Why new model of China’s Moonshot AI stirs ‘DeepSeek moment’ debate

Why new model of China’s Moonshot AI stirs ‘DeepSeek moment’ debate

Beijing-based Moonshot AI, a start-up valued at US$3.3 billion and backed by Chinese tech giants like Alibaba Group Holding and Tencent Holdings, has presented another David-vs-Goliath story after creating an open-source model that “set new records across benchmarks that assess reasoning, coding and agent capabilities”. The new reasoning model, Kimi K2 Thinking, was the most…

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The Real Test for Democrats

The Real Test for Democrats

This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. What did last week’s elections tell us about how the Democratic Party can win in the future? Probably a…

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AI is back — it never really went away

AI is back — it never really went away

Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Investors piled back into artificial intelligence names on Monday stateside. Shares of Nvidia jumped 5.8%, Broadcom advanced 2.6% and Microsoft climbed 1.9% to end its eight-day losing streak, its longest consecutive decline since 2011. Market watchers are hoping that another historically long streak — the U.S. government shutdown…

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Whistleblower set to be IRS criminal chief says he'll do "the right thing" if asked to probe Trump's enemies

Whistleblower set to be IRS criminal chief says he’ll do “the right thing” if asked to probe Trump’s enemies

The IRS special agent-turned-whistleblower who has been tapped to lead criminal investigations at the tax agency told CBS News in an exclusive television interview he will let evidence, not politics, guide the agency’s decisions on tax probes. “Each and every time, I’m going to ensure the right thing’s done and that the policies and procedures…

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China's Tianwen-1 orbiter spots 3I/ATLAS

China’s Tianwen-1 orbiter spots 3I/ATLAS

The image of 3I/ATLAS interstellar object taken by Tianwen-1 orbiter’s high-resolution camera from a distance of about 28.96 million kilometers on Oct. 3th, 2025. Credit: CNSA The interstellar object known as 3I/ATLAS just flew past Mars, and China’s Tianwen-1 mission managed to snap some pics with its high-resolution camera. According to the China National Space…

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