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Kimi K2.7-Code cuts thinking tokens 30% — but practitioners say the benchmarks don’t check out

Kimi K2.7-Code cuts thinking tokens 30% — but practitioners say the benchmarks don’t check out

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Moonshot AI released Kimi K2.7-Code this week, an open-source update to its K2 coding model family, claiming leaner reasoning and double-digit performance gains. K2.7-Code is built on the same trillion-parameter mixture-of-experts architecture as its predecessor K2.6, and drops in via an OpenAI-compatible API — which matters for teams already running K2.6 in production gateways. When K2.6 launched in April, it topped OpenRouter’s weekly LLM leaderboard — a ranking based on actual API routing decisions by developers, not self-reported benchmark scores. Moonshot AI says K2.7-Code addresses what it calls “overthinking,” reducing thinking-token usage by 30% compared to K2.6 — a number that would directly affect inference costs for teams running agentic workflows. Whether that efficiency gain holds on independent benchmarks is a question practitioners have already started raising publicly. What Kimi K2.7-Code is K2.7-Code is released under a Modified MIT license, with weights available on HuggingFace. The model is deployable via vLLM or SGLang. It runs exclusively in thinking mode and does not support temperature adjustment — Moonshot AI has fixed it at 1.0, meaning teams …

Aston Martin expect reality check in Spain after first point of 2026

Aston Martin expect reality check in Spain after first point of 2026

Published by Sam Flores

BARCELONA, June 11 : Aston Martin expect a tough reality check in Spain this weekend after Fernando Alonso brought the struggling Silverstone-based team their first point of the Formula One season in Monaco last Sunday.  The Spaniard finished 11th on track in the Mediterranean principality but was promoted into the scoring positions after a penalty dropped Cadillac’s Sergio Perez from 10th, denying the Mexican what would have been a breakthrough first point for the F1 newcomers.  The point lifted Honda-powered Aston Martin off the bottom of the constructors’ standings after the five previous races had been peppered with retirements and produced a highest finish of 15th. Chief trackside officer Mike Krack said ahead of the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix that Monaco had still been a tough weekend with little to celebrate other than some good fortune, and round seven would likely be another struggle. “On paper, for Barcelona, it will be tough. It will be very tough,” he told reporters. “In Barcelona, there is no place to hide. After Barcelona, normally, when you bring upgrades you …

People Who Stopped Posting On Social Media But Still Check It Every Day Usually Have 10 Rare Traits

People Who Stopped Posting On Social Media But Still Check It Every Day Usually Have 10 Rare Traits

Published by Jenni Sidey

While social media offers people a way to connect with friends and family, and even networking in their career, it’s pretty evident that using it isn’t great for us. Not only does it increase the risk of mental health symptoms and poor well-being, but it makes people compare themselves with others, creating a feeling of isolation and rejection. For some, they choose to delete their apps altogether and take a break, but curiosity often gets the best of them. People who stopped posting on social media but still check it every day usually have rare traits that keep bringing them back to these all-consuming platforms. However, they understand the issues and don’t make it a lasting habit. People who stopped posting on social media but still check it every day usually have 10 rare traits  1. They prefer observing over broadcasting pics five | Shutterstock Posting on social media used to be fun, whether it was updating your friends or reposting memes. But life has changed drastically over the years, and with the world filled …

7+ phone privacy settings to check and turn off ASAP – to avoid exposing your personal data

7+ phone privacy settings to check and turn off ASAP – to avoid exposing your personal data

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Kerry Wan/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Smartphone permissions can quietly invade your privacy. Reviewing app permissions can help prevent data exposure. Check these permissions first, then audit them regularly. Your smartphone, whether you favor Android, iOS, or a niche mobile operating system, can leave trails that those who know how to follow can track. Every app I use requires some level of permission. When you want to order a takeaway, you might need to allow GPS to pinpoint your location; a utility app for speeding up mobile performance may need access to files and folders; or a social media platform may need permission to send push notifications. Also: This silent Android feature scans your photos for ‘sensitive content’ – how to uninstall it While convenient, unless smartphone permissions are properly managed, you might be granting apps far more control than they need — and this opens the door to your private data being exposed. You can decide exactly what your smartphone reveals about you, and when. By …

N.O.I.S.E. Check Can Help Boys’ Critical Thinking Of Manosphere Content

N.O.I.S.E. Check Can Help Boys’ Critical Thinking Of Manosphere Content

Published by Sam Flores

There’s been growing concern for some time now over the popularity of manosphere content, particularly among young boys who might not necessarily question what they’re viewing. The manosphere is “a collection of websites, social media accounts and forums dedicated to men’s issues, from health and fitness to dating and men’s rights”, says Robert Lawson, an expert in sociolinguistics at Birmingham City University. Yet it’s increasingly become associated with anti-women and anti-feminist sentiments. The impact of this kind of content is worrying – and parents and teachers are seeing it trickle down to school-age children. In fact, most primary and secondary school teachers are now “extremely concerned” about the influence of online misogyny on children and young people. Parents fear it, too. New research from EE found over three quarters (77%) admit they’re concerned about the influence of online content on their son’s attitude or behaviour. Two fifths (42%) said they’ve heard their sons use language or phrases they didn’t recognise, but believed may have come from negative online sources. Not only can this kind of …

