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Waymo announced that it will launch an autonomous taxi service in Dallas next year, marking another key city deployment following Los Angeles and San Francisco. The company has formed a strategic partnership with Avis Budget Group, which will handle the charging and maintenance of the all-electric Jaguar I-Pace fleet. Waymo has completed preliminary testing in Dallas and plans to gradually expand its fleet to hundreds of vehicles. Currently, Waymo is operating commercially in five U.S. cities and plans to expand to Washington D.C. and Miami next year. This collaboration

Ant Group launches 'Treasure Box' AI platform for service industry digitalization, offering 70+ plugins and rapid deployment.....

5ire is an open-source, cross-platform desktop AI assistant for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It supports OpenAI-style APIs, local knowledge bases, prompt libraries, and chat history search. Features MCP protocol for tool automation, document vectorization, and local RAG retrieval, offering developers a free, efficient tool for AI interaction and token optimization.....

Metasearch offers a cost-effective Bing API alternative with multilingual index, multi-modal search, and developer-friendly APIs at $0.03/query.....

OpenAI and Oracle have reached a $30 billion data center cooperation agreement, involving 4.5 gigawatts of power capacity (equivalent to the output of two Hoover Dams). This deal is part of their Star Gate project, with construction taking place in Abilene, Texas. Oracle has spent nearly $5 billion on data centers in the past two years, supporting not only OpenAI but also existing customers. Notably, OpenAI's annual revenue of $10 billion is only one-third of this contract's value. This collaboration has driven Oracle's stock to a new high, and its founder Ellison briefly became the world's richest person.

On July 18, Xiaodu officially launched its first MCP Server that supports interaction with the physical world, completing the MCP upgrade of terminal devices and core IoT capabilities, bringing a new transformation to AI application development and leading the industry towards a new era of 'all things intelligent interconnection'. The Xiaodu Open Platform has innovatively introduced two core services. One is the Xiaodu Speaker MCP Server, allowing developers to control devices, deliver voice announcements, and perform remote monitoring through text commands; the other is the Xiaodu IoT MCP Server, which opens up full-home device control.

Open-source train ticket query system 12306MCP Server by drfccv, built on MCP standard, offers real-time ticket, train, station & transfer queries. Uses FastAPI for fast response, Streamable HTTP for efficiency, with smart time tools for accuracy. Includes API docs & Docker support, strictly for learning (no commercial use).....

TRAE.ai launches Kimi-K2 model and Grok-4(Beta). Kimi-K2 excels in code/math with MoE architecture, rivaling GPT-4.1. Easy 3-step access. International version adds Grok-4(Beta) testing alongside Claude, Gemini, GPT.....

Claude AI introduces a major update with 'Apps & Tools Directory', enabling seamless AI-tool integration via MCP protocol. It supports both web and desktop MCP services for popular tools like Asana and GitHub, transforming Claude into a workflow platform.....

UTCP, as an alternative to MCP, directly connects tool endpoints via JSON-defined functions, eliminating proxy layers for lower latency while maintaining security. Its simplicity and compatibility spark developer interest as a potential AI tool standard.....

Recently, Qwen Chat received a major update and made a new appearance, offering users a more intuitive interaction experience and a wider range of functional services, aiming to become the most reliable AI partner for everyone. The updated Qwen Chat has achieved significant improvements in interaction design, allowing users to start a conversation directly on the home page without complicated operations, making chatting more convenient. Its functions have also been significantly expanded, supporting daily questions, meeting users' various information query needs, and assisting in content creation, whether it's writing articles or generating text.

Google releases the open-source tool MCP Toolbox for Databases, simplifying the integration of AI agents with SQL databases. The tool connects to a database with just 10 lines of code and supports secure mechanisms such as connection pool management, authentication, and schema introspection. It is compatible with various Google Cloud databases. As an open-source project, it lowers the development barrier, but currently mainly supports Google ecosystem databases. Future expansion of compatibility may be needed. This tool has the potential to become a standard component for AI development, driving intelligent data processing.

On July 7, the Baidu AI team announced the official release of PaddleOCR 3.1, achieving three major upgrades in multilingual recognition, complex document translation, and large model connectivity. The new version supports text recognition in 37 languages, with an average accuracy improvement of over 30%. It also introduces a document translation pipeline and MCP server functionality to help developers efficiently build AI applications. To address multilingual needs in global scenarios, PaddleOCR 3.1 adds the PP-OCRv5 multilingual model, covering 37 languages including French, Spanish, and Russian.

In the media Q&A session after today's Honor Magic V5 and AI Terminal Ecosystem Launch, Honor CEO Li Jian, CFO Peng Qiuen, and Product Line President Fang Fei had in-depth discussions with the media. During the event, Honor officially announced support for the MCP and A2A protocols, and revealed that it will collaborate deeply with partners such as Alibaba, BYD, and Midea in the fields of intelligent service ecosystem, smart vehicle networking, and smart home. Honor CEO Li Jian emphasized in the conversation that 'openness' is the core philosophy of Honor. He pointed out...

The internal testing project of Xiaomi, "AI Toolkit," has officially announced the end of its phased testing and plans to suspend service starting July 5, 2025. As an important AI project incubated internally by Xiaomi, the AI Toolkit aims to explore and integrate cutting-edge AI technologies, providing users with a series of innovative features and experiences. Although the specific testing functions and application scenarios have not been fully disclosed, its name suggests its positioning as a multifunctional AI toolset. During the recent testing period, the AI Toolkit has gathered some Xiaomi employees

The internal testing project "Xiaomi AI Toolbox" has officially announced the end of its phased internal testing and plans to suspend service starting July 5, 2025. "AI Toolbox" is an important AI project incubated internally by Xiaomi, aimed at exploring and integrating cutting-edge AI technologies to provide users with a series of innovative features and experiences. Although the specific internal testing functions and application scenarios have not been fully disclosed, its name suggests its positioning as a multifunctional AI toolset. During the recent internal testing period, "AI Toolbox" has gathered some Xiaomi employees and core users.