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China open-weight models close gap with U.S. closed AI, with costs one-fifth and a 4.4-month gap

Open-weight AI models are rapidly catching up with U.S. big tech’s top closed models, changing how companies deploy AI tools. Mozilla analysed the performance gap at about 4.4 months. Its report said value for money matters more than raw performance, citing Moonshot AI’s open model Kimi K3 and Anthropic’s closed model Fable 5. It said closed models still lead in expert work, intensive search and long-context tasks.

Industry

Automakers make money selling vehicle data as U.S. car privacy row spreads

A growing privacy debate in the United States is focusing on who should control location and driving-habit data collected by cars, after it emerged that such data was used in setting insurance rates. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission in January issued a final order barring General Motors and OnStar for five years from providing consumer location and driving-behavior data to consumer reporting agencies. Scrutiny is also widening to other automakers as lawmakers weigh new measures.

AI & Enterprise

Google Chrome to update every two weeks as AI reshapes security landscape

Google has shortened Chrome’s major update cycle to two weeks from four, applying the new schedule with the release of Chrome 153 for desktop, Android and iOS. The company said the change is aimed at speeding security responses as AI-era threats evolve and patches grow in scale. The shorter cycle will deliver fixes, features and performance improvements more frequently and may help narrow the “N-day” gap between code changes and user delivery.