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Alibaba Qwen launches Qwen3.8 with 2.4T parameters, going open-weight.

Alibaba's Qwen team announced Qwen3.8, a 2.4 trillion parameter model claimed to be second only to Fable 5 among available models. The model is going open-weight and a preview variant is already available on Alibaba's Token Plan, Qoder, and QoderWork platforms.

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OPENAI
OpenAI reduces Codex Model Context size from 372k to 272k tokens
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CHINAAI
Asean power grid gains investor interest as AI data centre demand surges.
Ships
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MISC
Nonprofit Current AI races to build open World Wide Web of AI.
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MISC
Mayor Mamdani proposes ban on landlords using AI-generated property images
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MISC
Christopher Nolan calls AI an obvious Trojan horse in new film interview.
Drama
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CHINAAI
Changzhou building China first city-level green token factory for AI computing.
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ANTHRP
Claude Code adopts Bun rewritten in Rust, gaining 10% Linux startup speed.
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CHINAAI
Chinese researchers cut 3D optical chip production time from hours to seconds
Research
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HK
Hong Kong positions itself as AI hub for mainland firms' global expansion
Policy
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ANTHRP
Anthropic releases guide for setting up Claude Code to control a Mac
Agents
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CHINAAI
China deploys Mazu AI weather warning system across seven Global South nations.
Policy
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CHINAAI
US congressional panel visits China for first AI security review in seven years.
Policy
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CHINAAI
China tightens civilian drone rules citing Ukraine war security concerns.
Policy
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GOOGL
Google open-sources 3D emoji design assets for creators.
Design
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MISC
Simon Willison launches SQLite Query Explainer tool built with Fable and Pyodide.
Agents
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CHINAAI
Small firms in China adopt AI faster than large enterprises as market agility drives race
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OPENAI
Author Dave Eggers tells OpenAI staff ChatGPT is silencing an entire generation
Drama
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