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At the 2025 Intelligent Economy Forum, Shen Dou, Executive Vice President of Baidu Group, announced that Baidu Smart Cloud has launched a new large model for the financial industry called Qianfan Smart Finance. This move marks Baidu's deep involvement in the financial sector, aiming to provide more precise and efficient artificial intelligence solutions for financial institutions. Shen Dou pointed out that 65% of Central SOEs have chosen to work with Baidu Smart Cloud, demonstrating the strong market demand for smart cloud technology. Building an industry-specific large model is a complex process that not only requires a strong technical foundation but also...

Silicon Valley investor Mary Meeker's latest released AI report reveals that the global AI competition landscape is experiencing profound reshaping. Chinese strength and open source wave are shaking up the ecosystem dominated by top companies like OpenAI, entering a new stage of 'contested supremacy'. The report points out that China's large language models are rapidly catching up with the U.S., with models such as DeepSeek, Alibaba Qwen, and Baidu Wenxin Yiyan showing excellent performance in core tasks such as code generation and mathematical reasoning.

As the Class of 2025 graduates prepare to enter the workforce, internet companies are actively engaging in a fierce "talent war." Companies such as Tencent, Didi, Meituan, and Baidu are launching large-scale recruitment plans, particularly focusing on setting up internship positions to offer more opportunities to fresh graduates. Recently, Qiao Zijiang, a junior student from Xi'an University of Posts and Telecommunications, successfully joined Tencent, becoming one of the witnesses to this competition. Image source note: The image is generated by AI, and the image licensing service provider is Midjourney. In April this year, Tencent announced that it would add 28,000 new jobs within the next three years.

From May to June 2025, Unitree Robotics in Hangzhou will host the world's first humanoid robot fighting competition. This exciting event will bring an unprecedented visual feast to the field of robot fighting. Unitree's technical team has reportedly undergone intensive algorithm training and hardware debugging in recent weeks to create the strongest competing robots for this competition. The competition will be broadcast live nationwide through platforms affiliated with China Media Group, giving viewers the chance to witness the peak duel of robot fighting and the powerful confrontation of these "Iron Fists." For...

According to foreign media reports, Apple's newly launched Apple Intelligence feature is disabled on Meta's apps (including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads), preventing users from accessing core functionalities such as Writing Tools and the custom emoji generator (Genmoji). This move is believed to be related to Meta's strategy of promoting its own Meta AI tools, highlighting the intensifying competition between the two tech giants in the AI arena.

Beijing, April 19, 2025 — Today, the world's first humanoid robot half marathon officially started in Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area (Yizhuang), marking a historic step in the innovative integration of robotics technology and sports competition. This event attracted nearly 20 humanoid robot teams from around the globe, competing alongside human runners in the 21.0975-kilometer half marathon. The "Tiangong" robot crossed the finish line first with an excellent time of 2 hours, 40 minutes, and 42 seconds, winning the championship and sparking widespread attention and discussion. Event overview 20

Stanford University's AI Index Report 2025 offers a fresh perspective on the global AI landscape. The report highlights Alibaba's significant contribution, ranking third globally among major large language models, establishing it as a leading Chinese tech company. In 2024, China contributed 15 models globally, with Alibaba contributing 6, trailing only Google and OpenAI with 7 models each. This achievement reflects Alibaba's ongoing commitment to technological innovation.

The Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), led by renowned AI scientist Fei-Fei Li, has released its latest AI Index Report 2025. In its eighth year, this authoritative report highlights the narrowing performance gap between top AI models from China and the United States, the world's two most influential AI nations. The gap has shrunk to a negligible 0.3%, down from 17.5% in 2023. The report also features a ranking of Notable Models in 2024, with...

In the fiercely competitive AI industry, Google's AI division, DeepMind, has employed extreme measures to retain top talent. According to Business Insider, some of the company's AI employees in the UK have signed 'aggressive' non-compete agreements, preventing them from working for competitors for a year after leaving. These agreements not only restrict employees' career choices but also prevent them from participating in the rapidly advancing technologies within the industry for a full year. Reports indicate these employees continue to receive salaries during this period, though the specifics are unclear.

On March 27, 2025, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, in a lecture at the New York Economic Club, shared the creative process behind his autobiography, "The Source Code," and delved into the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on global society. Regarding the timing of his memoir, Gates stated: "While I usually focus more on the future, with my 70th birthday approaching, Microsoft's 50th anniversary, and the Gates Foundation's 25th anniversary, I felt it was time to look back and share some important reflections." He specifically mentioned that this book...

Another chapter in the expansion of Silicon Valley tech giants! Elon Musk's xAI company today announced the acquisition of Hotshot, a startup focused on AI-powered video generation. This strategic acquisition will inject new vitality into xAI's multimodal AI technology. Hotshot CEO Aakash Sastry officially announced the news on the X platform, but did not disclose the specific transaction amount. Previously backed by investors including Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian and SV Angel...

Ele.me today announced the launch of an AI algorithm competition focused on the local life sector. The competition aims to explore how cutting-edge technology can drive innovation in practical applications and improve efficiency and user experience in the service industry. The competition features three tracks: Smart Elderly Care, Smart Rider, and Intelligent Business Efficiency. Each track will select five winning teams to share a total prize pool of 300,000 RMB. The first prize is 50,000 RMB, the second prize is 30,000 RMB, the third prize is 10,000 RMB, and two additional prizes of 5,000 RMB each.