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At the recent 2025 (24th) China Internet Conference, Zhou Hongyi, chairman of 360 Company, revealed in an interview that the company plans to release two new AI hardware products this month - an AI voice recorder and smart glasses. Zhou introduced the features of these two products in detail. He stated that the AI voice recorder is not just a simple meeting transcription tool, but rather a device capable of intelligent analysis in different scenarios, accurately summarizing key points to provide users with a more efficient recording experience. He mentioned that this function will soon be updated and applied in the Nano AI search, further enhancing it.

Apple's AI team faces internal conflict as SVP Federighi rejects open-source plan, citing existing models and iPhone performance concerns. Team questions 'device-first' strategy. Apple delays Siri update, considers partnering with OpenAI, highlighting AI strategy dilemma between privacy and innovation.....

The夸克 Health Large Model has passed the written evaluation of 12 core medical disciplines by chief physicians in China, becoming the first large model to reach this level domestically. The model has been integrated into夸克AI Search, allowing users to access chief physician-level AI medical services through deep search. Its core breakthrough lies in establishing a slow-thinking capability, processing complex medical issues through chain reasoning and clinical deduction path modeling.夸克 adopts a dual data production line + dual reward mechanism training system, with a team of thousands of physicians labeling the data, including over 400 deputy chief physicians and above. The platform currently has more than 20 million monthly active medical student users.

Hedra introduces Hedra Live Avatars: low-cost ($0.05/min), ultra-low latency (<100ms), AI-compatible video generation from static images. Ideal for content, education, customer service, and gaming. Free trial available, with multi-modal upgrades planned.....

Latent Labs launches a revolutionary AI model called LatentX, focusing on innovative protein design. The model, developed under the leadership of Simon Kohl, a former DeepMind core member, can generate new protein structures with atomic-level accuracy and high experimental feasibility. Unlike prediction tools like AlphaFold, LatentX has the ability to creatively design proteins. The company uses a licensing model, offering services to academic institutions and pharmaceutical companies, supported by $50 million in funding. The future plans include launching premium paid features.

MIT dropouts' AI compliance firm Delve raised $32M Series A at $300M valuation. Its AI agents automate compliance, aiding rapid client growth from 100 to 500 in 6 months. Tech enables auto-evidence collection, reporting, and tool integration. Plans cybersecurity expansion to maintain lead amid competition. Investors see compliance modernization driving operational upgrades.....

Anthropic's CEO admits compromising with authoritarian regimes to maintain AI competitiveness, accepting $100B+ investments from UAE and Qatar. Despite concerns over empowering dictators, the move is deemed necessary for tech leadership, sparking ethical debates.....

Stanford University start-up Mixus launches an innovative AI agent platform, allowing users to interact directly via email/Slack. Key features: 1) Simple operation, using text commands to create agents for handling Jira queries and other tasks; 2) First-ever team shared memory function, enhancing collaboration efficiency; 3) Supports integration with multiple tools, enabling instant or scheduled task triggers. The platform has the potential to address current issues such as AI agent decision-making errors and insufficient collaboration, and may reshape workplace workflows, making AI assistants become new colleagues.

Apple released the iOS 26 Beta 4 developer preview, featuring minor adjustments to the Liquid Glass interface, the return of the AI news summary feature, and other updates. This version adds a new welcome startup screen, a warning prompt for Siri news summary settings, and optimizes the camera app. The AI summary feature, previously paused due to a complaint from BBC, has been reactivated but now includes a disclaimer about accuracy. Additionally, dynamic wallpaper and CarPlay wallpaper options have been updated, and some interface adjustments from Beta 3 have been fixed. Apple also simultaneously released updates for iPadOS, macOS...

A survey on AI usage in the US workplace shows that 16% of employees pretend to use AI to please their bosses, reflecting widespread AI anxiety. 75% of employers expect employees to use AI, but more than 1/5 employees feel anxious due to a lack of confidence. One-third of employees believe learning AI takes as much time as traditional work, and there are issues with not strictly checking AI outputs. 48% of employees hide their use of AI, fearing being questioned about their abilities. Experts suggest employees take the initiative to learn and adapt to new technologies, and strengthen communication with bosses to clarify expectations. AI is reshaping the workplace, and employees need to overcome anxiety and adapt.

