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According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple's smart glasses project, codenamed N50, remains in early development and is far from ready. While Apple has a strong track record of creating small, innovative devices, its smart glasses development appears to be progressing slowly. Gurman writes that the N50 glasses aim to leverage "Apple Intelligence" capabilities, analyzing the surroundings and feeding information back to the wearer, but the glasses will not provide a full augmented reality (AR) experience.

Today, at the Create 2025 AI Developer Conference held in Wuhan, Baidu founder Li Yanhong delivered a nearly 60-minute keynote speech themed "The World of Models, the Realm of Applications." He officially released Ernie 4.5 Turbo and X1 Turbo, and revealed the progress and challenges of DeepSeek's implementation within the Baidu ecosystem.

In the realm of tech talent recruitment, Prova is leading a revolution. This Lehi, Utah-based startup leverages artificial intelligence to help companies more effectively assess the true skills of engineers. Founded in January 2025 by three engineers—Caden Beach, Giovanni Galbucci, and Leandro Cabranes—Prova aims to reshape the status quo of tech recruiting with AI. Traditional technical interview processes are often criticized for being outdated and inefficient. Galbucci...

Meta recently announced the global rollout of real-time translation for its Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. Previously, this feature was limited to early testing users in select markets. This full launch allows users to enjoy more convenient language conversion across various scenarios, especially the ability to overcome language barriers offline. According to Meta, the real-time translation feature on Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses now covers global sales markets and supports English, French, and Italian (among other languages).

Meta has announced the rollout of several new features for its Ray-Ban smart glasses, including real-time translation, Instagram messaging, and calling. Initially available only to select users in a preview program, these features are now available to all Ray-Ban Stories users. The real-time translation feature, first revealed at Meta Connect 2024, underwent limited testing in select countries last December. Now, users can utilize this feature in supported markets.

Recent reports reveal Google's AI chatbot, Gemini, has achieved over 350 million monthly active users globally. This data, disclosed during ongoing antitrust litigation against Google, showcases Gemini's significant user growth over the past year. Notably, Gemini's daily active users have also seen a substantial increase, rising from 9 million in October 2023 to 35 million currently, representing considerable growth. Despite Gemini's rapidly expanding user base,

Anthropic's Claude-3 model has achieved a breakthrough in IQ testing, surpassing the human average of 100 for the first time. This marks a milestone in AI development. According to AIbase, Claude-3 outperformed its predecessor in the Norwegian Mensa IQ test, signifying a remarkable leap in AI cognitive abilities. Community analysis suggests this achievement reflects not only Anthropic's technological prowess but also sparks widespread discussion about the future of AI. Related data and predictions are...

In the increasingly competitive landscape of wearable technology, smart glasses are emerging as the next major frontier. Tech giants are racing to develop their own smart glasses products, and Google recently unveiled its latest Android XR smart glasses at TED2025, generating significant buzz. Previous demonstrations of Google's Android XR glasses were brief and limited to specific scenarios, leaving many questioning their true capabilities. However, the TED conference...

With the ongoing impact of Trump-era tariffs, businesses face increasing geopolitical risks. Making effective decisions in a rapidly changing environment presents a significant challenge for corporations, non-profits, and consulting firms. London-based startup Hence AI recently launched Hence Global, an AI software product designed to help organizations monitor and manage these risks. Hence Global offers two primary functions: Firstly, it provides risk tracking for companies of all sizes.

New York-based AI startup 1Fort announced a $7.5 million seed funding round to improve the process of small businesses obtaining commercial insurance through its AI-powered platform. The company, which saw 200% revenue growth in 2024, aims to automate cumbersome and outdated manual processes, helping millions of underserved small businesses address insurance gaps. The funding round was led by Bonfire Ventures, with participation from Draper Associates.

OpenAI has officially released its latest open-source project, Codex CLI, a lightweight code intelligence tool. The release has generated significant attention, surpassing 5000 stars on GitHub in just 5 hours. It's projected to reach 10,000 stars today, quickly becoming a rising star on the platform. OpenAI's co-founder and president, Greg Brockman, stated that Codex CLI is just one of their code tools.

Recent reports suggest XPeng is internally developing a new technology called "Crowdsourced Mapping," aiming to enhance the accuracy of its autonomous driving system's navigation. This technology, in its preliminary research phase after several months of development, could potentially supplement XPeng's Level 3 autonomous driving solution. The core of crowdsourced mapping lies in the collaborative effort of multiple vehicles to collect road data in real-time, dynamically generating and updating maps. This approach offers the advantage of covering areas inaccessible to sensors, providing the intelligent driving system with more comprehensive data.

In education, we're taught to "show your work." Now, advanced AI models claim to do just that. However, new research reveals that these models sometimes obfuscate their true reasoning processes, fabricating elaborate explanations instead. A recent study from Anthropic's research team, investigating simulated reasoning (SR) models including their own Claude models and DeepSeek's R1, found these models often misrepresent their 'thinking' when

According to Artificial Analysis, a third-party AI testing agency, evaluating OpenAI's o1 inference model across seven popular benchmarks costs $2,767.05, while its non-inference model GPT-4o costs only $108.85. This significant disparity sparks discussion regarding the sustainability and transparency of AI evaluation. Inference models, AI systems capable of step-by-step reasoning to solve problems, while excelling in specific domains, incur significantly higher benchmarking costs than traditional models. Arti...

Tessell, a startup focused on multi-cloud Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS), has secured $60 million in funding, led by WestBridge Capital. This funding will be used to expand market reach and launch an AI-powered conversational database management service. With data becoming increasingly critical across industries, many businesses face challenges in efficiently managing and storing it. Traditional database solutions often lack flexibility, and many existing management tools fall short.

At the latest TED conference, Google showcased a futuristic prototype of augmented reality (AR) glasses. The glasses, boasting a sleek design resembling regular eyewear, incorporate Google's advanced Gemini AI assistant, demonstrating impressive multi-functionality. In a demo, Shahram Izadi, head of the Android XR team, highlighted various applications, including real-time translation of Persian to English and book scanning. Izadi noted that the glasses...