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Moonshot AI has temporarily paused new subscriptions for its Kimi K3 model after demand surged beyond the company's current capacity within days of the launch. The open-source Chinese AI model, described as one of the largest of its kind at 2.8 trillion parameters, has rattled U.S. rivals by beating Anthropic's Fable 5 and OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol in front-end coding tests. The Associated Press reports: "Kimi K3 has received far more love than we expected," Moonshot AI, which is Beijing-based, wrote in a X post late on Sunday. "Over the past 48 hours, demand has pushed close to the limits of our current capacity." Moonshot said that it's prioritizing existing subscribers and would be temporarily pausing new ones. "We're adding capacity as fast as we can and will reopen new subscription spots in batches," it added. The AI startup also posted a similar message on Chinese social media.
"New model releases generally trigger massive interest, which can strain existing compute infrastructure," said Lian Jye Su, a chief analyst at the technology research and advisory group Omdia. "This does show Moonshot AI does not have sufficient compute chips to serve the current surge in demand." Su said that the key reason was more likely due to Moonshot not fully anticipating the surge in K3's popularity. K3 is "very demanding" in terms of compute requirements, he said, making compute allocation challenging and expensive.
"New model releases generally trigger massive interest, which can strain existing compute infrastructure," said Lian Jye Su, a chief analyst at the technology research and advisory group Omdia. "This does show Moonshot AI does not have sufficient compute chips to serve the current surge in demand." Su said that the key reason was more likely due to Moonshot not fully anticipating the surge in K3's popularity. K3 is "very demanding" in terms of compute requirements, he said, making compute allocation challenging and expensive.
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Chris Fall has resigned as director of the U.S. Center for AI Standards and Innovation just three months after being appointed to lead the Commerce Department's federal AI testing institute. Arvind Raman, who oversees the Commerce office responsible for the institute, will serve temporarily in the role. "The Commerce Department did not provide a reason for Fall's departure," reports Reuters. From the report: Fall's exit marks the latest change in direction for Trump's approach to AI. The president upon returning to office in 2025 said the federal government should take a hands-off approach to the tech sector. He has since taken a more active role in monitoring the technology, though his public statements and policies appear to change week by week.
The institute is responsible for working with leading AI labs such as Anthropic, Google's DeepMind and OpenAI to test their unreleased models for vulnerabilities. The group is staffed by scientists and engineers, who are focused on calculating the "demonstrable risks" posed by advanced AI models, according to the institute's website. They want to limit opportunities for U.S. adversaries to use AI to develop chemical or biological weapons, or corrupt the data used to train American AI models.
The institute is responsible for working with leading AI labs such as Anthropic, Google's DeepMind and OpenAI to test their unreleased models for vulnerabilities. The group is staffed by scientists and engineers, who are focused on calculating the "demonstrable risks" posed by advanced AI models, according to the institute's website. They want to limit opportunities for U.S. adversaries to use AI to develop chemical or biological weapons, or corrupt the data used to train American AI models.
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The European Commission has fined AliExpress more than $625 million, the largest penalty yet under the Digital Services Act, after finding that the marketplace failed to "diligently assess and mitigate risks relating to the sale of illegal, unsafe, or counterfeit products on its e-commerce platform." EU officials said flagged products repeatedly reappeared, sellers could evade safeguards, and AliExpress's recommendation and ad systems helped amplify dangerous goods. Ars Technica reports: For shady sellers, the risks of detection appeared low. The e-commerce site's mandatory brand authorization system was also ineffective and understaffed, the EC found, and AliExpress did not penalize traders for selling illegal products as its policy claims it would. Making things worse, AliExpress "inadequately assessed how its recommender and advertising systems exacerbate the spread of illegal products," the EC said. So rather than remove illegal products, AliExpress was recommending them to consumers and helping to maximize exposure. Talking to the press, the European Union's tech chief, Henna Virkkunen, noted that one in five Europeans shop monthly at retail sites like AliExpress, Temu, and Shein.
AliExpress also relied on a single quantitative metric to gauge how effectively its systems were working to weed out illegal products. And that metric did not properly measure the extent of the harm. EC testing found that "a high volume of illegal products" -- including unsafe toys and dangerous cosmetics -- "continued to circulate despite AliExpress' moderation efforts." In June 2025, AliExpress was ordered to bring its platform into compliance with the DSA but failed to make the necessary changes, the EC said. The fine was calculated to be proportionate to the nature of the violations, which the EC considered "particularly serious infringements," and to penalize AliExpress's delayed interventions to mitigate flagged risks.
[...] AliExpress told Ars it was "surprised" by the "disproportionate" fine. AliExpress said it plans to appeal the decision, claiming the EC ignored its "sound risk management framework and the significant, proactive enhancements we have made." The massive online retailer noted that its EU market is substantially smaller than its China market and said that it invests "substantial resources in risk assessment and mitigation, product safety and consumer protection" and "has been and continues to be committed to meeting our obligations to consumers."
