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Moonshot releases Kimi K3, largest open-weight model to date
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AI Frontier Models
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China
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- 18 July 2026Moonshot releases Kimi K3, largest open-weight model to date | AI Weeklyaiweekly.co
- 19 July 2026Kimi K3 highlights China's push for open and inclusive AI developmentnews.cgtn.com
- 20 July 2026China's latest AI model challenges America's global tech dominanceqatar-tribune.com
- 21 July 2026OpenAI Exec Laments That China Is Giving Away Models So Good That For-Profit ...futurism.com
- 24 July 2026China's Kimi K3 and the rise of open-weight AI modelsscientificamerican.com
- 25 July 2026Kimi K3 Open Weights Arrive Sunday: Self-Hosting Cuts China Data Risk the API Never Cantechtimes.com
- 26 July 2026Kimi K3, the Chinese AI that has put Silicon Valley on alert | Technology | EL PAÍS Englishenglish.elpais.com
- 27 July 2026Kimi K3 Open-Weight Release Hits Canada: 70% Cheaper [2026]tech-insider.org
- 28 July 2026Moonshot AI Open-Sources 2.8-Trillion-Parameter Kimi K3 Model Weightsen.tmtpost.com
- 29 July 2026Moonshot AI Open-Sources Kimi K3 Model Weights Amid Global AI Raceaimamedia.org
- 31 July 2026Moonshot's Kimi Built on 20,000 Nvidia Chip Cluster From Alibababloomberg.com
- 2 August 2026The world's largest open-source AI model.vietnam.vn
- 7 August 2026Kimi K3's lesson: The AI race won't be won by containing Chinathinkchina.sg
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