MediaTek commits $5B: the Taiwanese fabless giant enters the AI capex league
The board approves a significant AI-focused budget—first custom AI chip expected in Q4 2026, a second in 2028.
Aug 2, 2026 at 15:18 18 13
Anthropic ships Claude Opus 5: the Fable 5 arc closes at roughly half the price
Anthropic officializes Claude Opus 5, the culmination of the "Fable 5" cycle - announced capacity nearly equivalent for a price halved. The battle shifts to pricing.
Jul 26, 2026 at 18:36 6 8
Anthropic launches Claude Opus 5: near-Fable 5 capability at roughly half the price
Five days after making Fable 5 permanent in premium plans, Anthropic ships Opus 5 - a model close to flagship capabilities at about half the price per Tech in Asia. A pricing move that betrays competitive pressure.
Jul 25, 2026 at 10:27 14 11
Kimi K3 is not a Claude Fable distillation - the two-week window makes it impossible
The White House accusation that Moonshot built Kimi K3 by distilling Anthropic's Fable doesn't hold technically. Fable shipped July 1; K3 mid-July. Two weeks is too short - even for Moonshot. Braden Hancock (Laude Institute) and Nathan Lambert (AI2) explain why.
Jul 23, 2026 at 18:39 7 8
Kimi K3 lands second only to Fable 5 on AA-Briefcase - Moonshot's open bet just re-priced the top of the ladder
On the AA-Briefcase agent benchmark, Kimi K3 ranks just behind Fable 5. The best open-weight doesn't just eat in the middle of the table - it nips at the top.
Jul 22, 2026 at 12:41 10 10
Anthropic makes Claude Fable 5 permanent in premium plans from 20 July
Fable 5 lands in Max and Team Premium at 50% of limits from 20 July; Pro and Team Standard keep it via credits plus a $100 one-time top-up.
Jul 19, 2026 at 16:34 10 10
Qwen 3.8 Max quietly appears on qwen.ai
Alibaba's flagship ticks past 3.5. No blog post yet - just a product page and a version bump.
Jul 19, 2026 at 16:34 23 10