🚀 RELEASES & LAUNCHES
Xiaomi releases MiMo-V2.6 Flash-RL and Distill-Qwen-9B models
Xiaomi published MiMo-V2.6 Flash-RL and Distill-Qwen-9B on Hugging Face.- The releases target local-LLM users and developers evaluating open-weight models.
- Xiaomi published MiMo-V2.6-Flash-RL and MiMo-V2.6-Distill-Qwen-9B model files on Hugging Face.
- A Reddit comparison reported 28.8% on Terminal-Bench 4.0 for MiMo-V2.6-Flash-RL.
- The models are available for local evaluation and deployment by open-model builders.
Yandex Releases 80B-Parameter AliceAI Foundation MoE Model
Yandex released AliceAI Foundation 80B A3B Base, an 80B-parameter MoE language model.- For developers building Russian- and English-language text-generation applications.
- The base model has 80B total parameters, 3B active per token, and a 262,144-token context window.
- It uses a custom hybrid MoE architecture, was trained from scratch, and is available under Apache 2.0.
- It scored 86.5 on WikiWebFacts and 67.9 on HardMultiQA, Russian factual-knowledge benchmarks.
- The release supports Transformers, vLLM, and SGLang for local or self-hosted deployment.
🔬 RESEARCH
- UPDATE: OpenAI forms math advisory group after AI solves 100+ open problems
OpenAI formed an independent math advisory group as its AI resolved more than 100 open problems.- The group is intended to give mathematicians and the broader mathematical community input into OpenAI’s research.
- OpenAI said its internal model resolved more than 100 additional open problems across most areas of mathematics, following a claimed Navier–Stokes solution.
- The Institute for Advanced Study will host the nine-member, unpaid group in Princeton, New Jersey.
- Members can assess results, coordinate releases, offer unsolicited advice, and speak publicly, but cannot slow or redirect OpenAI’s research.
Sources 📎 Coverage: techcrunch.com · 👁 via TechCrunch AI
💰 BUSINESS & FUNDING
- Huawei pauses global AI-chip rollout as China demand outstrips supply
Huawei paused its global AI-chip rollout to prioritize demand in China.- Huawei is prioritizing Chinese AI customers over international buyers.
- Its Atlas clusters can combine up to 15,488 chips using optical networking.
- The systems reportedly scale to 120 EFLOPS, providing an alternative to Nvidia infrastructure.
- China’s demand exceeding supply has put Huawei’s overseas chip rollout on hold.
Sources 📎 Coverage: tomshardware.com · 👁 via r/LocalLLaMA
⚠️ INCIDENTS & SAFETY
- Meta Muse zero-day lets local apps hijack the privileged AI assistant
A zero-day lets local macOS apps and terminal commands take over Meta’s Muse assistant.- Muse users on macOS give the assistant access to WhatsApp, email, calendars, social media, files, camera, microphone and location.
- Security researcher Patrick Wardle found that local apps or terminal commands can alter Muse’s transcription endpoint and obtain its authentication token.
- The flaw can let attackers control Muse, write malicious files and take pictures without clear alerts.
- Amazon blocked Muse from shopping on its site, calling it an unauthorized AI agent that violated its terms.