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A Suzhou court has ruled that Molly Tea infringed Louis Vuitton’s four-petal flower monogram, ordering damages of 10.3 million yuan and costs. Molly Tea must halt use of the logo and publish apologies; the decision is subject to appeal.
Moonshot AI has released Kimi K3, a 2.8-trillion-parameter open-weight model that rivals top US systems in some tasks. Demand has overwhelmed capacity, leading to pauses on new subscriptions as the firm adds capacity for existing users and splits memberships to tailor compute usage.
Two Chinese-born mathematicians, Hong Wang and Yu Deng, have been named Fields Medalists alongside John Pardon and Jacob Tsimerman. The award recognises breakthroughs in mathematics by researchers under 40; each recipient receives 15,000 Canadian dollars and a gold Archimedes medallion. Wang is the third woman to win the prize.
Apple has confirmed a high-end focus for its September event, with the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max as the main attractions and a foldable iPhone Ultra expected to be unveiled. The base iPhone 18 is delayed to spring 2027, while AirPods and other components face supply and price pressures.
Hollywood’s Odyssey faces a China market where domestic films dominate as Beijing curbs Western releases. Nolan’s film has a Beijing premiere, strong weekend previews, and rising interest online, but analysts caution that China’s box office remains challenging for foreign blocks.
Ox Alpha, a free, anonymous preview of Z.ai’s GLM-5.3-Flash, has sparked wide online discussion as developers test its capabilities and weights are released on Hugging Face. The model is described as a reasoning tool for coding and production workloads, with open-weight access and potential ties to Chinese labs. Debates focus on origin, on-device use, and open-source leadership in AI.
Z.ai has publicly confirmed that Ox Alpha is GLM-5.3-Flash, a low-cost multimodal model developed for OpenRouter and OpenCode tests. The reveal places Z.ai in the front line of China’s AI race, competing with DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, and Alibaba’s Qwen as it reports half-year results and scales chip claims amid a broader push for domestic AI capability.
Apple has unveiled the iPhone Duo, its first foldable iPhone, at the "Surprise and Shine" event. The passport-sized device opens to about a 7.6–7.8‑inch display, starts at $1,999, and will be available October 23. New CEO John Ternus led the keynote and positioned the Duo as a productivity device with a near‑invisible hinge and on‑device AI features.
Joanna Wietrzyk has faced backlash after competing in Beijing while fecal matter ran down her legs. Hyrox has apologised and introduced rule changes to address bio-contamination and safety. The incident has reignited debate about extreme training culture and athlete welfare at hybrid fitness events.