AI BriefingAWS Launches Kimi K3 on Bedrock GA, Releases Corretto 27, and Improves EC2 T8i Performance
Key point
AWS updated key services including the GA launch of Kimi K3 on Bedrock, the release of Corretto 27, and performance improvements for EC2 T8i.
Details
AWS launched Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 model in GA on Amazon Bedrock. Kimi K3 is an open model with 2.8 trillion parameters, supporting native vision and a 1-million-token context window, with approximately 2.5x improved scaling efficiency compared to Kimi K2. It is also the first open-weight model on Bedrock to support explicit prompt caching, reducing latency and costs when reusing context.
Developer Tools and Infrastructure Updates
Amazon Corretto 27 was released in GA and will be supported until April 2027. Key performance improvements include the application of G1 as the default GC, post-quantum key exchange for TLS 1.3, and reduced memory usage. Amazon EC2 T8i instances also reached GA, featuring Granite Rapids processors and improving price performance by up to 30% over the previous generation T3.
Enhanced Agent and Builder Experience
Amazon Connect Talent launched in GA, automating large-scale hiring processes through AI-powered voice interviews and evidence-based evaluations. AWS Builder Center launched a mobile app and is hosting the Zero to Shipped hackathon. AgentCore Runtime introduced a snapshot restoration method, reducing P75 cold start times to approximately 2 seconds regardless of image size.
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