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Chinese startup Moonshot AI dropped a new version of its Kimi model this week, and the reaction has been predictably charged. Critics are invoking phrases like "full AI communism" to describe its pricing and access model, which tells you less about the technology and more about how anxious the Western AI industry has become about Chinese competition.
Shifting from software to hardware, Fluance's RT eighty-seven turntable is getting attention as a serious step up for vinyl enthusiasts tired of entry-level decks. The setup demands patience and some technical comfort, but reviewers say the payoff in sound quality is genuine. It's a reminder that analog audio rewards people willing to slow down and engage with the process.
And on a harder note, ZA UM, the studio behind the celebrated role-playing game Disco Elysium, has announced layoffs affecting up to thirty-two employees, coming just two months after the launch of Zero Parades. It follows years of internal turbulence at the studio, and raises real questions about whether creative success in games can protect workers when business pressures mount.
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