AI & Enterprise

Upstage unveils \'Solar Open 2\' touting agent performance

Upstage unveiled its open-weight large language model \'Solar Open 2\' optimised for agent task execution and released the model weights on Hugging Face. Developed through a government sovereign AI foundation model project, it uses a mixture-of-experts design with 250 billion parameters and activates 15 billion in use. Upstage said it outperformed rival models on multiple benchmarks and plans broader deployments and AX services across industries.

Mobility

Tesla Q2 revenue rises but profitability worsens; Cybercab, Semi timelines slip

Tesla removed its 2026 mass-production plans for the Cybercab, Tesla Semi and Megapack 3, and also deleted wording on Optimus mass production, TechCrunch reported, citing a second-quarter shareholder letter. Tesla said it is working to increase battery production, especially 4680 cells, to mass-produce the Cybercab and Semi, but did not explain delays for Megapack 3 or whether Optimus is delayed. Second-quarter revenue rose to $28.2 billion, while net profit fell to $1.1 billion and free cash flow turned negative.