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Tongyi Lab of Alibaba Cloud released the Qwen Code v0.5.0 version, upgrading the domestic AI programming tool from a command-line tool to a full-chain development ecosystem platform. The new version enhances core coding capabilities and breaks through plugin integration, engineering context understanding, and developer collaboration support, introducing a multi-tool collaborative architecture to build a developer's digital workspace.

The 2025 report from the Yuanbao platform shows that the Huan Yuan model has achieved multi-dimensional upgrades in AI capabilities. The platform offers two modes: "Quick Thinking" and "Deep Thinking." Over 70% of users choose the "Quick Thinking" mode, with nearly half of the questions resolved in the first round. The "Deep Thinking" mode is suitable for complex scenarios, with dialogues usually lasting more than three rounds, and nearly half of them can generate multi-step structured content. In terms of image interaction, the Huan Yuan T1-Vis model was launched in May.

Social platform X (formerly Twitter) announced that its recommendation system has been fully upgraded, driven by the Grok large model developed by xAI, shifting from traditional rules to pure AI intelligent recommendations. This transformation aims to provide global users with a more accurate and personalized content experience, marking an important milestone in the evolution of social media algorithms. Grok processes more than 100 million posts daily, supporting the core processing capability of the new system.

NVIDIA and Stanford University jointly released the general game AI agent NitroGen, trained on over 1000 games and 40,000 hours of data, featuring strong cross-game generalization capabilities. The research team will open-source the dataset and model weights, promoting global AI and game research development.

The PC version of Tencent AI application Yuanbao adds a voice recorder function, enhancing productivity in office scenarios. This update establishes a closed-loop collaboration between mobile and desktop devices, allowing users to record or upload audio files directly on their computers without transferring between devices, improving audio processing efficiency.

Zhipu Company released the lightweight AI code editor Z Code, which is currently in the Alpha testing phase and supports Mac and Windows systems. This tool aims to lower the barrier of using command-line AI programming tools by integrating the functions of multiple AI programming tools into a unified visual desktop. Users only need to input an API key to conveniently use it, providing developers with a more friendly programming experience.

During the Christmas holiday, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google have all launched AI programming tool holiday promotions, attracting developers through model upgrades, doubled quotas, and price discounts. OpenAI launched the 'Christmas Edition' of Codex, doubling API quotas, aiming to capture the tech audience market and spark a year-end AI programming competition.

The Information Age emerged due to the miniaturization of computers and the widespread adoption of the World Wide Web, but the rise of artificial intelligence marks its end. A PayPal executive stated that we have moved into a new phase from the Information Age, and AI is reshaping the technological landscape.

According to MIIT data, the total volume of telecommunications services is expected to grow by about 9%, software business revenue is expected to grow by about 12%, and digital industry revenue is expected to grow by about 9%, reflecting the strong momentum of China's digital economy development and the enhanced resilience of the industrial chain and supply chain.

Kuankan Manhua launched "AI Companion Interactive Comics," combining AI technology to bring comic characters to life, marking the entry of the comics industry into the fourth AI experience track. The product is supported by technical expertise from MiniMax, integrating video and voice generation models to provide users with an immersive interactive experience.

On Christmas Day, edge AI startup Liquid AI released the open-source model LFM2-2.6B-Exp, which has only 2.6 billion parameters but performed exceptionally well in multiple benchmark tests. Its instruction-following capability even surpassed DeepSeek R1-0528 with hundreds of billions of parameters, earning it the title "the strongest 3B model." The model is based on the second-generation LFM2 foundation model and achieved experimental breakthroughs through pure reinforcement learning.

Tech giants have extended their competition for AI talent to interns and researchers. Companies like Meta are offering salaries comparable to full-time positions, and even making significant investments to secure core teams, highlighting the intense struggle for top talent in the industry.

The Samsung Calendar app introduces AI features through the One UI 8.5 update, automatically generating matching visual backgrounds based on the event title to enhance the user experience.

Lenovo will launch its first global AI Super Agent at CES, competing with ByteDance's Doubao Mobile Assistant. It will reshape hardware interaction experiences through system-level AI applications, demonstrating its AI strategy.

OpenAI introduces a 'Formatting Module' for ChatGPT, enabling users to apply rich text formatting like bold and italics directly in the chat interface, eliminating the need for external editors and enhancing convenience for structured content creation.....

Xiaohongshu and Fudan University jointly released the new AI art technology InstanceAssemble, solving the 'difficulty in AI art composition' problem, achieving precise image generation from simple to complex scenarios. The related paper has been accepted by the top conference NeurIPS2025.

OpenAI introduces 'Formatting Module' for ChatGPT, enabling automatic adaptation of generated content to professional document formats, eliminating the need for third-party editors and boosting efficiency in drafting long emails or blog posts.....

Lingguang's 'Flash Apps' feature has generated 12 million apps, allowing users to create editable, interactive mini-apps in as little as 30 seconds using natural language, with rapid adoption and growth in under a month.....

BrowserUse unveils BU-30B-A3B-Preview, a 30B-parameter MoE model for web automation, balancing high performance with lightweight operation to reduce AI browser costs.....

Italian regulator suspends Meta's policy restricting third-party AI access to WhatsApp Business API, citing abuse of market dominance and harm to AI competition and consumers. This follows EU investigations, signaling systematic antitrust scrutiny of Meta's AI strategy in Europe.....