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Open-source AI models rise globally as U.S. companies join in

Open-source AI models are moving from challengers to the mainstream in the global AI industry. Chinese companies such as DeepSeek, Z.ai and Moonshot AI are releasing open-weight models, and U.S. firms are also joining the trend, putting pressure on closed-model leaders OpenAI and Anthropic. Moonshot AI unveiled its Kimi K3 model, while U.S. startup Thinking Machines Lab introduced its first model as open-weight. The shift is also influencing stock markets and corporate strategies.

AI & Enterprise

OpenAI, Google provided advanced AI models to Chinese firms on U.S. watchlist via overseas units

OpenAI and Google provided AI services to overseas subsidiaries of Chinese companies on a U.S. Defense Department watchlist, including Singapore entities linked to Alibaba, Baidu and Tencent Holdings. The issue highlights a gap in U.S. China-focused AI controls that target chip exports but leave online access to completed AI models less restricted. OpenAI said it suspended Alibaba-linked API users over suspected rule violations involving distillation and notified U.S. authorities.

Industry

MSI beta BIOS enables high-speed DDR5 with China\'s CXMT chips on mainstream PCs

MSI has released a beta BIOS supporting ultra-high-speed operation of DDR5 memory using chips from China’s ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT). The test showed CXMT-based DDR5 running at DDR5-8200 in a dual-DIMM setup and DDR5-7200 with four DIMMs, though a global BIOS version has not been released. The development draws attention as a potential new supply option in a PC memory market led by Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix and Micron.