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Medical AI company C8Health raises $12 million in Series A funding, bringing total funding to $18 million. The company's AI platform integrates dispersed clinical guidelines and policy knowledge bases in hospitals, helping medical staff quickly access the information they need through smart push notifications, solving the problem of fragmented medical information. The platform is already used in over 100 hospitals in the United States, with a user activity rate of 90%, averaging 3.49 visits per user per day. Its unique feature is combining performance data with knowledge push to provide personalized improvement suggestions. This round of funding will be used to expand system-level deployment.

Google signed the EU AI Code of Conduct, becoming the first tech giant to commit, unlike Meta. The code requires ethical AI practices, including copyright compliance. The EU AI Act takes effect August 2, targeting high-risk models with full compliance within two years. Google supports it but worries about slow approvals and copyright limits hindering Europe's AI competitiveness.....

Spotify executives revealed that they will use AI technology to create a smarter voice interaction experience. By analyzing user voice commands and song association data, the platform can provide more accurate personalized recommendations. The voice assistant currently supports basic English commands, and in the future, it will enable more complex interactive functions. Spotify also uses AI to accelerate internal product development and improve operational efficiency. Despite having 276 million paid users (a 12% increase year-over-year), the stock price fell by 10% due to revenue not meeting expectations. The company is driving business development through AI technological innovation.

Google has launched a new AI search mode in the UK, powered by the Gemini 2.5 model, which supports complex questions and can handle multi-part queries. The new feature uses query expansion technology to break down questions into sub-topics for parallel search, providing more accurate answers. It supports multiple interaction methods, including text, voice, and images, allowing users to upload images or ask questions via voice. The AI mode evaluates the credibility of the answers, and if the confidence is low, it switches to traditional search results. This feature aims to improve the depth and efficiency of searches while promoting diversified website traffic. It is still under optimization, and Google encourages users to provide feedback on their experience.

Google upgrades the Imagen4 image generation model. Imagen4Ultra ranks third globally in authoritative rankings, with performance close to GPT-4o and Seedream3.0. The new version significantly improves image details, realism, and style consistency, and handles complex prompts more accurately. It has a clear price advantage, with the standard version at $40 per thousand images and the Ultra version at $60 per thousand images, far lower than GPT-4o's $167. The generation speed is 9.5 seconds per image, faster than GPT-4o but slightly slower than Seedream3.

Google's NotebookLM introduces video summaries, converting complex info into narrated slides. It auto-generates videos from user-uploaded images/charts. Demoed at I/O 2025, the feature will roll out gradually. Currently English-only, multilingual support planned.....

OpenAI launches ChatGPT Study with interactive prompts and scaffolding responses for systematic learning across subjects. Available to all users, with an Edu version coming soon. Educators see potential to transform teaching methods.....

Google Chrome browser introduces an AI store review feature, displaying reputation information about merchants in terms of quality, price, and service through an icon in the address bar. This feature is currently only available in English, aggregating real user reviews from eight platforms such as Bazaarvoice. It is initially limited to desktop versions. In response to competition from AI browsers like Perplexity, Google is accelerating its AI integration and has added AI assistant support for Gemini users. This is part of Google's strategy to enhance the shopping experience, including product recommendations and virtual try-on features.

Chrome launches AI-powered store reviews (quality/experience/price) for US users, using Bazaarvoice data (English desktop only). Part of Google's strategy to compete with Amazon's AI shopping features and new AI browsers. Expanding AI shopping ecosystem with virtual try-ons, price comparisons, and Gemini integration.....

Google launches an experimental AI tool called Opal, allowing users to create mini applications by simply describing their needs in natural language. The tool provides a visual editor that supports adjusting prompts, adding features, or using templates, enabling users without programming experience to quickly build prototype applications. Completed apps can be shared via links, and the tool is currently available only in the United States. This move aligns with the trend of no-code AI platforms, similar to emerging tools like Cursor and Lovable, aiming to lower the barriers to app development. Although still in the testing phase, Opal demonstrates Google's confidence in the future of natural language programming.

Step Zenith has officially launched its new research assistant, 'Step Deep Research,' which is now available for experience on the Step Zenith App and stepfun.com platform, while also opening internal invitation testing. This intelligent tool is designed for fields such as finance, consulting, healthcare, law, policy, and academic research. It can independently complete complex research tasks in about ten minutes and generate reports that are both in-depth and professional, providing efficient support to researchers. The core advantage of 'Step Deep Research' lies in its powerful information processing and integration capabilities. In the context of Sequoia China

Amazon Q AI coding assistant hacked, exposing security risks in AI tool integration. Malicious code injected via GitHub pull requests could delete user files & wipe AWS resources. Affected version 1.84.0 impacted nearly 1M users. Amazon's delayed response drew criticism. Experts highlight open-source code management vulnerabilities. Amazon revoked credentials, removed malware, and released secure version 1.85.0, claiming no actual damage occurred....

Google AI system processed over 98 trillion tokens in June, more than double that of May. Tokens, as the basic unit for AI to understand text, their surge reflects the effectiveness of efficient reasoning models like Gemini Flash 2.5. This new model has 17 times the token processing capability of its predecessor, although the cost has increased 150 times, it significantly improves response accuracy, becoming a key factor in the sharp rise in data processing volume.

Google launches Opal, a no-code AI tool that converts natural language into visual workflows using Gemini for tasks like image processing. It simplifies AI development for all users, currently in US beta.....

Google experts stated that AI is integrated into search but SEO basics remain. Key points: 1) AI works on existing search infrastructure; 2) Content quality matters, not creation method; 3) AI models handle crawling to ranking; 4) AI summaries reduce clicks to regular results (8%) and source links (1%). Impact: AI summaries cause significant traffic drops despite unchanged rules.....

Google experts stated at Search Central Live that AI won't disrupt SEO fundamentals. AI functions within traditional search frameworks, keeping core rules unchanged. While SEO techniques remain the same, AI summaries reduce click-through rates for regular results, challenging website visibility and diminishing traditional sites' influence in AI-driven search ecosystems.....

Google introduces 'Web Guide' using Gemini AI to reorganize search results with smart categorization and AI summaries. Currently in testing, it enhances search efficiency with contextual answers.....

This afternoon, Yu Chengdong, CEO of Huawei Consumer Business, officially launched the flagship creative tablet - Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2-inch, along with the new generation of stylus HUAWEI M-Pencil Pro, bringing an unprecedented experience upgrade for creators. This stylus will be available for purchase on August 8th at 10:08 am, priced at 699 yuan. The HUAWEI M-Pencil Pro stylus continues the minimalist design language in appearance, but the smart key at the end of the pen adopts a new HarmonyOS