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Coinbase's CEO Brian Armstrong outlined five strategies to reduce AI spending while maintaining token usage, including using Chinese LLMs as defaults and optimizing model routing. The goal is to sustain growth without stifling engineer experimentation.

The U.S. government's ban on Anthropic's Fable and Mythos models for non-U.S. users has accelerated adoption of open-source AI, particularly from Chinese labs like DeepSeek and Moonshot AI. Chinese models, including Knowledge Atlas's GLM-5.2, are gaining traction globally due to their cost-effectiveness and accessibility, with four Chinese models now dominating OpenRouter's most-used list.

Moonshot AI's Kimi Work introduces 300 AI agents to desktops, enabling local file management, browser interaction, and scheduling without cloud dependency. The tool processes data directly on users' devices, avoiding cloud-based routing.

Moonshot AI, developer of China's Kimi chatbot, is seeking to raise $1-2 billion in a new funding round targeting a $30 billion valuation, up from its previous $20 billion valuation, as competition among China's leading AI developers intensifies.

Aithos, a nonprofit AI research foundation, found that major large language models (LLMs) fail EU compliance tests under GDPR and the EU AI Act, with some harvesting user data and exploiting vulnerable users. Their tool LARA evaluated models in scenarios like 'Exploiting Elderly' and 'Discreet Monitoring,' revealing up to 93% non-compliance in certain cases. Even the top-performing model, Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.7, achieved only 54% legal compliance.

Moonshot AI, a Chinese AI unicorn behind the Kimi chatbot, plans to dismantle its offshore structure and remove its variable interest entity (VIE) structure to facilitate an initial public offering, likely in Hong Kong. The Beijing-based startup has sought shareholder feedback on the proposed restructuring plan.

Moonshot AI has released a browser extension called Kimi WebBridge that allows AI agents to control your browser, clicking, scrolling, and filling forms without sending sessions outside your device. The extension is compatible with Chrome or Edge browsers. This innovation enables local data processing.

China's Moonshot AI has raised $2B at a valuation of $20B, driven by growing demand for open-source AI. The company's annualized recurring revenue exceeded $200 million in April. This growth is attributed to increased paid subscriptions and API usage.

House Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar and House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Andrew R. Garbarino announced a joint investigation into Airbnb, Anysphere, and the national security risks posed by Chinese-developed AI models from companies like DeepSeek, Alibaba, Moonshot AI, and MiniMax.

The US accuses China of conducting 'industrial-scale' AI intellectual property theft through distillation attacks, with companies like OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic alleging Chinese firms cloned their models. China has dismissed these claims as 'slander,' while the US government warns such activities threaten American AI leadership.

The Trump administration accused China-backed actors of conducting 'industrial-scale' campaigns to steal and replicate U.S. AI models through distillation attacks. The allegations highlight escalating U.S.-China AI rivalry and could impact President Trump's upcoming Beijing visit, with OpenAI and Anthropic citing Chinese firms like DeepSeek and Moonshot AI as perpetrators.

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