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Recently, DingTalk officially launched the 'AI Spreadsheet' feature, marking the official start of a new application entry point for the AI era. In DingTalk AI Spreadsheet, AI technology has become an intrinsic capability, with each cell serving as an AI access point, creating intelligent workflows and providing enterprises and users with an unprecedented method of building business systems.

Baidu's stock surged 5% to $90.68, driven by China's booming AI model market. With 1810 projects totaling $64M in H1 2025, Baidu Intelligent Cloud leads in finance and energy sectors, securing 48 projects worth $51M. Partnered with 65% of state-owned enterprises for AI.....

Microsoft announced the global layoff of 9,000 employees. Xbox executive Matt Turnbull suggested that laid-off employees use AI tools like ChatGPT to cope with their emotions, which sparked controversy. He shared AI prompt templates to help with career planning, but the suggestion was criticized as distasteful. Netizens believe that AI cannot replace the emotional trauma caused by layoffs. This round of layoffs affects 4% of Microsoft's employees, and the gaming department may be hit the hardest. The incident reflects broader societal discussions on employee mental health support and the boundaries of AI application in the context of the current trend of layoffs in tech companies.

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.

The growth rate of the global AI server market is slowing down, with the expected year-over-year growth rate dropping from 28% to 24.3%. Supply chain uncertainties have increased due to U.S. export controls and geopolitical factors. Despite continued investments by tech giants like Microsoft and Google in AI infrastructure, NVIDIA still dominates the market, but there is a clear trend of companies developing their own AI chips. Self-developed solutions such as Google's TPU are emerging, and companies are also exploring alternatives like AMD. While Blackwell Ultra servers are currently popular, the market outlook has become more complex due to external conditions.

Apple released SceneScout AI agent, which provides environmental descriptions for visually impaired individuals by analyzing street scene images. The technology includes two modes: route preview and virtual exploration, with an accuracy rate of 72%-95%. User studies showed that it effectively improves environmental awareness, while suggesting the addition of personalized descriptions and real-time feedback features. Although still in the research phase, it demonstrates the potential of AI in assisting visually impaired individuals with navigation.

Shanghai has introduced 17 measures to promote the high-quality development of the software and information services industry. From January to May 2023, the industry's revenue exceeded 690 billion yuan, representing a year-on-year growth of 20.4%. The policy highlights include rewards for enterprises with revenue exceeding 2 billion yuan and meeting growth targets; small and medium-sized enterprises can receive up to 30 million yuan in tiered rewards; small enterprises can receive growth rewards of 300,000 to 500,000 yuan. Priority is given to the AI field, with computing vouchers to reduce model application costs, and excellent AI projects can receive subsidies of up to 30%-50%. Meanwhile, it promotes the innovation and development of high-end software and digital content.

Only 20% of German employees received AI training, with 70% never trained, risking EU AI Act violations. Bitkom warns firms must ensure AI skills for all workers, as AI boosts efficiency but needs proper use. 14% fear job loss to AI, 1/3 see AI replacing bosses.....

Apple AI executive Ruoming Pang has joined Meta, joining its newly established Super Intelligence Lab with a salary of millions of dollars. Meta recently restructured its AI business, led by former Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang, and invested 2.9 billion dollars in Scale AI. This move highlights the increasing competition among tech giants for AI talent, as Meta accelerates its layout through high salaries and strategic investments. Apple and Meta have not commented on the matter.

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.

On July 7, the Tencent Hunyuan 3D team announced the launch of the industry's first art-level 3D generation large model, Hunyuan3D-PolyGen. By employing self-developed high-compression representation BPT technology and a autoregressive mesh generation framework, it enables accurate generation of complex geometric models with up to ten thousand faces. The model has breakthrough solutions for core pain points in 3D asset generation, such as poor topology quality, excessive face count, and difficulty in post-editing. It has improved the modeling efficiency of artists by over 70%. The relevant capabilities have been launched on the Tencent Hunyuan 3D AI creation engine and integrated into multiple game pipelines. Traditional

Tencent launched Hunyuan3D-PolyGen, the industry's first art-grade 3D generation model, using self-developed BPT technology to enhance wiring quality and complex object modeling. It generates high-precision geometric models, supports multiple surface types, and boosts gaming pipeline efficiency by 70+%.....

AI infrastructure company CoreWeave plans to acquire data center operator Core Scientific for $9 billion in stock, with the transaction expected to be completed by Q4 2025. The acquisition will help CoreWeave reduce operational costs, decrease external dependencies, and enhance its AI computing capabilities. Core Scientific currently has 1.3 gigawatts of power capacity and 1 gigawatt of expansion potential, which will support CoreWeave's growing AI computing demand. Previously, OpenAI had invested in Core

Google recently introduced a new strategy that allows the Gemini AI assistant to access third-party applications such as WhatsApp, raising privacy concerns. Even if users disable interaction permissions, Gemini can still access some application data, which will be reviewed by humans and retained for 72 hours. Although an option to disable it is provided, the instructions are unclear, making it difficult for users to confirm whether the permission has been successfully disabled. Experts have criticized this strategy as similar to Microsoft's forced bundling of IE, and suggest uninstalling Gemini via the command line, although the process is complex. This incident highlights the challenges faced by tech companies.

Musk announces Grok4 AI model launch on July 11, sparking debates on AI ethics due to controversial 'politically incorrect' responses. New rules require multi-source analysis and evidence-based disputes.....