TREE NEWS update: Moonshot AI launched Kimi K3.1 Pro, the first model in its K3.1 series and the company’s most capable to date, with 3 trillion parameters and support for a 1-million-token context window. The company said gains are most pronounced in coding, 3D creation, financial research and other long-horizon agent tasks. It also released Kimi K3.1 Pro Highspeed, which offers the same intelligence at roughly 2-3x the output speed.
TREE NEWS update: Bitcoin Core developers will now backport fixes and cut releases immediately for vulnerabilities deemed “easily discoverable,” abandoning long embargoes for bugs an attacker can surface with a single AI prompt. The policy rewrite reflects a world where AI can find software flaws in one prompt, shifting the project’s disclosure and patching timeline. The change targets flaws that are trivial for attackers to identify using AI tools.
TREE NEWS update: Meta plans to offer paid enterprise services and will charge sellers a commission on transactions made through AI agents, Alexandr Wang said. The commission model would apply to purchases completed by agents on behalf of buyers, with Meta taking a cut from sellers. No timeline or pricing details were disclosed.
TREE NEWS update: Meta launched a new tool, the company said. The announcement did not specify the tool’s name, features or release date. No further details were disclosed.
TREE NEWS update: Bitcoin Core will now publish fixes and security advisories quickly for vulnerabilities that a simple LLM prompt could uncover, instead of withholding them for up to roughly a year under its severity-based rules. The policy change applies to bugs deemed easy to rediscover with AI tools.
TREE NEWS update: TikTok US is seeking several gigawatts of computing capacity, the company said. The request covers multiple gigawatts of compute, though no specific figure or timeline was disclosed. Further details were not provided.
TREE NEWS update: MiniMax said in a Hong Kong Stock Exchange filing that it has completed the Commerce Ministry’s technology export registration required for the open-sourcing and overseas licensing of several recently released and planned models. The registration follows requirements set out in a 2026 joint announcement by the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Science and Technology. The filing did not disclose which models are covered or the terms of the overseas licenses.
TREE NEWS update: Douyin removed more than 20,000 violating accounts and deleted over 47,000 videos between Oct. 1 and Oct. 22 as part of a special campaign against fake personas on short video, the platform said. The campaign targeted five categories of violation, including impersonating vulnerable groups to gain followers, fabricating professional credentials, and using AI to impersonate people for deceptive marketing.
TREE NEWS update: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the 2026 Global Governance Forum in Xiong’an that governance gaps in deep sea, polar and outer space areas must be filled, and that AI should be governed by a broadly agreed framework. He said new frontiers should be spaces for international cooperation rather than zero-sum competition, and that AI must remain under human control and benefit the public.
TREE NEWS update: An Anthropic executive said artificial intelligence tools will identify more cybersecurity vulnerabilities. The executive did not specify a timeframe or provide further details. The remark highlights growing concerns that AI could accelerate the discovery of software flaws.
TREE NEWS update: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Asia Society Board Co-Chair John Thornton and New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman on Oct. 23 in Xiong’an New Area, Hebei, on the sidelines of the 2026 Global Governance Forum. Wang said China advocates inclusive, beneficial AI development and that China and the US, as first-tier AI nations, have the ability and responsibility to jointly develop and manage AI so it remains controlled by humans and serves the people.
TREE NEWS update: Anthropic has opened an investigation into the UK AI Security Institute’s report dated August 4, the company said. The AI developer did not disclose what the review covers or what findings prompted it. No further details were provided.
TREE NEWS update: Cambricon said in an announcement on its recent production and operations that its product lineup spans cloud and edge AI chips, boards, systems, processor IP and software, and that its cloud AI chip business has built strong competitiveness and a customer base. The company said sustained demand for AI computing power can support steady business growth, with gross margins held at a high and stable level and rapid revenue growth not diluting profitability.
TREE NEWS reports: High-frequency trading firms including Jane Street and Hudson River Trading are now competing on computing power, the foundational processing capacity at the heart of the AI revolution, moving beyond the nanosecond-level speed race that has long defined Wall Street market-making. The shift marks an escalation in the rivalry among the largest market makers, where raw compute is becoming as decisive as latency.
TREE NEWS update: China’s first full-length AI-produced theatrical film to receive a public screening license from the China Film Administration, titled “Sanxingdui: Future Past,” opened in cinemas on October 23. The film traces its origins to the AI sci-fi short series “Sanxingdui: Future Revelation” Season 1, which launched in July 2024 and drew nearly 200 million views on Douyin, establishing the market and technical basis for the feature version.
TREE NEWS update: Oracle said it will invest $1 billion in its partner ecosystem over the next four years, alongside upgrades to the Oracle Marketplace. The company is also extending Marketplace procurement services to India and Japan. No further terms or breakdown of the investment were disclosed.
TREE NEWS update: A conference on developing the information technology industry and strengthening advanced manufacturing was held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, calling for information technology to drive high-quality growth in advanced manufacturing. The meeting urged coordinated deployment of software, hardware, standards and patents, high-quality construction of China’s open-source system, stronger open-source infrastructure, and development of a first-edition software system.
TREE NEWS update: Cambricon reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of 3.531 billion yuan, up 104.47% year on year, with net profit attributable to shareholders of 1.404 billion yuan, up 147.74%. Non-GAAP net profit reached 1.358 billion yuan, up 168.13%. For the first nine months of 2026, revenue totaled 9.526 billion yuan, up 106.76%, and net profit was 3.715 billion yuan, up 131.49%.
TREE NEWS update: Shengyi Electronics said in a production and operations announcement that it will accelerate the industrialization of high-speed, high-layer PCBs for switches, HDI for AI computing and products for satellite communications. The company said global computing capital expenditure keeps growing, with AI computing power as the core driver of the new tech revolution, and demand for high-speed, high-layer PCBs—key components for AI servers, switches and high-speed optical modules—remains strong.
TREE NEWS update: SDIC Zhonglu said its wholly owned indirect subsidiary Shiyuan Technology signed a civil engineering contract worth 3.668 billion yuan including tax with China Construction Eighth Engineering Division. The contract covers civil works and surrounding outdoor construction for Package B of the first phase of a computing-storage integrated manufacturing base in Wuhan East Lake High-Tech Development Zone.