Daily review · 2026-07-29

DNEG’s Cyclops pipeline for Nolan’s IMAX epic proves that high-end VFX is doubling down on bespoke infrastructure, even as Moonshot AI releases Kimi K3. Midjourney consolidates its social moat by acquiring Co-Star while Nvidia pivots capital toward safe superintelligence. This move stands in stark contrast to lab employees urging a slowdown and Hugging Face detailing an autonomous agent breach. Grok 4.6 and 4.7 release dates are now set, but the real technical shift comes from CameraAnything enabling full camera control for virtual reshooting.