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Amap announced the launch of the world's first map-based AI navigation agent, officially launching nationwide. This innovative initiative marks a transformation of navigation services from traditional travel tools to intelligent travel companions that can think, predict, and are empathetic.

At the 2025 China Mobile Cloud Intelligence Computing Conference, Yang Jie, Chairman of China Mobile Communications Corporation, revealed that by 2030, artificial intelligence (AI) tasks are projected to account for 60% of total network traffic. This indicates an increasing reliance on AI technologies in future networks, demanding more advanced compute network infrastructure. Yang Jie pointed out that the "rebound effect" of computing power is gradually emerging, with inference computing power expected to grow four times faster than training computing power by 2030. This shift will drive new demands for computing power services.

During the Qingming Festival holiday, Guangxi province implemented an AI-powered traffic model on its highways to manage and alleviate traffic congestion.

According to the latest data from Similarweb, ChatGPT reached a record 390.5 million visits in February 2025, a slight 1.44% increase from January. While month-over-month growth has slowed, year-over-year growth compared to February 2024 remains strong at 137%. This continued growth has propelled ChatGPT further up the global website rankings; it currently ranks fifth among global desktop websites and seventh when combining desktop and mobile traffic. Data shows ChatGPT's significant hold on global internet traffic.

Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are transforming the internet ecosystem, and publishers are facing unprecedented challenges. Chatbots from companies like OpenAI and Google appear to be absorbing much-needed website traffic, significantly impacting news and content creators. According to Forbes, recent data from content licensing platform TollBit reveals a staggering 96% reduction in traffic to publisher websites from AI chatbots compared to traditional search engines. Despite OpenAI and Perp...

Online education company Chegg has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, accusing Google of harming its traffic and revenue through its AI-powered search result summaries. Chegg alleges Google's actions constitute unfair competition, including reciprocal dealing, monopolization, and unjust enrichment. The lawsuit claims Google coerces companies into providing content for favorable placement in Google Search, arguing this is an abuse of its search dominance.

Recently, Tencent launched an AI search function on its social platform WeChat, which became unusable due to server overload less than a day into its grayscale testing. According to Tencent, the feature utilizes the Hunyuan large model for searches and integrates the DeepSeek-R1 model to provide deeper thinking services. However, despite the very small user count participating in the testing, the call volume was extraordinarily high, resulting in frequent prompts stating 'Service is busy, please try again later.' In this situation, Tencent had to quickly take action.

The Traffic Police Division of the Pudong Branch of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau recently officially issued the first batch of identification plates designed specifically for autonomous driving equipment. The design features a combination of light blue and white with black text, starting with an abbreviation for the region followed by a combination of letters and numbers, and clearly labeled 'Autonomous Equipment' at the top. This marks a step towards the gradual integration of autonomous driving technology into the daily lives of the public. The issuance of identification plates for autonomous driving equipment is an important move for the development of smart traffic in Shanghai, and a significant milestone in the application of autonomous driving technology.

Real to cartoon is a timeless trend on social platforms, continuously evolving with new methods. For example, I just discovered this interesting Flux LoRA, which is expected to become popular on Xiaohongshu soon. This LoRA generates 4 real photos and additionally overlays a corresponding cartoon character on top. The effect is somewhat similar to the recent trending Cotton Candy Dolls on Douyin, where real photos and cartoon characters are layered together in one image, with a white outline around the cartoon character to enhance contrast.