A new front has opened in China’s high-stakes AI race. Shanghai-based startup MiniMax has released MiniMax-M1, a powerful open-weight reasoning model that mounts a direct and multi-pronged challenge to the presumed dominance of its domestic rival, DeepSeek. The move escalates …
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Summer hits the theme parks and vacation destinations in this week’s theme park news. Universal Studios Hollywood takes fans back in time with Back to the Future and Jaws while bringing in the future with new Wicked and Jurassic World fun. …