Your USB-C cable might be running at USB 2.0 speeds — here’s how to check

Your USB-C cable might be running at USB 2.0 speeds — here’s how to check

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Copying a few minutes of 4K footage off my iPhone 16 Pro Max to the Mac mini should take seconds. Last week, it crawled. My first thought was the Mac, then macOS, then maybe the phone was acting up. It turned out none of those mattered. The white cable from the iPhone box moves data at 480Mbps; the phone can do 10Gbps if you hand it a better wire. You’ll never spot that limit by looking, because it’s built into the cable itself—the same trap as an Ethernet cable that holds back a whole network. Two USB-C cables can sit side by side, look identical, and run at speeds that differ by 20x. Working out which one you’re holding is a two-minute job. USB-C is a connector, not a speed Why two identical cables behave nothing alike The oval plug is just a shape. What it carries depends on the wiring and the controller chips crammed into each end. Some cables are skeletal—USB 2.0 and nothing more, 480Mbps. Others, like Thunderbolt, push 40Gbps through a …

Is My UK Passport Valid For EU Travel? 10-Year Rule Check

Is My UK Passport Valid For EU Travel? 10-Year Rule Check

Published by Sam Flores

The EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES) rules recently came into force, which left some UK fliers queueing for hours and even missing flights amidst airport chaos. This is meant to lead into the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS), which will mean non-EU nationals hoping for a short stay in Schengen countries will have to apply to do so online. But there’s a lesser-known rule already in place that could affect UK passengers flying abroad, which Nick Caunter, the managing director of Airport Parking and Hotels, dubbed the ’10-year passport rule’. What is the 10-year passport rule? To travel to the EU and Schengen countries, UK fliers’ passports need to be under 10 years old at the time of arrival. This change came about after Brexit. And UK passports need to have at least three months remaining before they expire while travelling to these countries, too. If your passport was issued after 2018, it won’t stay valid for more than 10 years anyway, the Post Office explained. They’re usually valid for a decade exactly, meaning …

Donald Trump accused of ‘cover-up’ as health check results not released to public | World | News

Donald Trump accused of ‘cover-up’ as health check results not released to public | World | News

Published by Sam Flores

US President Donald Trump is facing allegations that he is trying to hide the state of his health from the public, as his medical check results have not been published. Mr Trump, the oldest person ever inaugurated as US president, said on social media that he was in perfect health after spending several hours at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Tuesday. However, the White House is yet to release any results from President Donald Trump’s most recent physical exam. Mr Trump has often avoided discussing any personal health issues, placing strong emphasis on presenting himself as energetic and robust. Throughout both his campaigns and his time in the Oval Office, he frequently highlighted his mental and physical fitness as part of his public image. This was reflected in past medical briefings as well — during his first term, his then‑physician Dr. Ronny Jackson held an unusually long press conference at Trump’s request, praising what he described as the president’s “incredible genes.” Dr. Jonathan Reiner, a professor at The George Washington School of Medicine …

Everything You Need To Know About ETIAS, The EU Check Following EES

Everything You Need To Know About ETIAS, The EU Check Following EES

Published by Sam Flores

!function(n){if(!window.cnx){window.cnx={},window.cnx.cmd=[];var t=n.createElement(‘iframe’);t.display=’none’,t.onload=function(){var n=t.contentWindow.document,c=n.createElement(‘script’);c.src=”//cd.connatix.com/connatix.player.js”,c.setAttribute(‘async’,’1′),c.setAttribute(‘type’,’text/javascript’),n.body.appendChild(c)},n.head.appendChild(t)}}(document);(new Image()).src=”https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=8b034f64-513c-4987-b16f-42d6008f7feb”;cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({“playerId”:”8b034f64-513c-4987-b16f-42d6008f7feb”,”mediaId”:”4c2615b8-caae-4d5a-bab7-30953fac6785″}).render(“6a19658de4b0ea2d03ce430c”);}); If you’ve flown to a Schengen country as a non-EU citizen recently, you might have been confronted with long lines and even cancelled flights.  That’s because the new Entry/Exit System (EES) rules have become fully operational, and require all eligible passengers who haven’t done so yet to provide new data like fingerprints.  While the passstays valid for three years, signing multiple passengers up to the system for the first time all at once has led to chaos in some airports.  But this was step one of enabling another EU security system called the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS), set to start operations in the final quarter of 2026. What is ETIAS?  It’s a visa waiver system that’s linked to people’s passports. The BBC reported that it will build on the EES; The Independent explained that it depends on the EES being fully operational. “Starting from the last quarter of 2026, some 1.4 billion people from 59 visa-exempt countries and territories are required to have a travel authorisation to enter 30 European countries for a …