Moonshot Labs launched the Kimi K3 model, while Alibaba introduced the Qwen 3.8 model, both of which are reportedly close in performance to Anthropic's Fable 5. These models will have their weights released publicly in the coming weeks, posing a strategic challenge to leading model developers.

Apple is offering lower AI infrastructure costs to attract newer developers, allowing those with fewer than 2 million first-time App Store downloads to use its Foundation Models in Private Cloud Compute without incurring cloud API costs. This initiative provides access to advanced AI capabilities while ensuring strong privacy protections.

Apple announced a new AI architecture built on foundation models developed in collaboration with Google, utilizing technologies from the Gemini family. This architecture is designed to operate on-device and on servers through Apple's Private Cloud Compute infrastructure.