Suleman, Microsoft's AI strategy lead, has poached more than 20 key employees from DeepMind, including Subramanian, former head of Google's Gemini engineering, accelerating Microsoft's AI strategy. This talent battle has led to a surge in industry salaries. Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, criticized the high salaries for poaching, stating it fosters a utilitarian culture. According to Google data, ChatGPT has more users than Gemini. The competition between the two companies has intensified with mutual recruitment of researchers. Notably, tech giants are simultaneously offering high salaries to attract AI experts while laying off regular employees.

Zero One World launched Wan Zai, an enterprise intelligent agent, positioned as a super employee, with the ability for deep thinking and task planning, supporting private deployment to ensure data security. CEO Lee Kai-Fu proposed a three-stage development path for AI intelligent agents: from workflow intelligent agents that execute instructions, to reasoning intelligent agents that can plan autonomously, and finally achieving a network of multi-intelligent agents. This product marks the entry of China's large models into a new era of industry AI focused on delivering results.

Amazon acquires AI wearable firm Bee, known for its $49.99 smart band that generates reminders via audio. This move highlights Amazon's expansion into affordable AI wearables, though privacy concerns persist due to its data management history. Bee's team will join Amazon post-acquisition.....

Alibaba's Qwen3-Coder, a 48B-parameter MoE-based AI model, excels in complex programming tasks with 256K context support. Trained on 7.5TB data, it outperforms GPT4.1 in benchmarks and is open-sourced on ModelScope and Alibaba Cloud.....

On July 22, 01.AI held a product launch event in Beijing, officially launching the upgraded WanZhi Enterprise Large Model Platform 2.0 version, and simultaneously introducing an enterprise-level Agent intelligent entity, marking a significant step forward for AI technology in the enterprise application field. The newly released WanZhi Platform 2.0 and enterprise-level Agent aim to provide customized, high-performance AI solutions for enterprises through deep thinking and task planning capabilities. At the event, Dr. Li Kaifu, CEO of 01.AI, pointed out that there is a significant gap between foundational models and industrial applications at present.

On July 23, Alibaba Cloud officially announced that its latest AI programming large model, Qwen3-Coder, is fully open-sourced, which quickly sparked a buzz in the field of intelligent programming. Qwen3-Coder has achieved top performance among open-source models in agentic coding, agentic browser use, and basic coding tasks, thanks to its outstanding code generation and agent capabilities, marking a new stage in intelligent programming technology. The Qwen3-Coder model series provides

DuckDuckGo introduces AI image filter, allowing users to manually block AI-generated content in searches. Based on open-source blacklist, it significantly reduces AI image interference. The move addresses complaints about AI spam, following controversy over AI images in Google searches. More filtering options planned.....

OpenAI signs an AI cooperation memorandum of understanding with the UK government, aiming to deploy advanced AI technology in public service areas such as justice, security, and education. The agreement was signed by CEO Altman and Minister for Technology Keir, intending to improve government efficiency and develop targeted solutions. The collaboration also includes a public AI awareness program, but it has raised concerns about the government's over-reliance on private sector technology. Currently, OpenAI has over 100 employees in the UK, and Google has also announced similar cooperation. Surveys show that the British public's attitude towards AI is divided: 31% feel both optimistic and concerned, while 30% are more concerned.

In the 2025 International Mathematical Olympiad, AI models from OpenAI and Google both won gold medals, successfully solving 5 out of 6 problems, with results surpassing most high school contestants. Both companies used non-formal systems to directly tackle the questions, marking significant progress compared to Google's formal system from last year, which required manual conversion. Google questioned OpenAI for announcing the results before official evaluation, while OpenAI responded by stating that they hired former IMO medalists for third-party scoring. The controversy behind this technological breakthrough highlights the intense competition in the AI field.