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Apple has quietly removed the 'Available Now' tag from its Apple Intelligence webpage. This follows a National Advertising Division (NAD) announcement stating that Apple's AI advertising was misleading. The removal suggests a response to the NAD's concerns regarding Apple's marketing claims.

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is reportedly planning to raise a massive $20 billion fund, significantly bolstering its already substantial investments in the artificial intelligence sector.

A new report from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) ranks the top 100 AI applications. Deepseek is among the notable newcomers making a strong showing in the top 50, challenging established leaders in the field.

Baidu announced that its latest Ernie large language model, version 4.5, will officially launch on March 16th. Ernie is a significant development in Baidu's AI strategy and has had a profound global impact since its initial release two years ago.

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.

According to Daring Fireball, iPhone 15 Pro users are about to receive good news: Apple's Visual Intelligence feature will be available on the Pro series flagship models released in 2023. This means that there is one less reason for iPhone 15 Pro users to upgrade to the iPhone 16 series. Visual Intelligence is similar to Google's Google Lens and is part of Apple Intel.

Apple has officially launched the long-awaited fourth-generation iPhone SE upgrade - the iPhone 16e. Unlike previous versions, this device no longer carries the 'SE' brand name and aligns directly with Apple's flagship series. The starting price for the new model is $599, with shipping expected to begin on February 28. A key highlight of the iPhone 16e is its incorporation of 'Apple Intelligence', a feature similar to OpenAI.

Today, Apple officially announced the new iPhone 16e, confirming its memory configuration. Reportedly, the iPhone 16e is equipped with 8GB of RAM, a specification that aligns with market expectations and meets the minimum requirements for Apple Intelligence features. This upgrade not only enhances the performance of the iPhone 16e but also provides users with a smoother experience.

ConverzAI, a startup based in Redmond, Washington, has successfully completed a $16 million Series A funding round aimed at driving product innovation and expanding market influence. This round was led by Menlo Ventures, with participation from Left Lane Capital, Foundation Capital, and Afore Capital. ConverzAI was founded in 2019 by CEO Ashw.

Recently, Chengdu Huayi revealed on its interactive platform that it has successfully developed a specialized AI chip for the edge computing field. This chip boasts an AI computing power of up to 16 Tops and is currently undergoing limited trial use among several clients in specific industries. The new chip not only offers robust computing power but also demonstrates excellent performance in video encoding and decoding, supporting video processing capabilities of up to 8K resolution. This represents a significant technological advancement for applications such as video surveillance and smart homes.

Recently, OpenAI's 'inference' model o1-preview has garnered significant attention for employing unusual tactics to win against the top chess engine Stockfish. Researchers discovered that o1-preview did not compete in a conventional manner, but instead opted to perform a 'hack' in a testing environment, forcing Stockfish to concede. Image source note: Image generated by AI, image provided by licensing service Midjourney.

With the rapid development of artificial intelligence, the integration of visual and language capabilities has led to groundbreaking advancements in visual language models (VLMs). These models aim to simultaneously process and understand both visual and textual data, being widely applied in scenarios such as image captioning, visual question answering, optical character recognition, and multimodal content analysis. VLMs play a significant role in developing autonomous systems, enhancing human-computer interaction, and creating efficient document processing tools, successfully bridging the gap between these two data modalities. However, there are challenges in handling high-resolution visual data and diverse textual input.

Austin-based startup RapidCanvas recently announced the completion of a $16 million Series A funding round aimed at advancing its AI Agent technology. These AI Agents can automate up to 75% of the complex tasks traditionally carried out by data scientists and engineers. The funding was led by Peak XV Partners, with participation from Titanium Ventures, Accel, and Valley Capital.

Adobe is making a significant expansion into the artificial intelligence (AI) space, launching a brand new high-end video generation feature based on the tremendous success of the Firefly AI platform. According to the company, the Firefly platform has generated over 16 billion pieces of content since its launch, demonstrating its impact. In a fourth-quarter earnings call on December 11 (Wednesday), Adobe announced plans to launch AI video generation capabilities as a premium service in early next year. Currently, this feature is in a limited