MiniMax Unveils M2.1 to Bring Multilingual Programming Gains to Open AI Models

Chinese AI startup’s release is a major update to its open-source model series, aimed at multi-language programming and ...

MiniMax releases M2.1 AI model for multi-language programming versatility

MiniMax M2 was released in late October this year. The company stated that M2.1 demonstrated significant improvements in ...

Tencent-backed MiniMax unveils 'significantly enhanced' M2.1 model

MiniMax unveiled on Tuesday its new M2.1 artificial intelligence model, stating it is “significantly enhanced” over its ...
The Star

MiniMax, Zhipu likely to target Hong Kong IPOs

SHANGHAI: Two Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startups seen as possible rivals to OpenAI aim to complete their Hong Kong initial public offerings (IPOs) in the coming weeks. Shanghai-based ...
scmp.com

Beyond DeepSeek: Moonshot and MiniMax step up as China’s new frontier AI labs

Chinese artificial intelligence start-ups Moonshot AI and MiniMax have emerged as China’s strongest contenders to rival US frontier labs in 2025 – even as DeepSeek has stolen the spotlight as the ...
TechNode

MiniMax releases M2 open-source model , offering double speed at 8% of Claude Sonnet’s price

China-based AI startup MiniMax has launched its open-source large language model, MiniMax M2, built specifically for agent workflows and coding tasks. The model is said to deliver twice the inference ...
VentureBeat

MiniMax-M2 is the new king of open source LLMs (especially for agentic tool calling)

AI vector art flat illustration in dark blue, teal and orange yellow tones of giant humanoid robot with crown raising fist in front of computer monitor on desk surrounded by diverse office worker ...
Wired

A New Algorithm Makes It Faster to Find the Shortest Paths

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...
Nieman Journalism Lab

Want to fight misinformation? Teach people how algorithms work

In an era dominated by social media, misinformation has become an all too familiar foe, infiltrating our feeds and sowing seeds of doubt and confusion. With more than half of social media users across ...
Variety

Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, NBCU Sue Chinese AI Company MiniMax, Alleging It ‘Pirates and Plunders’ Studios’ Copyrighted Works on ‘Massive Scale’

Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and NBCUniversal are taking legal aim at another AI company that they allege is massively ripping off their intellectual property. On Tuesday, the three media companies ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Disney, Universal, Warner Bros. Sue Chinese AI Startup MiniMax

Walt Disney Co., Comcast Corp.’s Universal Studios and Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. are suing Chinese artificial intelligence startup MiniMax, accusing the company of pirating the studios’ intellectual ...
TheWrap

Disney, NBCU, WBD Sue Chinese AI Firm MiniMax for Copyright Infringement

Mickey Mouse leading a drum line at Disney's 2025 upfronts (Photo Credit: Disney/Jennifer Pottheiser) Disney, NBCUniversal and Warner Bros. Discovery sued Chinese AI firm MiniMax in federal court on ...