V3

China's Moonshot AI launched Kimi K3, an open-source model rivaling U.S. models like Anthropic's Fable 5 at lower costs, challenging U.S. AI dominance. DeepSeek also released competitive models (V3, R1) with efficient training methods, despite U.S. export controls on advanced chips. The developments caused market volatility, with Nvidia losing significant value.

SpaceX is conducting the twelfth test flight of its Starship rocket, launching the third-generation V3 prototype from StarBase in Brownsville, Texas. The company claims the new prototype is larger, more powerful, and represents significant progress toward achieving full reusability of the rocket.