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ZTE and ByteDance have collaborated to launch the Doubao phone, aiming at the future of AI phones. Both parties, based on the concept of "openness as innovation," are jointly building their presence in the AI field. ZTE said this is just the beginning, and it has already received cooperation invitations from multiple large model manufacturers, and is currently building a diverse AI ecosystem.

AI chip shortages will drive smartphone prices up 6.9% by 2026, exceeding earlier forecasts, while sales are expected to drop 2.1% next year due to constrained DRAM supply for phones amid AI data center expansion.....

Shanghai launched the first foundational large model in the field of planning and resources, "Yuyu Star Sky," with 60 billion parameters that integrate remote sensing, 3D data, drawings, and administrative information, creating an AI urban planner to promote the scientific, refined, and intelligent development of urban governance.

DeepSeek integration boosted user-AI interaction: over 1/3 of conversations extended beyond two rounds, with a 3:7 ratio of deep to quick exchanges. Nearly half of responses included images or videos. User engagement surged, peaking on Dec 14 with significant growth from early year.....

Tech giants use creative financing to move $120 billion in AI data center debt off balance sheets, easing financial burdens and attracting Wall Street investment through leasing or partnership models.....

Three years after the rise of generative AI, a gap persists between market hype and corporate profitability. McKinsey reports that while 88% of companies use AI regularly, most applications are superficial, with nearly two-thirds not fully implementing it, hindering real profit gains.....

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San Francisco startup Kargo raises $42M in Series B funding led by Avenir, using AI vision to replace manual scanning and boost supply chain efficiency.....

Alibaba's open-source Fun-Audio-Chat-8B model offers ultra-low latency and natural interaction, rivaling closed-source models like GPT-4o Audio. It features real-time understanding and emotional perception, aiming to be a true AI voice companion.....

Recently, generative AI tools such as Google Gemini and OpenAI's ChatGPT were exposed to malicious use, where users bypassed security reviews using specific prompts to alter normal photos of women into explicit "deepfake" images. Related tutorials spread on platforms like Reddit, raising concerns about the boundaries of AI safety.

The Jan Team releases the 30B-parameter multimodal large model Jan-v2-VL-Max, designed for long-term and highly stable automation tasks. Its performance surpasses Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro and DeepSeek R1. The model focuses on solving the 'error accumulation' and 'loss of focus' issues in multi-step tasks, providing strong support for the open-source agent ecosystem.

The Shanghai Cyber Information Office promotes the innovation and regulation of generative AI, and carries out service filing in an orderly manner in accordance with relevant management measures. For services that provide services with public opinion attributes or social mobilization capabilities by calling registered models through APIs and other means, relevant departments also conduct registration. Currently, Shanghai has added 9 new generative AI services that have completed registration.

The Seed team at ByteDance has introduced the formal mathematical reasoning model Seed Prover 1.5, which significantly enhances reasoning capabilities and efficiency through large-scale Agentic reinforcement learning. The model successfully solved four out of six problems and completed part of one problem within three days at the 2025 International Mathematical Olympiad, demonstrating strong performance.

Amazon announced that starting in 2026, Alexa+ will deeply integrate home services from Angi, allowing users to book hotels, schedule haircuts, and more through natural language conversations without opening an app. AI acts as a universal intermediary, supporting multi-turn dialogue and dynamic demand adjustments, accelerating its transition toward an AI-driven consumer service platform.

Zhihu's 2025 AI Product Rankings, based on user feedback and expert evaluation, offer authoritative market insights. ByteDance's Doubao topped the list as 'Zhihu Users' Favorite of the Year,' highlighting its market leadership.....

Jan introduces Jan-v2-VL-Max, a 30B-parameter multimodal model designed to enhance AI stability in complex automation tasks. Based on Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Thinking, it incorporates LoRA-based RLVR technology to improve multi-step operation reliability for long-term task execution.....

Alibaba plans to purchase tens of thousands of AMD MI308 AI chips, designed for the Chinese market and compliant with U.S. export controls, to meet its AI needs. This highlights Alibaba's focus on AI, though the MI308 differs from Nvidia's H20 in cost-effectiveness and security.....

Zhihu's 2025 AI product rankings highlight industry progress, featuring top picks like Doubao, DeepSeek, and Gemini. Doubao leads the user-favorite list, followed by DeepSeek and Tongyi Qianwen. Overseas top three are Gemini, ChatGPT, and Claude, with tools like Cursor also recognized.....

Lima 2.0 shifts focus to AI, introducing a 'sandbox' mechanism that isolates AI coding agents in virtual machines to prevent access to sensitive host files or risky operations, ensuring secure development.....

FaceWall AI secures hundreds of millions in funding to advance edge-efficient large model R&D and ecosystem development, reinforcing its leadership in edge intelligence. As a pioneer in China's edge-side large models, the company has established a technology loop from theory to product, with its MiniCPM series excelling.....