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Baidu Health launched the 'Stars Everywhere' public welfare program, working with 100,000 doctors to build an AI-generated health education content ecosystem. The program aims to produce 100 million authoritative contents by 2026 and cultivate 10,000 doctors with millions of followers. It adopts a triple mechanism of AI generation, AI review, and human proofreading to ensure content quality, and provides doctors with digital avatars and AI tools for technical support. The initiative aims to empower medical education through technology, build an authoritative health information platform, and enable the public to easily access professional health knowledge.

Baidu is testing a new AI app entry on its PC homepage, featuring recommended AI apps under 'My Apps' post-login, including Wenxin AI platform, third-party apps, and Baidu's own programs, aiming to enhance search with AI. Official confirmation pending.....

According to Sensor Tower, the generative AI app market experienced explosive growth in the first half of 2025: global downloads reached 1.7 billion (a 70% increase from the second half of 2024), in-app purchase revenue doubled to 1.87 billion USD, and user usage time reached 15.6 billion hours. The Asian market performed exceptionally well, accounting for 42.6% of the downloads, with India and China contributing significantly. ChatGPT continues to lead the global market (excluding China), with users spending over 12 days per month and 16 minutes per day on average. The usage scenarios have expanded from work to daily life.

1688 launches multiple AI upgrade initiatives, introducing the 1688 AI version of the app and the 88Chaz tool to empower small and medium-sized enterprises in procurement. The 1688 AI version integrates five AI functions: AI search, product selection, design creation, image search, and enterprise inquiry, covering the entire business process; 88Chaz supports natural language queries about enterprise qualifications and production capabilities, and generates industry reports. AI capabilities will also be available on both PC and mobile devices, improving product selection efficiency and procurement experience, and helping small and medium-sized enterprises achieve digital transformation.

Doubao App has made a major upgrade in the field of visual reasoning. Its image analysis feature now supports a deep thinking mode, offering users an unprecedented intelligent experience. Users just need to take or upload a picture while in deep thinking mode, and Doubao can quickly perform fine adjustments such as zooming and cropping, and supports image search functionality, enabling users to think and search simultaneously, thereby further improving the accuracy of search results.

At the 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), Baidu presented multiple innovative achievements and latest developments in the field of artificial intelligence. During the conference, Baidu announced that its Apollo Go, PaddlePaddle Deep Learning Platform, and Baidu Intelligent Computing Cluster have been selected for the China Artificial Intelligence Industry Innovation Exhibition. Among them, Apollo Go not only exhibited as an item but also served as a shuttle vehicle for the conference, demonstrating the mature application of its autonomous driving technology. Currently, Apollo Go has provided over 11 million travel services worldwide, with safety driving mileage exceeding 1

Pika launches AI video effects app, enabling users to generate creative videos from selfies with various styles. Features include audio sync, scene customization, and AI script generation. User-friendly with HD output, it targets social media platforms, marking Pika's shift to consumer market.....

Musk's xAI company announced the development of a children's AI app called Baby Grok, focusing on a friendly digital environment. The app will provide educational and entertainment content, ensuring children's online safety. Although specific features have not been disclosed, it is expected to integrate chatbots, games, and other interactive formats. This is another attempt by tech companies to enter the children's AI market, which may reshape future education models. Currently, product details are limited, but it has already generated parents' expectations for AI educational applications.

Ant Group's AI health app AQ, the iOS version, topped the Apple healthcare chart within 24 hours of its release. The app integrates a self-developed medical large model, offering over 100 AI services such as seeking medical advice, connecting nearly one million doctors and 5,000 hospitals. Its AI consultation room can simulate a real doctor's diagnosis, and the AI doctor avatars include over 200 top-tier hospital experts. Featured functions include health record management, supporting the connection of Apple devices to obtain health data. AQ is among the first applications in China to pass the national medical large model trust evaluation. It will cooperate with Apple Watch in the future.

