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MiniMax H3 video model launch and regional restrictions
Chinese AI company MiniMax launched H3, a multimodal video generation model with open weights and competitive pricing to challenge ByteDance's offerings, but subsequently restricted free access to major overseas markets (US, EU, UK, South Korea) due to copyright concerns.
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