 1, 2 and the Roberta’s Blood Trail OVA), Blood Blockade Battlefront (two seasons), and Grimgar, Ashes and Illusions are no longer available…
Tecno Camon 50 Ultra launched in India
As promised, Tecno today launched the Camon 50 Ultra in India, which will go on sale starting July 21 exclusively through Amazon.in. The Tecno Camon 50 Ultra is priced at INR39,999 and comes in three colors in India – Nebula Titanium, Cypress Green, and Misty Purple. However, for reasons best known to Tecno, the Camon…
Musk’s Memphis AI empire is the epicenter of the data center backlash
Two years after Elon Musk made Greater Memphis the center of his artificial intelligence ambitions, building data centers and energy infrastructure at breakneck speed, residents are grappling with unwanted effects, including noise and emissions from the natural gas-burning turbines. Now, public opposition to the SpaceXAI sites, known as Colossus and Colossus II, is providing a…
How a former DeepMind researcher raised at a $300M pre-seed valuation before launching a product
Andrew Dai left Google DeepMind knowing visual AI was the frontier he wanted to stake his claim in. He pulled off a whirlwind fundraise that resulted in a more aggressive valuation-to-capital ratio than Thinking Machines, which raised one of the largest rounds in U.S. history. In this episode of Build Mode, host and Startup Battlefield…
As Sony Pushes Toward a Digital Future, Upcoming Soulslike’s PS5 Physical Edition Sells Out
Although Sony is ready to move on to a digital-only gaming future, fan demand for physical copies for upcoming Soulslike Mortal Shell 2 has led to a physical edition completely selling out. Anticipation for Mortal Shell 2 is clearly high, but the demand for a particular physical edition has even taken the publisher by surprise….
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We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. The Garmin Venu Sq 2 is one of the best budget smartwatches you can get. The Venu Sq series is already considered a lower-priced line, but after the 40% discount, it’s an even better…
