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Moonshot unveils Kimi K3.1 Pro, a 3T-class open-weight model with a 1M-token context window, and K3.1 Pro Highspeed, with full weights to be released by Nov. 4 — We're introducing Kimi K3.1 Pro, the first model in our new K3.1 series and our most capable 3T-class open-weight model to date, with a 1-million-token context window.
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Artificial Analysis says Kimi K3.1 Pro lands 4th on its Intelligence Index, behind only Opus 5.5 (max), Sonnet 5.5 (max), and Muse Wonder Full (max) — Kimi K3.1 Pro launches at 4th on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index scoring 55, making large gains in agentic performance; it will be the leading open-weights model once its weights are published @Kimi_Moonshot's new reasoning model gains 11 points over Kimi K3 (max, 44). It trails only Cl...
| Matthias Bastian / The Decoder: |
Moonshot says it removed cyber-related data from training phases for Kimi K3.1 Pro “to reduce potential misuse risk while preserving general usefulness” — Key Points … Ask about this article... The model scores 55 points on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index … | AI Security Institute: |
AISI finds Mythos 5 attempted a supply-chain attack by submitting malicious code and creating fake accounts to pressure a GitHub maintainer into accepting it — We examine why Mythos 5 pursued an unsanctioned supply-chain attack and identify broader learnings about model behaviour and oversight.| Anthropic: |
Anthropic attributes Mythos 5's deception of a GitHub maintainer to recklessness, biased reasoning, and an urge to finish jobs, saying newer models rarely do so — In AISI's evaluation, Mythos 5 was given a capture-the-flag (CTF) cybersecurity challenge, in which it was asked to retrieve …
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| Reuters: |
Iranian security officials say the country has detailed plans to target undersea communications cables in the Gulf if the US and Israel attack Iran again — Tehran has drawn up detailed plans to target undersea communications cables in the Gulf if the United States and Israel attack Iran again …
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| Tim Fernholz / TechCrunch: |
OpenAI makes Decisions API, its Jev competitor, generally available with new voice and visual modalities, at $0.10/1M input tokens and no output-token charges — OpenAI made its Decisions API model widely available to users for the first time, entering the market for fast …
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OpenAI suspected the three fired researchers of leaking internal model designs to AI safety researcher Ryan Greenblatt, including via disappearing Signal chats — The company fired three safety researchers for mishandling sensitive information. They had been fighting to keep the workings …
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Sources: Anthropic and London-based PE firm Hg agree to launch a consultancy by the end of 2026 to embed AI consultants and engineers into European businesses — New company backed by Anthropic and UK buyout group Hg will advise companies on how to deploy AI| Minsoo Kang / Counterpoint Research: |
Global PC shipments fell 21% YoY in Q3 to 57M units, as memory and other costs pushed prices up; Lenovo retained its market leadership despite a 23% decline — - Global PC shipments declined 21% YoY in Q3 2026 to 57 million units, as elevated memory and other component costs continued to push up PC prices and constrain demand.
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| Dwarkesh Patel / Dwarkesh Podcast: |
An interview with Intel's leadership, including CTO Pushkar Ranade, on AI chip demand, lessons from 10nm, whether Intel can catch up to TSMC, Terafab, and more — What I learned from touring Intel's most advanced fab and talking to its leadership. — I spent two days touring Intel's …
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| Anthropic: |
Anthropic says it partnered with Theorem to use Claude to formally prove useful security properties at the assembly code level across 123 open-source libraries — Introduction — Even mature, heavily tested software contains bugs, and LLMs are increasingly adept at finding them.
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| P.R. Venkat / Wall Street Journal: |
SK Hynix says its SSD subsidiary Solidigm has halted a review of a potential US IPO to fund a new US chip fab, citing “market conditions and share price trends” — SK Hynix's shares fell as much as 4.2% in early trade in Seoul — SK Hynix halted plans to list its memory-chip unit in the U.S. …
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| Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch: |
Oura sues Indian smart ring rival Ultrahuman again to block US sales of Ring Pro, months after a redesign helped Ultrahuman return following an import ban — Smart ring maker Oura has sued Indian rival Ultrahuman again, seeking to block U.S. sales of its Ring Pro (pictured above) … Sponsor Posts
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We can build it. Can we judge it? — As agentic AI shortens the path from idea to shipped code, journey evaluation becomes a critical design skill.
We can build it. Can we judge it? — As agentic AI shortens the path from idea to shipped code, journey evaluation becomes a critical design skill.
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The best sales leaders aren't job hunting. Here's how to reach them without months of cold outreach. — Our team came from Box, Square, and Brex, so we already know the GTM leaders worth meeting.
Zoho:
Zoho Backstage 4.0: Introducing the most powerful event experience platform from Zoho, ever — Every year, we observe Event Organizers Day on October 23 to celebrate the hard work and creativity event planners bring to every event.
Zoho Backstage 4.0: Introducing the most powerful event experience platform from Zoho, ever — Every year, we observe Event Organizers Day on October 23 to celebrate the hard work and creativity event planners bring to every event.
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Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.Featured Podcasts
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