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According to a recent Bloomberg report, OpenAI is close to finalizing a massive $40 billion funding round led by SoftBank, marking the largest funding round in the history of the AI industry. This funding is expected to significantly boost OpenAI's valuation to approximately $300 billion, nearly double its valuation in October 2023. SoftBank will be the lead investor, initially committing $7.5 billion, with several other investment firms participating, including Magnetar Capital.

DeepSeek concept stocks in Hong Kong saw a strong performance today, with most stocks rising sharply. As of press time, Baidu Group-SW is up 9.18%, Kingsoft Cloud is up 5.03%, and Alibaba-W is up 4.58%. This rally is driven by both the catalyst of Baidu's Ernie model technology iteration and the surge in computing power demand triggered by Tencent's accelerated layout of large models. Coupled with the resonance of policy and market sentiment, the heat in the technology sector continues to rise. Baidu's major model technology breakthrough On March 16th, Baidu officially released Ernie 4.5 and Ernie model

According to CCTV News, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) recently released an international standard for elderly care robots, spearheaded by China. This marks a new development stage for the elderly care robot industry. The standard, IEC63310, is titled "Performance criteria for active assisted living robots for use in interconnected home environments." Developed based on the physiological and behavioral characteristics of the elderly, this standard provides crucial guidelines for the design, manufacturing, testing, and certification of various elderly care robots. The release of this standard aims to meet the needs of the elderly...

According to the latest data, the monthly usage of generative AI applications in South Korea reached an astonishing 900 million times in December 2024, with ChatGPT being the most used application, totaling 6.82 million users. Other applications like A-dot and Rutton also followed closely, demonstrating the rapid proliferation of generative AI. Image source note: Image generated by AI, image licensed from service provider Midjourney per WiseApp, Retail, and Goods companies.

Microsoft Research recently inaugurated its newest laboratory in Tokyo, Japan, marking a significant step in the company's AI research initiatives in the Asia-Pacific region. Leading the lab is former Osaka University professor and senior researcher at Microsoft Research Asia, Kazuya Matsushita, who returns to Microsoft with ten years of academic experience to embark on a new chapter. The new laboratory will focus on fields such as embodied AI, health and welfare, neuroscience, social AI, and industrial innovation, aligning closely with Japan's socioeconomic development priorities. Through deep collaboration with local academia and industry, the laboratory aims to contribute to global innovation.

Recently, OpenAI unveiled a new initiative at a policy event in Washington, calling for enhanced cooperation among the United States and its allies in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to address competition from China. OpenAI's proposal aims to 'revitalize the American Dream' and seeks to enhance the United States' influence in the AI domain through global collaboration. According to Bloomberg, OpenAI's policy blueprint suggests that cooperation should initially occur among the U.S. and its neighboring countries, gradually expanding to include allies around the world. This collaboration will focus on

Connectly.ai, an AI service company aiding retailers in selling on messaging platforms, secured $20M in Series B funding led by Alibaba. The funds will expand its platform and increase San Francisco staff to 80 by year-end. Founded by Stefanos Loukakos, the platform integrates services like WhatsApp and SMS for personalized customer engagement, aiming for 100% revenue growth in 2024.....

Dongyi Technology, a humanoid robot company established in June 2024, has completed an angel round financing of tens of millions, led by Fengrui Capital and Z Fund, with several well-known investment institutions participating. The company's founder, Ren Xiaoyu, has extensive experience in bipedal humanoid robots and reinforcement learning development. Currently, humanoid robots excel in performing single tasks but face challenges in achieving diverse and generalized actions, limiting their potential for integration with multimodal large models. Dongyi Technology is committed to developing innovative behavioral AI agents and a new generation of humanoid robots.

In a column for The Washington Post, Sam Altman emphasizes that an international alliance led by the United States should ensure that artificial intelligence becomes a tool for freedom and democracy, preventing its use by authoritarian regimes to maintain power. He points out that "who will control AI" is a pressing issue, more urgent than climate change or political misinformation. Altman is concerned that authoritarian governments like Russia and China could leverage the benefits of AI to reinforce their control, potentially through citizen surveillance or developing cyber weapons to maintain power. He proposed four strategies to address this challenge: enhancing AI security, building support for...

Recently, AI programming startup Anysphere announced that their AI code editor Cursor has gained significant attention and successfully secured a new round of funding from renowned venture capital firm A16z, with a valuation of at least $400 million. Cursor is used by multiple large tech companies, including OpenAI and Perplexity, demonstrating its wide application in the engineering community.Product Entry: https://top.aibase.com/tool/cursor-sh Anysphere aims to help developers improve their wo

On July 11th, Kuaikan Comics announced that they are exploring fine-tuning of open-source large models to train a vertical large model for the two-dimensional (2D) domain. Kuaikan Comics utilizes large language models (LLM) and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) technology to improve the conversion rate of work searches and inject new vitality into the search process. They have adopted a "fine-tuned large model + RAG enhancement" strategy, building internal PGC (Professional Generated Content)

["Replicate, a large model hosting platform, has completed a 290 million yuan Series B funding round led by a16z, with participation from Nvidia, Y Combinator, and others.", "Replicate's open-source platform offers over 25,000 models, with more than 2 million registered users and over 30,000 paying users.", "The new funding will be used for team expansion, enhancing platform features, and increasing the model library.", "Replicate focuses on providing a one-stop solution for large model development, hosting, and fine-tuning services for developers worldwide."]

👍 Platform user base: Civitai has approximately 3 million registered users with monthly active users reaching 12 to 13 million. 💰 Funding amount: Andreessen Horowitz led a $5.1 million seed round investment in Civitai. 🔥 Development plan: Civitai plans to launch a mobile app to expand the platform into more creative fields.

The democratization of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) will accelerate enterprise adoption and enhance the connection between employees and knowledge. The rising demand for AI trust, risk, and security management can improve decision-making accuracy. Intelligent applications, serving as foundational capabilities, will be widely used to enhance and automate work, receiving high attention from CEOs. Sustainable technology plays a crucial role in achieving ecological balance and human rights, with CIO personal compensation linked to the impact of sustainable technology.

Inceptive, founded by authors of the Transformer paper, aims to design mRNA molecules using AI. The team consists of pioneers in large models and complementary Stanford biology professors. The core strategy is to use machine learning to quickly design RNA sequences, shortening the drug development cycle. They have partnered with a major European pharmaceutical company to jointly develop new mRNA vaccines. Technological advancements are expected to reach a tipping point within three years, with RNA therapies being at the forefront.