China Dropped a 2.8 Trillion Parameter Open Model Hours Before Google’s Biggest Launch of 2026
Kimi K3 drops as the largest open model ever at 2.8T parameters, Gemini 3.5 Pro targets July 17 launch after a full rebuild, Xi Jinping keynotes the World AI Conference, TSMC profits surge 77%, and Mira Murati releases Inkling. Full July 18 2026 AI news roundup.