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Google has launched a new AI search mode in the UK, powered by the Gemini 2.5 model, which supports complex questions and can handle multi-part queries. The new feature uses query expansion technology to break down questions into sub-topics for parallel search, providing more accurate answers. It supports multiple interaction methods, including text, voice, and images, allowing users to upload images or ask questions via voice. The AI mode evaluates the credibility of the answers, and if the confidence is low, it switches to traditional search results. This feature aims to improve the depth and efficiency of searches while promoting diversified website traffic. It is still under optimization, and Google encourages users to provide feedback on their experience.

Microsoft Edge browser introduces a revolutionary Copilot mode, integrating AI features to deliver a smart browsing experience. Key highlights include: 1) Multi-Tab RAG technology that analyzes content from multiple tabs and automatically summarizes key information; 2) Copilot Vision can analyze screen content in real time and provide voice interaction suggestions; 3) New AI video summaries and intelligent tab grouping features. This mode transforms the browser from a passive tool into an active assistant, significantly improving information processing efficiency, marking the beginning of the AI-driven browsing era.

Doubao App has made a major upgrade in the field of visual reasoning. Its image analysis feature now supports a deep thinking mode, offering users an unprecedented intelligent experience. Users just need to take or upload a picture while in deep thinking mode, and Doubao can quickly perform fine adjustments such as zooming and cropping, and supports image search functionality, enabling users to think and search simultaneously, thereby further improving the accuracy of search results.

Netflix has for the first time extensively applied AI technology in the Argentine science fiction series 'Eternals,' using AI to assist with special effects scenes such as building collapses, significantly increasing production efficiency by ten times. The company's CEO, Reed Hastings, emphasized that AI can enhance creative quality, not just reduce costs. The series includes 2000 visual effects shots, and AI technology allows projects with smaller budgets to achieve high-level special effects. Despite industry controversy over AI (such as the Hollywood strike opposing its use), Netflix continues to explore the application of AI in pre-visualization and shot planning. In addition to special effects,

VLM2Vec-V2, a multimodal embedding framework developed by Salesforce Research and other institutions, breaks through the limitations of traditional models. Based on the Qwen2-VL architecture, this framework innovatively unifies image, video, and visual document retrieval tasks. It adds five new evaluation tasks to expand the MMEB dataset. With key technologies such as dynamic resolution and M-RoPE, it achieved an average score of 58.0 across 78 datasets, leading in performance, especially in video tasks. Although its document retrieval is slightly behind ColPali, it

Anthropic's AI service Claude has formed a deep collaboration with the design platform Canva, launching a text-to-visual design feature. After users upload written content, the system can automatically identify and generate visual works that match the brand style, offering multiple template choices. This feature significantly lowers the design barrier, helping individual bloggers and corporate marketers quickly create professional visual content and enhance their communication effectiveness. This collaboration marks a new breakthrough in AI within the creative field, and it is expected to bring more innovative design experiences in the future.

Recent research questions the mathematical ability of Alibaba's Qwen2.5 model, suggesting that its high scores may stem from data memorization rather than genuine reasoning. Tests show that Qwen2.5's performance drops sharply on previously unseen clean benchmarks; however, it can accurately reconstruct 60% of known questions, indicating training data contamination. The completion rate in the new LiveMathBench test dropped to zero. The study warns that contaminated benchmarks can mislead AI progress evaluation and emphasizes the need for clean benchmarks and multi-model validation. This finding raises doubts about the effectiveness of current AI evaluation methods and highlights the issue.

Yang Jianchao, the head of ByteDance's Visual Large Model team, announced a temporary leave due to family reasons, with Zhou Chang, former technical leader of Alibaba's Tongyi Qianwen, taking over. This personnel change occurred during a period of adjustment in ByteDance's AI department, sparking concerns about the stability of the technical roadmap. Yang Jianchao's work information remains in the internal system, and Zhou Chang will lead the global Seed team to continue research on visual multimodal generation. The company emphasized its continued investment in basic research and hopes that the new leader will bring innovative energy. This change highlights the importance of balancing work and health in the fast-paced tech industry.

ByteDance's visual AI head Yang Jianchao steps down due to workload and family reasons, succeeded by ex-Alibaba M6 lead Zhou Chang. ByteDance reassures stability in Seed visual model team's global R&D.....

Meta may shift from open-source to closed-source AI strategy, potentially shelving its next-gen model Behemoth due to performance issues. This strategic pivot, if approved, could reshape the global AI landscape and impact startups.....

Zhipu AI officially open-sources its latest general vision model, GLM-4.1V-Thinking, based on the GLM-4V architecture, which introduces a chain-of-thought reasoning mechanism, significantly enhancing its capabilities for complex cognitive tasks. The model supports multimodal inputs such as images, videos, and documents, and excels in diverse scenarios including long video understanding, image question answering, subject problem-solving, text recognition, document interpretation, grounding, GUI Agent, and code generation, covering a wide range of industry application needs. GLM-4.1V-9B-Thinking

Recently, ERGO Innovation Lab and ECODYNAMICS conducted a study focusing on how insurance-related content is displayed in AI-driven search. The research analyzed over 33,000 AI search results and 600 websites, exploring the preferences of large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT when processing this content. The study found that LLMs tend to prioritize content that is easy to read, well-structured, and trustworthy, which closely aligns with traditional SEO strategies.

Recently, the Qwen VLo multimodal large model was officially released, achieving significant advancements in image content understanding and generation, offering users a brand-new visual creation experience. According to the introduction, Qwen VLo has been comprehensively upgraded based on the advantages of the original Qwen-VL series models. The model not only can accurately understand the "world", but also can perform high-quality re-creation based on understanding, truly achieving the transition from perception to generation. Users can now access Qwen Chat (chat.qwen.ai)

Recently, the innovative AI company Vibemotion launched a revolutionary AI dynamic graphics platform, aiming to allow users to easily create high-quality dynamic videos through simple prompts and material input. Currently, the platform is available by invitation only, attracting widespread global attention from content creators. AIbase provides an in-depth analysis of the platform's key features and its potential impact on the creative industry. One-click generation of dynamic videos, lowering the creation threshold to a new low. The core of Vibemotion's AI dynamic graphics platform lies in its extremely simple user experience.

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