The Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI has released Kimi K2, a new open source language model designed to compete with proprietary systems from OpenAI and Anthropic. In an article for VentureBeat, Michael Nuñez reports that the model shows particularly strong performance in coding and autonomous task completion. According to the company, Kimi K2 outperforms leading …
In late summer 2025, a new large language model will be made publicly available by a consortium of Swiss research institutions. According to an announcement from ETH Zurich by authors Florian Meyer and Mélissa Anchisi, the model was co-developed by researchers at EPFL, ETH Zurich, and the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS). It aims to …
A YC-backed startup has released BrowserOS, an open-source web browser that integrates AI agents to automate tasks. In a post on Hacker News, the two-person development team stated its goal is to provide a privacy-first alternative as AI agents gain access to sensitive user data. The browser runs these agents locally on a person’s computer, …
OpenAI is reportedly preparing to release a new open-weights language model, with a potential launch as soon as next week. This information comes from a report by Tom Warren in The Verge, citing sources familiar with OpenAI’s plans. The release would be the company’s first open-weights model since it launched GPT-2 in 2019. Unlike OpenAI’s …
Hugging Face has launched SmolLM3, a new 3-billion-parameter language model designed for high performance and efficiency. In their official post, the company states that the model outperforms others in its size class and is competitive with some larger alternatives. A key feature is its dual-mode capability, which allows it to provide direct answers or show …
Apple’s new AI features in macOS Shortcuts offer impressive capabilities but reveal significant reliability issues, according to recent testing by technology writers. Dan Moren and Jason Snell from Six Colors experimented with the “Use Model” action, which processes data through AI models running on devices, Apple’s Private Cloud Compute, or OpenAI servers. Snell attempted to …
Lemony has launched an on-premise AI device that allows organizations to run generative AI workflows without cloud dependence. The company secured $2 million in seed funding led by True Ventures, according to GamesBeat’s Dean Takahashi. The stackable device supports up to five users and comes preloaded with 16 open-source AI models, including IBM’s Granite family …
Google has quietly launched an experimental Android app called AI Edge Gallery that allows users to run artificial intelligence models directly on their smartphones without an internet connection. The app is available through GitHub and will come to iOS devices later. Users can download and run AI models from the Hugging Face platform to perform …
Microsoft has introduced three new small language models (SLMs) focused on complex reasoning tasks: Phi-4-reasoning, Phi-4-reasoning-plus, and Phi-4-mini-reasoning. These models represent a significant advancement in what small AI models can accomplish, particularly in mathematical reasoning and multi-step problem solving. The flagship Phi-4-reasoning-plus, a 14-billion parameter model, demonstrates performance that rivals much larger AI systems. According …
Alibaba has released Qwen3, a new family of large language models that compete with leading AI systems from OpenAI and Google. The lineup includes two mixture-of-experts (MoE) models and six dense models, with parameters ranging from 0.6 billion to 235 billion. According to benchmarks shared by Alibaba, the flagship Qwen3-235B-A22B model outperforms DeepSeek R1 and …