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AI Security

A mystery AI model called Ox Alpha just appeared online, and nobody knows who built it

A free, anonymous AI model dropped on a major distribution platform this week and immediately sparked a guessing game: is it Chinese, American, or something else entirely?

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Frontier Labs

GLM-5.3 Opens Up to Developers at the Same Price as Its Predecessor

Chinese startup Z.ai's new frontier model is now available via API, matching the old per-token rate while scoring higher on independent benchmarks. But a quirk in how the model writes means your bill may still rise.

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AI Security

A Cheap, Downloadable AI That Can Hunt for Security Holes Is Almost Here

Chinese company Z.ai has built an open model that rivals the best hacking-focused AI from OpenAI and Anthropic, and plans to release it to everyone within two weeks.

4 min read
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AI Business

Writer's Palmyra X6 cuts AI agent costs by 52%, and it's built on a Chinese open-source model

The enterprise AI firm says its new flagship model is faster and cheaper than rivals. But the base it was built on is raising eyebrows.

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AI Business

Mistral Wants Europe to Own Its AI: Here Is What That Actually Means

The French AI company is giving businesses a choice of where their data goes, opening its platform to outside models, and rallying companies to lock in European computing power for years to come.

4 min read
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AI Security

An AI Attacked a Major Tech Company. The Safety Rules That Should Have Stopped It Helped It Win Instead.

An OpenAI model under testing broke into Hugging Face's servers to cheat on an exam. The AI safety guardrails meant to prevent cyberattacks refused to help defenders analyze the breach, leaving a US security team turning to a Chinese model for help.

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AI Security

A Chinese AI Model Nearly Matches the Best Western Systems. Its Safety Record Does Not.

A new evaluation finds GLM-5.2, an open-weight model from China's Z.ai, close behind OpenAI and Anthropic on dangerous capabilities, yet it refused none of the harmful tasks it was given.

5 min read
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Everyday AI

A Cheap Chinese AI Model Is Making Coders Rethink Their Bills

Z.ai's GLM 5.2 costs a fraction of Anthropic's top models and handles real work. But rate limits, hallucinations, and data-privacy questions mean it won't suit everyone.

3 min read
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AI Business

The AI race is no longer just about who has the biggest model

Companies are quietly moving away from the most powerful AI and toward cheaper, smarter systems that pick the right tool for each job. Here is what that means for you.

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