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According to a recent report by The Information, Google has decided to split its AI assistant Pixie project to prevent it from competing with its cross-platform Gemini project. Following a management-level assessment, Google CEO Sundar Pichai reportedly made the adjustment. Parts of the Pixie project have been integrated into Pixel phones' screenshot application, while other technologies have been incorporated into Gemini's multitasking capabilities.

Samsung fans, pay attention! The tech giant has officially announced the arrival of its latest mobile operating system, One UI 7, based on Android 15. The global rollout begins April 7th for existing phones and tablets. US users will have a slightly later launch, starting April 10th. In the US, the first to experience One UI 7 will be Samsung's 2024 flagship Galaxy S24 series, along with the highly anticipated Fold6 and Flip6 foldable phones. This will be followed by...

Apple has quietly released its latest budget iPhone, the iPhone 16e, priced at $599, without a major launch event. Unlike previous high-profile releases, this launch was understated, with CEO Tim Cook announcing the news via Twitter. The iPhone 16e doesn't boast groundbreaking innovations but integrates design elements from previous iPhones to ensure reliability at a lower cost. The new model's design resembles earlier iPhone models.

OPPO announced today that its latest foldable phone, the Find N5, will officially launch on February 20 at 19:00. This phone is touted as the world's thinnest foldable phone, with a thickness of only about 4mm when unfolded and less than 9.2mm when folded. In addition to its ultra-thin design, the Find N5 is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip and features a 3D-printed titanium alloy hinge, making it the world's only foldable flagship phone that supports full-level waterproofing with IPX6, IPX8, and IPX9 ratings.

Recently, the Honor YOYO Smart Agent Store announced the official launch of the DeepSeek-R1 trial version, bringing a brand new intelligent experience to Honor phone users. As long as users have their Honor phone system version at MagicOS 8.0 or above and upgrade the YOYO Assistant to version 80.0.1.503 or above, they can be among the first to experience this feature.

Recently, Transsion Holdings has partnered with Alibaba Cloud to integrate the Tongyi Qianwen model into the AI phone PHANTOM V Fold2 launched by Transsion's tech brand TECNO, successfully creating a deeply localized 'practical AI.' This phone features a specific AI button, allowing users to invoke the edge-side large model with one click, enabling smooth multi-round AI conversations even in offline environments, as well as functions such as document and call summarization. Transsion and Alibaba Cloud have carried out extensive technological innovations on this phone based on MediaTek chips, including model optimization.

Recently, there were reports that ByteDance is collaborating with Nubia to develop an AI phone, expected to launch in 2025. According to these reports, the two parties have signed a framework agreement and plan to present a detailed proposal in the first quarter of 2025, followed by prototype production and testing stages, with a product launch event scheduled for late Q3 or October 2025, and the phone priced between 5000 to 7000 yuan. However, in response to this information, a ByteDance representative promptly stated that the information is false, emphasizing that the company has no such plans.

OpenAI announced a major update during a technical sharing livestream, introducing a phone feature for ChatGPT and assigning a dedicated phone number 1-800. This update allows users in the U.S. to call this number and interact with ChatGPT using both old smartphones and traditional landlines, significantly lowering the usage barrier and expanding its application scope.

UK mobile operator Virgin Media O2 recently launched an innovative anti-fraud technology - an AI virtual grandma named 'Daisy', specifically designed to combat the rising tide of phone scams. This virtual grandma's sole task is to answer scam calls and delay the scammers as much as possible. When scammers dial a specific number set up by the operator, this AI robot, 'indistinguishable from a real person', will answer the call. According to O2, they have utilized multiple cutting-edge AI technologies and models.

With the rapid development of virtual reality and augmented reality technologies, the demand for personalized virtual avatars has become increasingly urgent. Recently, researchers proposed a new technology called URAvatar (Universal Relightable Gaussian Codec Avatar), which allows users to easily generate high-fidelity virtual avatars by scanning with their phones. This innovative achievement not only enhances the visual effects of virtual avatars but also enables users to drive and adjust their avatars in real-time under different lighting conditions. The working principle of URAvatar is based on a complex light transport model, and it differs from previous approaches.