{"slug":"moonshot-kimi","label":"Moonshot Kimi","item_count":9,"day_count":4,"source_count":2,"first_seen":"2026-08-16T12:54:31+00:00","last_updated":"2026-09-03T13:10:59+00:00","via_scout":true,"generated_at":"2026-09-03T15:08:32.956361+00:00","sources":["hackernews_ai","search_cn_open_weight_labs"],"days":[{"date":"2026-08-16","items":[{"title":"Testing Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 Inside Claude Code","url":"https://philippdubach.com/posts/kimi-k3-inside-claude-code","source":"hackernews_ai","type":"news","summary_1line":"Testing Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 Inside Claude Code","why_it_matters":"Matches feed focus: claude code.","sid":"70905d06e144be0a","published":"2026-08-16T12:54:31+00:00","editor_note":"First hands-on test of Kimi K3 running inside Claude Code."}]},{"date":"2026-08-24","items":[{"title":"Moonshot AI's Kimi K2.5 to Retire End of August; 2.8 Trillion-Parameter K3 Takes Over","url":"https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMidkFVX3lxTE80Vkl5WWtmRE9TcHYxTUt5OEtVYzROTGV5YmVjTk9hYzVHLWM4ZkxETGpxNFhrUEpneFJrbERRbVhycDJGaWNhMmhhaTBUNExiZ2o4bzBoVWxqdkM5ZE9hV2N1eUdicm4zbEJDckpfN0NhM0VpSXc?oc=5","source":"search_cn_open_weight_labs","type":"news","summary_1line":"Moonshot AI's Kimi K2.5 to Retire End of August; 2.8 Trillion-Parameter K3 Takes Over finance.biggo.com","sid":"da3afe5a3d3b36f3","published":"2026-08-24T06:40:44+00:00","editor_note":"Confirms K3 (2.8T params) is replacing K2.5 as Moonshot's flagship model."}]},{"date":"2026-08-27","items":[{"title":"Reuters – China’s Moonshot talking to US cloud giants over Kimi K3","url":"https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiqgFBVV95cUxOaDItYW5vUDJrNl9sZ2pTQjF4cGp4ekJxZG9kMXRldDBLX3V5ZjNPYktSYnAzVnF4c0NMOHpwX1BzYXBnYWpNTGF5SG5HS09hY0VEUGNVck5NSVpXa2QtSVU1LTNfV2kxLXBKRDQ4Z19iUEtPc2U1TFJ5ZnJ6NHBoRnF3eE45cVVjUlczZExpYmo0cUpjTVhoTV9uYWR3bkEyd05qMXVERGlfUQ?oc=5","source":"search_cn_open_weight_labs","type":"news","summary_1line":"Reuters – China’s Moonshot talking to US cloud giants over Kimi K3 Silicon Republic","sid":"b757dc258c488d8d","published":"2026-08-27T15:02:50+00:00","editor_note":"Reuters reports Moonshot in talks with US cloud giants to host K3."}]},{"date":"2026-09-03","items":[{"title":"Moonshot AI Files Confidentially for Hong Kong IPO","url":"https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMikAFBVV95cUxOdm05Nmppd1YzX2dXNGtJTVpDWDR0VEhZVXJCejAwUXpwa3hBWmFsOG1GN251Z0lrbGN2Q2NoMzdoQWM3Ynk0SG5xazRmbFJuaXVZSnFJdGItS054UzI1WnRpUlhkd282QUdGWmFuckRWN09RTXhEWGNWY2l2ZUF6alFpSjRmd1V4bnlnMkNUb3A?oc=5","source":"search_cn_open_weight_labs","type":"news","summary_1line":"Moonshot AI Files Confidentially for Hong Kong IPO The Information","sid":"f6729f8a7a0d3b26","published":"2026-09-03T02:14:00+00:00","editor_note":"The Information first reports the confidential Hong Kong IPO filing."},{"title":"Moonshot AI to go public in Hong Kong as early as Q4","url":"https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiqgFBVV95cUxOSE02REVXNmtxQWVWcEVvRFpPanBkTmRhQVU3YmlHS1p2bXhtakFEbURCa0VPWkYzTENENEFCdkk0bVQ1TmFmM2h5TjdDaVB3SXdxNUdBZGhzbC1mYm5WY3NaMTViUmNZS050cWZqZVc2VU5zcXBxcTZ1bnE4OTFvNUJwVTVyOHVxc0ZUTXZ5Y3F4MGJXcjFlLTJoMEJmclRkU0JBamQzanR5QQ?oc=5","source":"search_cn_open_weight_labs","type":"news","summary_1line":"Moonshot AI to go public in Hong Kong as early as Q4 The Standard (HK)","sid":"8c22d7c11e6bebbf","published":"2026-09-03T06:33:45+00:00","editor_note":"The Standard (HK) adds a possible Q4 listing timeline."