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The iOS app of ChatGPT had 29.6 million downloads in the past 28 days, becoming the most popular app globally. This achievement made ChatGPT's download count exceed the combined total of four social apps - TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, and X - which had approximately 32.9 million downloads during the same period, creating a difference of 10.6%. Although social apps have been on the market longer, ChatGPT achieved this in a short period of time.

Amid the rapid development of the global artificial intelligence industry, the US AI startup Anthropic officially announced on June 24 that it will open its first Asia-Pacific office in Tokyo this fall. This news undoubtedly injects new vitality into the AI ecosystem in Japan and the entire Asia-Pacific region. Founded in 2020, Anthropic is committed to developing AI technologies centered around human needs, with the philosophy of building safe and controllable AI systems to better serve society through technology. The company is leading in this field.

In a recent funding round, Abridge, an artificial intelligence startup dedicated to automating medical records, successfully raised $300 million in Series E financing, increasing its valuation to $5.3 billion. The round was led by the renowned investment firm Andreessen Horowitz, with Khosla Ventures also participating. Notably, this funding followed the company's $250 million funding round in February, when its valuation was $2.75 billion. Abridge has been in operation for seven years.

Microsoft officially announced the release of a new device-side small language model (SLM), Mu, specifically designed for the settings application in Windows 11 to create an intelligent AI agent. This marks a significant breakthrough in localized AI technology within operating system interactions. As a compact and efficient model, Mu runs through deep optimization on the neural processing unit (NPU), providing users with a low-latency, high-privacy natural language interaction experience. AIbase has compiled the highlights and industry impact of Mu, taking you on a journey to explore its features. Mu: Designed Specifically for Windows Settings

Andy Konwinski, a computer scientist and co-founder of Databricks and Perplexity, announced that he will invest $100 million to establish a new research fund to support researchers in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). The new fund has already received support from Ion Stoica's new lab, marking Konwinski's emphasis and investment in AI research. Andy Konwinski on Monday

At the recently concluded Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan announced that YouTube will introduce its latest Veo3AI video generation model to YouTube Shorts later this summer. Dubbed "a rogue's dream", its release will bring new creative possibilities for short video creators. Currently, short video creators are already able to use the Veo2 model to generate background videos and standalone clips. Although Neil

The plan's advancement has triggered dissatisfaction among developers. According to VentureBeat, OpenAI's current API deprecation involves the GPT-4.5 Preview version, which is an intermediary model launched between GPT-4 and GPT-5. Multiple developers have stated that this sudden change has disrupted their development plans, forcing significant adjustments to applications already built based on this API. A developer who wished to remain anonymous commented: We understand the necessity of technological iteration, but the lack of sufficient buffer time in the schedule has brought additional pressure to development teams.

In a recent episode of a podcast, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg had once offered top AI researchers from OpenAI and Google's DeepMind more than $100 million in enticing compensation packages to build a new superintelligence team. However, Sam Altman stated that these recruitment attempts largely failed, as OpenAI's excellent talent pool did not accept the high offers.