Models

DeepSeek has started routing all V4-Pro API traffic to V4.1-Flash at Flash pricing until V4.1-Pro ships. The operational cutover affects pinned Pro model IDs.

AI Models • Pandaily

Moonshot AI has fully rolled out Kimi K2.8 Preview for Kimi Code and Work users, with coding and agent gains near flagship K3, adjustable thinking, and 1M context on all tiers.

AI Models • Pandaily

Z.ai • Combined financing

Z.ai completed a combined financing round of around $5 billion, including about $2 billion from a share placement and roughly $3 billion through convertible bonds, to fund next-generation GLM foundation models.

Apple has finally shipped its rebuilt Siri AI, built on Google's Gemini models and running partly on-device and partly through Private Cloud Compute. Early testers praise multi-step requests and screen context, but report hallucinations and gaps with some tasks. The new Siri is not available in the EU.

Product • The Decoder

Microsoft introduced a new AI code of conduct that lays out general principles for its AI models, including supporting humans rather than replacing them and specific safety constraints like not hacking systems or tricking humans. The code aims to guide responsible AI development.

Policy • TechCrunch

DeepSeek open-sourced DeepSeek Harness, an MIT-licensed agent runtime where models, tools, sessions, sandboxes, and UI are all Cordis plugins. The developer preview is available via npm packages advancing through the v0.1.5-rc line.

Open Source • Pandaily

Google DeepMind introduced Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking, two new variants of its Gemini model family. The announcement adds live-interaction and extended-reasoning capabilities to the lineup.

AI Models • Google DeepMind

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned that AI agents 'escaping their environment' are just a preview of what's coming, citing autonomous hacking and self-improving models as immediate risks. She plans to invite major frontier labs to talks and use the EU AI Act to help set global AI safety standards.

Policy & Regulation • The Decoder

Mistral and Mozilla announced that Firefox Smart Window (beta), Mozilla's AI browsing assistant, is now powered by Mistral models. The partnership is focused on bringing privacy, control, and choice to multilingual AI browsing.

AI Products • Mistral