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Xihu Robotics, the first technology transfer project in the field of artificial intelligence and robotics at West Lake University, has completed four rounds of financing in half a year, accumulating approximately 500 million yuan. The latest A round was led by Haiyuan Capital with nearly 100 million yuan, and the funds will be used for the development of a unified large model for humanoid robots and the construction of a talent cultivation base. The founders include West Lake University's tenure professors such as Wang Donglin.

Google AI leadership shifts: Demis Hassabis steps back from daily management at DeepMind, becoming Chairman and Alphabet Chief Scientist; Jeff Dean leaves after 27 years to co-found a new startup with three senior researchers. Alphabet shares fell nearly 4%. Hassabis remains involved, and the Gemini 4 project advances.....

Beijing AGI Bar launches a new 'AI+Life' approach: Customers can freely obtain DeepSeek V4 Flash API Tokens by connecting to the store's Wi-Fi, with unlimited usage. No subscription required, just fill in the provided Base URL and API Key into a client compatible with OpenAI API to access AI capabilities effortlessly.

Amazon is strategically scaling back its AI R&D, halting active development of most Nova models, including flagship models and video/image generators, shifting to maintenance for existing customers. This follows the disbanding of its AGI division and closure of related labs. Proprietary models struggle to compete, so Amazon pivots to infrastructure strength, building Amazon Athena—a unified platform to integrate third-party cutting-edge models fo....

During Alphabet's Q2 2026 earnings call, CEO Pichai revealed Gemini 3.5 Pro's June launch delay for partner testing. Google launched its largest pretraining effort for next-gen Gemini 4 to lead in AGI. Recent releases include Gemini 3.6F.....

Zhipu founder Tang Jie announced the "Gaokao" plan, a two-year strategic investment in four core engines: long-context tasks, autonomous agents, fully self-training, and ultimate safety governance, aiming for next-gen AGI. Meanwhile, GLM-5.2 was released as open source under MIT license, supporting million-token context and leading in long-range tasks.....

AI Daily covers AI trends and product innovations. This issue: OpenAI updates its Chrome extension, allowing ChatGPT to live in the sidebar, read pages, control tabs, access local files, and summarize PDFs—no app switching needed. Limited to Plus and Pro users.....

MiniMax raised HK$16B, allocating 80% to AI infrastructure and model research. Founder Yan Junjie pledged to forgo salary until AGI and give 5% shares to motivate the team and open-source community.....

At Cannes, Hassabis dismissed bottleneck concerns, claiming DeepMind's AI team remains unmatched. He argued AGI requires more than scaling LLMs, focusing on integrating reasoning and planning, and stressed industry responsibility.....

DeepSeek announced plans to double team sizes across seven roles including full-stack development and AI core system R&D, highlighting its aggressive push towards AGI and strong capabilities. The high-profile AI innovator continues its global momentum.....

The explosive growth of the artificial intelligence industry has given rise to a new profession, "Tech Elite Socialites," whose practitioners transition from traditional business services to high-end tech socializing by mastering advanced technical topics such as large models and AGI, serving high-income tech professionals and occupying a unique niche market in the AI gold rush.

Alex Imaas, the head of economics at Google DeepMind, pointed out that there is currently no evidence to suggest that AI has caused job losses or mass unemployment among white-collar workers. The employment situation in the software engineering industry has also not significantly changed. He believes that AI mainly handles repetitive tasks, helping employees focus on tasks that machines cannot perform, thus alleviating concerns about the impact on employment.

Intensified competition in AI: After Anthropic secretly filed an S-1 draft, OpenAI recently submitted an IPO application to the SEC, moving toward public capital markets. Despite earlier beliefs that being private was advantageous, the company decided to pursue an IPO after weighing the competitive business landscape.....

OpenAI establishes a Robotics division to extend AI from software to embodied intelligence, connecting the physical world via large models. CEO Sam Altman recruits full-stack hardware, operations, systems, and machine learning engineers, emphasizing AI's practical role in human life. The team plans phased development, focusing initially on R&D to gradually achieve real-world applications.....

Google DeepMind CEO Hassabis predicts that Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) could appear as early as 2029-2030, with key breakthroughs potentially achieved within the next three years. He points out that increased investment by tech companies is accelerating the maturity of core technologies such as multimodal understanding, autonomous decision-making, and AI agents.

On May 23, DeepSeek announced a permanent price reduction of its V4-Pro API to a quarter of the original cost starting June 1, aiming to attract more developers and demonstrate its commitment to AI. Concurrently, the company is experiencing a funding surge, with major firms like CATL, JD.com, and NetEase seeking partnerships to expand into AI data center power equipment markets.....

Yushu Technology released the world's first mass-produced human-carrying transforming robot GD01 on May 12th, with a starting price of 3.9 million yuan. The product realizes seamless switching between bipedal and quadrupedal modes, with a total carrying weight of about 500 kg, and its power can knock down brick walls, marking the entry of humanoid robots and AGI technology from laboratories into the consumer market.

Film Hurricane Tim predicted during a live talk with writer Yu Hua that the advent of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) would lead to universal unemployment. He noted that while autonomous driving raises concerns, its deployment within five years remains limited, whereas AGI's full impact could be more profound, sparking widespread discussion on mass job displacement.....

Google DeepMind acquired a minority stake in CCP Games, developer of EVE Online, to integrate its virtual world into AI testing. CCP Games bought itself back from South Korea's Pearl Abyss for $120 million, rebranding as Fenris Creations, a significant valuation drop from 2018. The partnership aims to provide a sandbox environment for artificial general intelligence (AGI).....

Moxing Intelligence completed a Pre-A round financing worth several hundred million yuan, led by Datai Capital with multiple institutions participating. Existing shareholders continued to increase their investment. The company has completed three rounds of financing in two years, positioning itself as a Token infrastructure provider for AGI, with core products driving the development of artificial intelligence.