},{"title":"Chinese AI Firm Moonshot Pursues Hong Kong IPO With Kimi K3 As OpenAI and Anthropic Face Open-Model Pressure Ahead of US Listings","url":"https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi1gFBVV95cUxQcnNtSklFcmFaNHY0aU1jVl8wZjhTUC1mN0ROZnVITlhCWm9VMTVybHAzRy10eG0zRkFoM0hNcjRhMEtfOXJmRFhkcTVsWnR3YjlZUENzNFJPdmxGS243SDMxSXhMdkRzVVBCU3k2alV2WVpKM1NaNlc2Tzl3Ujc3SU5aZXp5ZGhJRTBhUWFHS2pxTFBMcUdDcWIyYUp3cEVVVGs2eTl4alFwSjZlUnQzTWw1OWhUX2FKdVZhVy05NUw1WV9oV3VkTnJKZkxFUXVyVWZUNEZn?oc=5","source":"search_cn_open_weight_labs","type":"news","summary_1line":"Chinese AI Firm Moonshot Pursues Hong Kong IPO With Kimi K3 As OpenAI and Anthropic Face Open-Model Pressure Ahead of US Listings TradingKey","sid":"e16aaca888c7e03e","published":"2026-09-03T08:46:41+00:00","editor_note":"TradingKey ties the filing to the open-model pressure facing OpenAI and Anthropic."},{"title":"China’s Moonshot AI Confidentially Filed Hong Kong IPO","url":"https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilAFBVV95cUxOM0MyYnEzbkZYd19tMEFCczNsNGdlTmptMjdNM3VDV1lvUTRBOFQ3NHBtcW02VEdiRV9NZ2tvVllya3BaWS1HS2tGNFllSThRakFobXJLM2tGcWl3WEl0dnNMX0NzWmlUWmxTMnoxXzNGQVlQNDE4RTEwV2c1Mk1GSGZybjlnb2tWUDlHVlU5ZG1JRFBm?oc=5","source":"search_cn_open_weight_labs","type":"news","summary_1line":"China’s Moonshot AI Confidentially Filed Hong Kong IPO WSJ","sid":"23b2cf7677862ded","published":"2026-09-03T11:52:00+00:00","editor_note":"WSJ corroborates the confidential filing."},{"title":"China's Moonshot AI is confidentially filing for a Hong Kong IPO targeting $3 billion","url":"https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMickFVX3lxTE9kd0plV3R2TEVfVkJIMXBwTEQxLTJUTEtVRHNSMnpHX1QzMER6bWpkZGxJUy1kdVd5aE41ZVBYMlNpUHFVTjFJUl9zMDFFWl9BcTNaNTBuQkxJWGZxNW13S0dqbnctbFhQRkJWWkN3aEtxUQ?oc=5","source":"search_cn_open_weight_labs","type":"news","summary_1line":"China's Moonshot AI is confidentially filing for a Hong Kong IPO targeting $3 billion qz.com","sid":"4239dae8985ab709","published":"2026-09-03T12:33:45+00:00","editor_note":"qz.com reports a $3 billion IPO raise target."},{"title":"Moonshot AI Files For IPO At $50B Valuation - Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)","url":"https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilAFBVV95cUxPa1JSVVg2ME1SdWhVbFFDMWZIaW1iTV9IbVNScGNhWUZDS196VndsRDNTQnpyS0pKdk5NeEE3ZlRmZDExZVdYSG0ydnNFQTQwc0hTT3FwLU1fdTBLWGdmUUctTjAzZGZJWlg3YUNURkNkRUR3OGhwTWQ2MVFYazFCQ3gzbnFsRFpxdnVKcU5pdk02LU1r?oc=5","source":"search_cn_open_weight_labs","type":"news","summary_1line":"Moonshot AI Files For IPO At $50B Valuation - Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Benzinga","sid":"5e36df79f56309e6","published":"2026-09-03T13:10:59+00:00","editor_note":"Benzinga cites a $50 billion valuation target for the listing."}]}],"editorial":{"tldr":"Moonshot AI retired Kimi K2.5 for the 2.8-trillion-parameter K3 in late August, drawing early hands-on tests inside Claude Code. 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