Kimi K3 ranks third on the Artificial Analysis Index
Artificial Analysis lists its cost at $0.94 per Index task. It is live through the Kimi app and API; weights are promised for July 27.
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AI news — 18 July 2026
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Thinking Machines releases Apache 2.0 weights for Inkling
The model has 975B total and 41B active parameters, multimodal inputs, and up to 1M context. NVFP4 deployment requires at least 600GB aggregate VRAM.
OpenAI reports prompt-injection reduction using GPT-Red
OpenAI reports sixfold fewer failures on an internal benchmark. GPT-Red is internal-only, and a public preprint has not been released.
RoboTTT paper reports 8,000-step robot context
The authors report constant inference latency and completion of a ten-stage assembly missed by baselines. The result is not independently replicated.
Hugging Face attributes a production breach to an autonomous agent
Hugging Face logged more than 17,000 attacker events and credential exposure. It found no evidence of public-model or supply-chain tampering; the autonomy attribution is its assessment.
TSMC announces an additional $100B U.S. investment plan
The plan would bring TSMC's total U.S. commitment to $265B and is expected to add four Arizona fabs.
Fireworks raises $1.505B at a $17.5B valuation
The inference company reports more than $1B in annualized revenue run rate. The operating figure is company-provided.
Twenty-nine countries sign an agreement to establish WAICO
The planned organization would be based in Shanghai. It is not yet operational, and its eventual influence is unknown.