A New Chinese AI Resets the Global Tech Race

WSJ What’s News

The Wall Street Journal

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🗓️ 29 June 2026

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

A.M. Edition for June 29. Researchers find a new Chinese AI model is able to match the performance of Anthropic’s Mythos, a development WSJ tech reporter Sam Schechner says is likely to pressure the White House in its overhaul of U.S. AI policy. Plus, we’ll look at how your unsecured home devices like computers and digital photo frames are linked to major cyberattacks. And Venezuela desperately searches for some 50,000 people still believed missing after last week’s earthquakes. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter.

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0:28.2	July 24 to June 2025.
0:32.3	A big leap for Chinese AI as researchers find that a new model goes toe-to-to-to
0:38.4	with Anthropic in cybersecurity.
0:41.4	Plus, we'll look at how your unsecured smart devices could be playing a role in massive cyber
0:47.3	attacks.
0:48.3	What we're seeing is through these res proxy networks, that's the initial entry point that
0:51.8	creates a whole set of computers, laptops, streaming devices,
0:57.0	picture frames, smart refrigerators, all hitting the same site at the same time.
1:02.0	Very few sites in the world are resilient to that level of inbound traffic.
1:06.0	And a staggering death toll starts coming into focus after last week's Venezuela earthquakes.
1:12.0	It's Monday, June 29th. I'm Luke Vargas for the Wall Street Journal, and here is the
1:16.6	AM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories moving your world today.
1:25.0	China has caught up with Anthropic in cybersecurity, potentially resetting the global AI race.
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