Kimi K2.6 demonstrates strong long-horizon coding in complex engineering tasks: Kimi K2.6 successfully downloaded and deployed the Qwen3.5-0.8B model locally on a Mac. By implementing and optimizing model inference in Zig—a highly niche programming language—it demonstrated exceptional out-of-distribution generalization. Across 4,000+ tool calls, over 12 hours of continuous execution, and 14 iterations, Kimi K2.6 dramatically improved throughput from ~15 to ~193 tokens/sec, ultimately achieving speeds ~20% faster than LM Studio.

US electricity prices are surging well ahead of inflation: Electricity prices jumped +6.1% YoY in April, the highest reading since January. This marks the 8th monthly increase above +5.0% over the last 10 months. At the same time, overall US CPI rose +3.8% YoY, the biggest increase since May 2023. This means electricity prices are rising ~61% faster than the broader inflation rate. This comes as surging power demand from data centers is straining US energy grids, pushing wholesale electricity costs sharply higher. Since January 2020, average US electricity prices have soared +44%, to an all-time high. Over the same period, the CPI has risen +28%, also to its highest level on record. US electricity price growth is accelerating.

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Romania reported 107 Tesla sales and 1% market share in April. BEV penetration is 6.3% and Tesla has 16.7% of this segment. 🇷🇴 • 66% Model Y and 32% Model 3 • +53% vs. April last year and -54% compared to January the first month of the previous quarter • Last three months -5.0% vs. November - January • Year-to-date +125% over same period last year • Year-to-date is 59% or 7./12 of last year's total

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US retail sales rose at a slower pace in April with the value of retail purchases increasing 0.5% last month after a revised 1.6% gain in March. Excluding gas stations, sales rose 0.3%. Michael McKee reports