♟️ OpenAI's Windsurf deal is dead — Google just poached the CEO instead
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OpenAI's $3 billion deal to acquire AI coding startup Windsurf failed due to a conflict over Microsoft's extensive intellectual property rights over its acquisitions.
Following the collapsed deal, Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan and several key members of his team are now joining Google's DeepMind AI research lab.
The new hires will focus on advancing the Gemini model’s capabilities, specifically working on the development of what the company calls "agentic coding" features.
⏸️ OpenAI delays the release of its open model, again
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OpenAI has indefinitely pushed back its open source model's release, stating it needs more time to conduct additional safety tests and review high-risk areas.
CEO Sam Altman stated that because model weights cannot be pulled back once they are out, the company wants to ensure the release is right.
The delayed model will be free for developers to download and run locally, with reasoning abilities expected to match OpenAI’s current o-series models.
🚀 Kimi-K2 is the next open-weight AI milestone from China after Deepseek
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Moonshot AI released Kimi K2, an open-source model with a mixture-of-experts architecture that outperforms proprietary systems like GPT-4.1 on key coding and math benchmarks.
Its development introduced the MuonClip optimizer, a new technique that solves training instability and can lower the high computational costs of creating large language models.
The company is pairing the open release with a low-cost API, a dual strategy designed to pressure rivals' pricing while building a wide enterprise user base.
💎 Samsung explores AI necklaces and smart earrings
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A Samsung executive confirmed the company is exploring new wearable form factors, specifically mentioning the possibility of future smart earrings and necklaces.
These potential devices would be part of a shift towards AI-powered tech that allows for natural, hands-free interaction without using a smartphone screen.
The COO clarified that while Samsung is looking at many options, this exploration into smart jewelry does not currently guarantee an actual product release.
💥 Japan sets new internet speed record at 1.02 Pbps
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Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology has set a new world record by achieving an internet data rate of 1.02 petabits per second.
This speed was reached by sending data 1,808 kilometers through a special optical fibre cable that contains 19 separate cores for transmitting signals.
The experimental 0.125 mm optical fibre cable has the same thickness as standard ones, showing these speeds are possible without replacing current cable infrastructure.
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