On July 18, Xiaodu officially launched its first MCP Server that supports interaction with the physical world, completing the MCP upgrade of terminal devices and core IoT capabilities, bringing a new transformation to AI application development and leading the industry towards a new era of 'all things intelligent interconnection'. The Xiaodu Open Platform has innovatively introduced two core services. One is the Xiaodu Speaker MCP Server, allowing developers to control devices, deliver voice announcements, and perform remote monitoring through text commands; the other is the Xiaodu IoT MCP Server, which opens up full-home device control.

OpenAI has fully launched the ChatGPT Voice Recording Mode, allowing Plus users to use this feature on the macOS desktop version. The mode supports real-time voice transcription and content summarization, making it especially suitable for scenarios such as meeting notes and brainstorming sessions. It features on-device processing to ensure privacy. Currently, it is only available on the macOS platform, but may be expanded to mobile devices in the future. This function demonstrates OpenAI's technical advantages in the field of voice interaction and sets a new benchmark for AI productivity applications.

Baidu launches a new AI search assistant called Tizzy.ai, featuring an ad-free smart search experience. The app is developed based on Baidu's large model, with a simple interface that only retains the search and resource library access points. Core features include smart search, deep thinking, and resource retrieval, supporting both automatic quick response and deep reasoning modes. It specially integrates online media resources, offering movie, TV series, and short drama sections, supporting playback jumping and speed adjustment functions. As a one-stop intelligent assistant, it can accurately search for information and assist users in decision-making and learning, showcasing Baidu's new breakthroughs in the field of AI.

xAI's Grok chatbot added controversial 3D avatars (mischievous panda & goth girl) with inappropriate content, bypassing App Store's 12+ rating, raising AI ethics concerns.....

Baidu AI Assistant introduces 'Video Call' feature, enabling real-time video chats via Baidu APP. It covers four scenarios: object/insect identification, styling advice, pet behavior analysis, and emotional support, with dialect recognition for elderly users. This upgrade transforms AI from a tool to a smart life companion.....

Blok is a startup that focuses on AI testing tools. Its innovative technology can simulate user roles for application testing, helping developers predict user behavior in advance. The founding team consists of experienced entrepreneurs and has raised 7.5 million USD in funding. Compared to traditional testing tools, Blok is more forward-thinking and can provide improvement suggestions before coding. The product is currently in closed beta, primarily serving industries such as finance and healthcare, which require high testing accuracy. It is expected to generate millions of dollars in revenue this year.

Shanghai Jiao Tong University and DP Technology's X-Master AI system set a 32.1 record in the HLE test, featuring tool-enhanced reasoning and multi-agent collaboration for biomedical breakthroughs.....

Baidu's stock surged 5% to $90.68, driven by China's booming AI model market. With 1810 projects totaling $64M in H1 2025, Baidu Intelligent Cloud leads in finance and energy sectors, securing 48 projects worth $51M. Partnered with 65% of state-owned enterprises for AI.....

On July 7, the Baidu AI team announced the official release of PaddleOCR 3.1, achieving three major upgrades in multilingual recognition, complex document translation, and large model connectivity. The new version supports text recognition in 37 languages, with an average accuracy improvement of over 30%. It also introduces a document translation pipeline and MCP server functionality to help developers efficiently build AI applications. To address multilingual needs in global scenarios, PaddleOCR 3.1 adds the PP-OCRv5 multilingual model, covering 37 languages including French, Spanish, and Russian.

El 3 de julio, el instituto francés de investigación en inteligencia artificial Kyutai Labs anunció el lanzamiento del código abierto de su última tecnología de síntesis de voz (TTS), Kyutai TTS, ofreciendo soluciones de generación de voz eficientes y en tiempo real a desarrolladores e entusiastas de la IA. Kyutai TTS destaca por su bajo latencia y sonido de alta fidelidad, permitiendo la transmisión de texto en flujo, comenzando a generar audio sin necesidad de tener todo el texto completo, especialmente adecuado para escenarios de interacción en tiempo real. Kyutai TTS destaca por su excelente rendimiento. Utiliza una sola tarjeta gráfica NVIDIA L40S