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Moonshot’s upcoming Kimi 3 is expected to close the gap with Anthropic’s Opus 4.8 China's Social Credit System

Moonshot’s upcoming Kimi 3 is expected to close the gap with Anthropic’s Opus 4.8

In Brief Posted: 7:26 AM PDT · July 16, 2026 Image Credits: Raul Ariano/Bloomberg (opens in a new window) / Getty Images The latest iteration of Chinese AI lab Moonshot AI’s Kimi model series is expected to perform at par with or even surpass Anthropic’s Opus 4.8, Financial Times reported,…
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July 16, 2026
Visa and Artemis Predict Stablecoins Will Drive AI Agent Micropayments Pre-Crime

Visa and Artemis Predict Stablecoins Will Drive AI Agent Micropayments

TLDR Visa says stablecoins suit AI agent micropayments across software networks. Artemis sees hybrid payments combining cards and stablecoins for AI. Stablecoins cut costs for frequent machine-to-machine digital payments. Visa expects cards and stablecoins to operate together in AI commerce. Legal and trust rules remain key hurdles for AI-driven payment…
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July 16, 2026
Apple Intelligence approved for launch in China with Alibaba and Baidu Alibaba

Apple Intelligence approved for launch in China with Alibaba and Baidu

In Brief Posted: 6:17 AM PDT · July 16, 2026 Image Credits:Apple (event screenshot) Apple Intelligence, the iPhone maker’s generative AI offering, is coming to China. On Wednesday, Reuters reported that China’s internet content regulator, the Cyberspace Administration of China, approved Apple’s AI services in the country on the back…
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July 16, 2026
Trump Administration Removes Mentions Of Slavery From Site Of George Washington’s House In Philadelphia Slavery Abolition

Trump Administration Removes Mentions Of Slavery From Site Of George Washington’s House In Philadelphia

The Trump administration has replaced an exhibit on slavery at the site of President George Washington’s home in Philadelphia with a version that historians say whitewashes the nation’s history. The new exhibit was installed Wednesday morning in the same area…Read More
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July 16, 2026
Zelenskyy’s ouster of defense chief sparks backlash, questions over Ukraine’s wartime government Volodymyr Zelensky

Zelenskyy’s ouster of defense chief sparks backlash, questions over Ukraine’s wartime government

PARIS — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s ouster of Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov after just six months has triggered an unusual backlash in wartime Ukraine, with soldiers, civil society activists and even members of the president’s party warning that the move risks derailing military reforms at a critical point. Mr. Fedorov,…
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July 16, 2026
Web3 Investor Day 2026 Brings Leading Investors and Institutions to Chicago Blockchain

Web3 Investor Day 2026 Brings Leading Investors and Institutions to Chicago

Decasonic’s 5th Annual Web3 Investor Day will convene leading investors, founders, financial institutions, and technology builders at Willis Tower in Chicago on July 23, 2026. As blockchain and artificial intelligence move from experimentation toward real-world implementation, Web3 Investor Day 2026 will bring together the people allocating capital, building infrastructure, and…
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July 16, 2026