AliExpress also relied on a single quantitative metric to gauge how effectively its systems were working to weed out illegal products. And that metric did not properly measure the extent of the harm. EC testing found that "a high volume of illegal products" -- including unsafe toys and dangerous cosmetics -- "continued to circulate despite AliExpress' moderation efforts." In June 2025, AliExpress was ordered to bring its platform into compliance with the DSA but failed to make the necessary changes, the EC said. The fine was calculated to be proportionate to the nature of the violations, which the EC considered "particularly serious infringements," and to penalize AliExpress's delayed interventions to mitigate flagged risks.
[...] AliExpress told Ars it was "surprised" by the "disproportionate" fine. AliExpress said it plans to appeal the decision, claiming the EC ignored its "sound risk management framework and the significant, proactive enhancements we have made." The massive online retailer noted that its EU market is substantially smaller than its China market and said that it invests "substantial resources in risk assessment and mitigation, product safety and consumer protection" and "has been and continues to be committed to meeting our obligations to consumers."
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Rachel Harrison (Darker Times, 07/20/2026), "Do You Guys Ever Think About Dying?": "The genre that I call home, that I've dedicated my life to, continues to surprise me in the depth of its understanding." Harrison, author of several horror novels, recommends more, plus podcasts like Books in the Freezer, She Wore Black, and Talking Scared. But if her allusion to partying with friends is more interesting, This Game is Killer: Alien on Board (2024; overview) and This Game is Killer: Frozen Horror (2025; overview) turns an old parlor game theme into a light board game for 6-10 people. Also the 100 Horror Movies in 92 Days Challenge begins August 1--a well-established occasion for exploring the genre like one Tiktoker last year: week 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, and round-up.
A well-known example of the disappearing polymorph is the HIV/Aids drug ritonavir, developed by Abbott Laboratories, which gained approval in 1996. Two years later a more stable, less soluble crystalline form (form II) began appearing in manufactured batches, replacing the original form I and rendering the capsules ineffective.
More sources: Derek Lowe (one of many previous) discusses the"unintentional crystalline seed" hypothesis: that a tiny amount of an previously undiscovered crystal form of ritonavir infected the chemical synthesis (and all of the machinery and factory and duct work) associated with the first discovered and more useful form. This "infection" of the new crystal made it almost impossible to create the old form anymore. Disappearing Polymorphs(PDF) The original paper on disappearing polymorphs. Disappearing Polymorphs Revisited
More sources: Derek Lowe (one of many previous) discusses the"unintentional crystalline seed" hypothesis: that a tiny amount of an previously undiscovered crystal form of ritonavir infected the chemical synthesis (and all of the machinery and factory and duct work) associated with the first discovered and more useful form. This "infection" of the new crystal made it almost impossible to create the old form anymore. Disappearing Polymorphs(PDF) The original paper on disappearing polymorphs. Disappearing Polymorphs Revisited
Artist Lewis Prosser describes himself on Instagram as an “absurdist basket-maker”. His costumes for a project called Making Merrie reflect that self-description.
Making Merrie explores the material culture of folk theatre. Inspired by mummers’ plays and masked traditions along the Wales/England border, Making Merrie combines craft, performance, and language to reflect on cultural heritage and exchange.
Mummers’ plays are traditional folk performances with roots over 500 years old, often tied to Christmas and New Year. Full of humour and spontaneous revelry, these plays were staged in streets, homes, or pubs by amateur troupes, telling simple stories of combat, death, and miraculous revival. Unlike the religious Mystery Plays, mummers’ plays are secular, carnivalesque, and performed for community fun.
The project features large-scale wicker costumes, handcrafted using regional willow basketry techniques, highlighting basketry as an essential human skill we’re at risk of forgetting—a skill that, if lost, means losing part of what it is to be human.
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WASHINGTON (ANP/RTR/AFP) - De Verenigde Staten gaan een invoerheffing van 50 procent opleggen op verschillende Canadese producten. Dat meldt het Witte Huis maandag.
De Amerikaanse president Donald Trump heeft daartoe een decreet ondertekend als reactie op de "discriminerende behandeling" door Canada van Amerikaanse auto's, alcohol en zuivelproducten.
Deze nieuwe invoerheffingen, die over een maand van kracht moeten worden, zullen van toepassing zijn op uiteenlopende producten zoals wijn, ijshockeysticks en cement. Ook producten die in het kader van de Noord-Amerikaanse Vrijhandelsovereenkomst de VS binnenkomen, vallen hieronder.
De heffingen worden opgelegd op grond van artikel 338 van de Tariff Act uit 1930, dat de president de bevoegdheid geeft om invoerrechten van maximaal 50 procent op te leggen aan landen waarvan wordt aangenomen dat zij de Amerikaanse handel discrimineren. Deze bepaling is nog nooit eerder gebruikt om invoerrechten op te leggen.
Mr Mikage (ミスター御影） posted a photo:
