17 years old AI Researcher Chen Guangyu announced that he has left Moonshot AI Kimi, after less than 1 years there; whether he is the teenage peer who received 5 seven-figure USD offers remains unsupported by evidence.
17-year-old AI Researcher Chen Guangyu announces departure from Moonshot AI Kimi team; he previously participated in Attention Residuals、Kimi Delta Attention and K3 related R&D.
According to a Bloomberg report citing sources, Bank of America was not formally appointed to participate in Moonshot's potential Hong Kong IPO underwriting; the company is reportedly expected to list as early as the first quarter of 2027.
Beijing police reported that Guo and Chang were subjected to criminal coercive measures in accordance with the law for fabricating and spreading the rumor that “multiple people at a certain technology company were taken away.” People familiar with the matter said the case involved a previous rumor-fabrication incident targeting Moonshot AI.
Nomura Securities estimates that Kimi September s annual recurring revenue reached 1200000000 USD, of which K2.8 Preview contributed approximately 40%–45%, exceeding K3。
Bloomberg reported that Kimi has completed its IPO final pre-IPO private financing round, with a valuation of approximately 50000000000 USD, and plans to list in Hong Kong as early as the first quarter of 2027 next year. The relevant financing and listing arrangements have not been publicly confirmed.
BlockBeats relayed a statement from the model evaluation account Lumina, which said it discovered, in an Kimi official product model list,kimi-k3-1. During testing, the model could be recognized by the backend and accept requests.
Kimi announced that its browser extension is now available on the official website and the Chrome Web Store, assisting with browsing and form filling, and saving repetitive tasks as reusable "skills."