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On June 29, 2025, the Alibaba International AI Team officially released the new multi-modal large model **Ovis-U1**, marking another major breakthrough in the field of multi-modal artificial intelligence. As the latest masterpiece of the Ovis series, Ovis-U1 integrates multi-modal understanding, image generation, and image editing functions, demonstrating powerful cross-modal processing capabilities, providing new possibilities for developers, researchers, and industry applications. This is a detailed report on Ovis-U1 by AIbase. Ovis-U1

OpenAI Reaches Significant Cooperation with the Pentagon. OpenAI has recently received a contract worth $200 million from the U.S. Department of Defense, marking a major breakthrough in the collaboration between this leading artificial intelligence company and a government agency. According to the agreement, during a one-year pilot project, OpenAI will assist the U.S. Department of Defense in exploring the applications of artificial intelligence in administrative management and security tasks.

Recently, a group of tech executives from Silicon Valley announced they are joining the U.S. Army Reserve to form a newly established innovation unit. These executives include Shyam Sankar, CTO of Palantir, Andrew Bosworth, CTO of Meta, and Kevin Weil and Bob McGrew from OpenAI. They will wear officer uniforms and aim to bring much-needed technological upgrades to the U.S. military.

On March 7th, QQ Browser announced the launch of its AI Q&A feature—Yuanbao Quick Answer—designed to provide users with faster and more concise search results. This feature leverages Tencent's HunYuan 'Fast Thinking' model Turbo S, incorporating search enhancement technology to quickly retrieve real-time information from across the web, including high-quality content from official accounts, and automatically extracts key information to deliver clear and concise answers to users.

First-time users of the Huawei Xiaoyi web version need to register a Huawei account using their mobile phone number and log in to enjoy its full functionality. After logging in, users will find a clear web page layout, mainly divided into four sections: AI Q&A, AI Writing, Document Assistant, and Programming Assistant. Each section has its unique functions and uses, meeting users' needs in different scenarios.

Xiaomi Group CEO Lei Jun announced at the launch event for the Xiaomi 15 Ultra and Xiaomi SU7 Ultra that Xiaomi's R&D investment is expected to exceed 24 billion yuan in 2024 and reach 30 billion yuan in 2025. Approximately a quarter of the 2025 R&D budget will be allocated to AI and related businesses. Lei Jun also stated that the projected R&D investment will reach 105 billion yuan over the next five years.

According to multiple media reports, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) plans to lay off up to 500 employees, a decision that further threatens the newly established U.S. Artificial Intelligence Security Institute (AISI). Axios reported that AISI and the 'U.S. Chip Plan' will face 'significant' layoffs targeting probationary employees, who are typically new hires with one to two years of service. Bloomberg noted that some employees have already received verbal notifications of impending layoffs.

On his first day in office, President Trump announced the revocation of an executive order signed by former President Biden in 2023, which aimed to mitigate the risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI) to consumers, workers, and national security. Biden's executive order directed the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), under the U.S. Department of Commerce, to establish guidelines to help businesses identify and rectify flaws in their AI models, including biases. Furthermore, the executive order required developers of AI systems to report to the U.S. government before publicly launching their products.

Recently, OpenAI released a document titled 'Economic Blueprint,' aimed at discussing policies with the U.S. government and its allies to solidify America's technological leadership in the field of artificial intelligence. The blueprint mentions that the U.S. must attract billions of dollars in funding to secure chips, data, energy, and talent in order to win the AI competition. Chris Lehane, Vice President of Global Affairs at OpenAI, stated in the preface that while some countries are taking steps towards AI and its economic potential,

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) released a report on future technology trends at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) held in Las Vegas. According to the report, 93% of American adults are familiar with Generative AI. This statistic highlights the public's heightened interest in this emerging technology. Generative AI is a technology that uses algorithms and data to create new content, such as text, images, and audio. With the launch of more applications and tools, generative AI...