Model Training

AllSpark releases Iris-mini and Iris-pro open-source search agents: The AllSpark team has released Iris-mini and Iris-pro, two open-source search agents built on Qwen models. The models lead benchmarks among open-weight models in their size classes. Training data and models also improved performance on untrained tasks, including general tool use and office work.

AI Models • The Decoder

Anthropic report reveals hackers and Chinese labs abused Claude for eight months: Anthropic's threat intelligence report reveals eight months of Claude abuse, including Chinese AI labs like Alibaba's Qwen team, DeepSeek, and Moonshot AI extracting training data. Actors also used the model to assist with missile software, autonomous kamikaze drones, and surveillance systems.

Artificial Intelligence • The Decoder

JD Cloud plans 100,000-GPU computing cluster with Moore Threads: JD Cloud has announced plans to build a computing cluster powered by 100,000 general-purpose GPUs from Chinese chipmaker Moore Threads. Revealed at JD's 2026 Global Technology Explorers Conference, the project will support large-model training, inference, and embodied AI.

Infrastructure • TechNode