# Asian AI startups launch Mythos-like models as Anthropic's export ban drags on

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> **Published:** 2026-06-25T17:00:39.000Z  
> **Category:** PRODUCT_LAUNCH  
> **Impact Score:** 220/100  
> **Primary Source:** [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/06/25/new-mcp-specification-kills-old-risks-opens-fresh-attack-surfaces-akamai-finds)  
> **Canonical Citation:** [https://spidits.com/timeline/asian-ai-startups-launch-mythos-like-models-as-anthropics-export-ban-drags-on](https://spidits.com/timeline/asian-ai-startups-launch-mythos-like-models-as-anthropics-export-ban-drags-on)

## Executive Summary
New models are launching in Asia that promise Mythos-like capabilities without fear of an export ban. U.S. AI labs may never recover this enormous market.

## Key Entities & Companies
- **OpenAI**
- **Anthropic**

## Referenced Coverage & Sources
- **[TechCrunch AI](https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/26/its-not-about-anthropic-vs-openai-anymore)**: It's not about Anthropic vs. OpenAI anymore — _AI models have progressed to the point where their capabilities have real political consequences. Dealing with those consequences will require collective..._
- **[Wired](https://www.wired.com/story/how-people-in-china-keep-outsmarting-anthropics-geolocation-restrictions)**: How People in China Keep Outsmarting Anthropic's Geolocation Restrictions — _As Anthropic tightens restrictions on access to Claude in China, users keep finding new workarounds, from proxy services to fake identities sourced on Telegram._
- **[SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/06/25/new-mcp-specification-kills-old-risks-opens-fresh-attack-surfaces-akamai-finds)**: New MCP specification kills old risks but opens fresh attack surfaces, Akamai finds — _A major overhaul of the Model Context Protocol due next month removes several longstanding protocol-level security risks but hands developers a fresh set of attack surfaces to defend, according to research published today by Akamai Technologies Inc. The analysis examines the MCP 2026-07-28..._

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