THIS WEEK IN AI: Kimi K3, OpenAI's Alexa, Grok Stealing Code, Thinking Machines

THIS WEEK IN AI: Kimi K3, OpenAI's Alexa, Grok Stealing Code, Thinking Machines

July 17, 2026 · 33 min · Episode 207

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This episode covers significant developments in AI, including new products and company news.

Big week this week. Moonshot Labs’ dropped Kimi K3, Thinking Machines Labs’ Inkling, and reporting on OpenAI’s upcoming screen-free hardware device. We also discuss Grok Build, XAI, a new dictation tool, Elon Musk’s energy company purchase, and reports that DeepSeek is preparing an IPO. ------ 🌌 LIMITLESS HQ ⬇️ EMAIL US: info@limitless.fm NEWSLETTER: https://limitlessft.substack.com/ FOLLOW ON X: https://x.com/LimitlessFT SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/5oV29YUL8AzzwXkxEXlRMQ APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/limitless-podcast/id1813210890 RSS FEED: https://limitlessft.substack.com/ ------ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Kimi K3 Changes Everything 8:11 Thinking Machines Finds Its Niche 15:06 OpenAI’s Mystery Speaker Emerges 21:15 Elon’s AI Moves and Missteps 26:52 Dictation Gets Smarter 29:44 DeepSeek Eyes an IPO ------ RESOURCES Josh: https://x.com/JoshKale Ejaaz: https://x.com/cryptopunk7213 ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠ Josh works with Anthropic as a contractor. All views expressed are his own and do not represent Anthropic, its leadership, or its affiliates. Nothing in this episode is…

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Hosts: Josh, Ejaaz

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Organizations: Moonshot Labs, Thinking Machines Labs, OpenAI, XAI, DeepSeek

Products: Kimi K3, Grok Build, dictation tool

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