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Moonshot AI recently released Kimi K3, a more advanced open-weight large language model that it said outperforms all rivals except for Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 and OpenAI's GPT-5.6 on overall capability.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 6, 2026
Can Moonshot¡¯s Kimi K3 now stay in orbit?
If you¡¯re calling Kimi K3 a new ¡°DeepSeek moment,¡± it only means that you haven¡¯t been paying attention.
Chinese artificial intelligence models are rapidly narrowing the gap with Silicon Valley and creating a "death zone" for anyone without frontier-pushing technology or market-breaking pricing.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 4, 2026
China¡¯s AI blitz creates ¡®death zone¡¯ for rival U.S. model makers
The debut of five models in eight weeks shows Chinese developers approaching or in some cases surpassing the U.S. pioneers that are commonly held up as frontier AI leaders.
Japanese police check for mock chemical agents during Pacific Shield 18, a multinational exercise focused on preventing the spread of weapons of mass destruction, in Yokosuka in July 2018.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 4, 2026
The real reasons to be terrified about AI and WMD
The threat of AI and WMDs is nuanced and takes different forms for each type of weapon, with AI helping both the offense and the defense.
Officials in Beijing are concerned about the cyber capabilities of Anthropic¡¯s Mythos and other artificial intelligence frontier models developed by U.S. companies.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 4, 2026
China is getting more anxious about Mythos before Trump meets Xi
Chinese officials see the potential for such artificial intelligence models to be used as an offensive weapon, and question why China is denied access to them for normal purposes.
Marine One, carrying the U.S. president, departs from the Ellipse in front of the White House as construction on the South Lawn continues in Washington, on July 17.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 4, 2026
Meta, Anthropic, Google, OpenAI to meet Trump officials about AI safety testing
Anthropic and OpenAI disclosed in recent days that their AI tools breached the systems ?of ?other companies, stirring concerns among U.S. lawmakers.
In mid-July, two OpenAI models undergoing testing left their confined environment ¡ª a scenario the developers had not anticipated ¡ª and ventured onto the internet, where they attacked Hugging Face, an AI model-hosting platform.
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Aug 2, 2026
When rogue AI launches a cyberattack, who is legally responsible?
Under U.S. civil and criminal law, unauthorized access to a computer system is an offense.
In a blog post, Anthropic said it could have done more to review network logs and evaluation transcripts after its AI models breached separate organizations' systems.
BUSINESS
Jul 31, 2026
Anthropic¡¯s AI models hacked three organizations during tests
Anthropic said in a blog post that it made the discovery after performing a review of its own cybersecurity tests, following OpenAI¡¯s announcement of a breach last week.
Google's new data center opens near Fredericia, Denmark, in November 2020.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 30, 2026
Read ¡®Europe 2031¡¯ and act now to avoid its grim predictions
A fictional account of Europe¡¯s collapse warns of AI dependence.
The World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on July 18. AI developers must work together with faith communities to ensure that their systems embody the shared values that have long shaped human societies.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 29, 2026
Overcoming the AI wisdom gap
As AI chatbots become a fixture of daily life, people are increasingly turning to them for emotional support and moral guidance.
AI leaders have shifted from predicting mass job losses to overlooking how automation may quietly erode the quality and meaning of the jobs that remain.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 17, 2026
The AI jobs crisis no one is talking about
The leaders of big AI labs are changing their stories on employment, with top AI chief executive officers walking back their previous warnings of job destruction.
Google's bureaucracy, fragmented AI strategy and internal management problems are threatening to erode its leadership in artificial intelligence.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 15, 2026
Google¡¯s power struggles are killing its AI mojo
Google¡¯s messy history in product development, including a culture of launching new products and then moving on, has tainted its AI coding efforts and led to a lack of focus.
An American soldier demonstrates how to fly a drone during a training exercise at a U.S. military facility in Hohenfels, Germany, on April 30.
COMMENTARY
Jul 8, 2026
America¡¯s battlefield dominance is under serious threat
The U.S. still possesses the most capable military, but its ability to dominate a battlefield is under threat due to the rapid evolution of warfare.
Liu Debing, chairman of Knowledge Atlas Technology, better known as Zhipu, attends the Chinese generative-AI startup's listing ceremony at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Thursday, Jan. 8.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2026
A China shock is shaking Silicon Valley
One thing has become clear: Open models from China now pose one of the biggest existential threats to the U.S. AI establishment.
Zhipu's AI service on the web, dubbed Z.ai.
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Jul 3, 2026
A?cheap Chinese model is catching up with U.S. AI giants on their home turf
Z.ai¡¯s GLM-5.2 model has been put at the heart of a growing debate about whether China is finally catching up to the U.S. in the artificial intelligence race.
Anthropic won U.S. approval to restore some access to its powerful Mythos 5 artificial intelligence model, after resolving government concerns about the technology's potential threats to national security.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 27, 2026
Anthropic¡¯s Mythos 5 AI model cleared by U.S. for wider use
The clearance eases a confrontation that erupted two weeks ago when the government abruptly barred Anthropic from giving foreign nationals access to Mythos 5 and a related model.
Rapid advances in AI, highlighted by powerful models like those from Anthropic, are outpacing government oversight and increasing cyber and and other risks.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 26, 2026
Living without an AI kill switch
There is no simple way to shut down advanced AI once it exists, so societies must learn to manage its risks rather than rely on a single fail-safe.
Alibaba¡¯s American depositary receipts sank to a session low on the news, falling more than 3% to $99.10 at 3:38 p.m. in New York on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 25, 2026
Anthropic accuses Alibaba of ¡®illicitly¡¯ accessing AI models
The U.S. AI developer had previously decided to keep its products out of China.
World leaders and some of their spouses pose for a group photo before a cultural performance and concert during the Group of Seven summit, in Evian-les-Bains, France, on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 17, 2026
G7 leaders discuss ¡®trusted partners¡¯ access to cutting-edge U.S. AI models
Such a scheme would ?allow G7 countries to use the models to develop stronger cybersecurity ?defenses against ?rivals such as China.
On Friday, the U.S. ordered Anthropic to deny foreign nationals access to the company¡¯s newest artificial intelligence models.
BUSINESS
Jun 16, 2026
Trump¡¯s Anthropic crackdown sets off AI alarms for U.S. allies
U.S. allies must now confront a future in which the White House can pull the plug on AI sales abroad as it pleases.
Branding for Claude Code on removable posters at Anthropic PBC's Code with Claude developer conference in London on May 19, 2026.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 14, 2026
Global capitalism bets it all on AI future, alarming voters
Some AI leaders warn that the technology may accelerate into a potentially dangerous new phase.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Strong wind and heavy rain forecast as tropical storm approaches Japan
Tropical Storm Chan-hom is expected to make landfall in northern Kanto between late Tuesday and early Wednesday.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.

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