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Musk's xAI company launched the knowledge platform Grokipedia, aiming to challenge Wikipedia. The platform will combine the Grok AI chatbot, using artificial intelligence to automatically correct errors and ensure content accuracy. Musk said it will be superior to Wikipedia in all aspects, dedicated to building an open knowledge base.

Character.AI removed Disney characters after receiving a legal notice, accused of profiting from and harming Disney's brand value. The 2021 startup offers AI chat services.....

OpenAI launched Sora2, a video generation model with enhanced realism and audio, alongside a social iOS app. The app features AI-driven interactions like 'Cameo' and is currently invite-only in the US/Canada.....

Meta signs $14.2B AI infrastructure deal with CoreWeave, extending to 2031 (possibly 2032), securing Nvidia Blackwell漄GB300 systems. CoreWeave CEO notes Meta as a repeat client.....

Meta's CWM trains AI on code-environmentfulness interaction data, enabling deeper understanding of code execution for advanced code generation.....

Periodic Labs has secured $300 million in seed funding, backed by tech giants such as Andreessen Horowitz and NVIDIA. The company was founded by former researchers from Google Brain and DeepMind, and its AI tool GNoME discovered over 2 million new crystals in 2023, demonstrating significant potential in materials research.

Trump signs order allocating $50M for AI in pediatric cancer research amid broader AI push, despite biomedical funding cuts. White House OSTP to oversee execution.....

NVIDIA's stock price hit a new high on Tuesday, rising nearly 3%, with its market capitalization exceeding $4.5 trillion, and it has gained about 39% year-to-date. The company is accelerating investments in the AI field. OpenAI announced that NVIDIA will invest $100 billion in equity and plans to build an AI data center worth billions of dollars equipped with its GPUs, drawing market attention.

Opera launches AI-powered Neon browser, featuring AI prompts for app creation and 'Cards' for reusable prompts, enhancing web browsing. Previously in closed beta, it now collaborates with companies to advance browser intelligence.....

OpenAI launched Sora2, a next-gen video model with enhanced realism and a companion social app for personalized content, currently invite-only.....

Brave browser introduces a new AI search feature, offering more detailed answers in addition to the original concise responses, complementing the AI Answers function. This service does not require switching modes and automatically optimizes the search experience for users. It currently has over 15 million daily active users.

OpenAI adds 'Buy Now' button to ChatGPT, enabling direct purchases from Etsy without leaving the chat, streamlining shopping for busy users.....

AI transforms hiring with services like Alex's AI recruiter, conducting video/phone interviews, processing thousands daily. Job seekers face more initial interviews as companies outsource screening to AI.....

Zhipu launches the GLM-4.6 model, using Cambrian Neural's domestic chips, achieving for the first time FP8+Int4 hybrid quantization deployment. This technological breakthrough significantly reduces inference costs while maintaining model accuracy, opening a new path for domestic chips supporting large model local execution.

Accenture recently laid off over 11,000 employees, reducing the total number of employees from 791,000 to 779,000. The company warned that further layoffs may occur in the future if employees cannot adapt to AI demands. This round of layoffs is part of an $865 million restructuring plan, which is expected to continue until November. CEO Julie Sweet emphasized the necessity of the transformation.

Opera launches AI browser Neon, enabling app creation via AI prompts with reusable 'cards', joining Perplexity in smart browser development, now inviting select users after closed preview.....

Qwen3-LiveTranslate-Flash is a multilingual real-time audio-visual translation system launched by Qwen, supporting offline and real-time translation for 18 major languages and various dialects. Its core innovation is the visual context enhancement technology, which not only understands speech but also enhances translation accuracy by combining visual information, bringing a breakthrough in cross-language communication.

Volc Engine launches Doubao Large Model 1.6-Vision, achieving breakthroughs in the field of visual understanding. The core highlight of this model is its ability to call tools, significantly improving the accuracy and processing speed of image recognition and object detection through optimized algorithms and enhanced learning, promoting the development of AI technology applications.

Volcano Engine released Doubao Large Model 1.6-vision, the first visual deep thinking model in the family with tool invocation capabilities. It enhances multimodal understanding and reasoning capabilities, supports Responses API, and its core advantages include precise visual understanding through tool invocation, the ability to integrate images into the thinking chain, and support for image operations such as positioning, cropping, and selection.

Global AI expert Xu Zuhong joins the Alibaba Tongyi team, responsible for the development of multimodal interaction models, drawing attention from the technology community. As an IEEE Fellow, he has over 20 years of AI experience and previously served as a tenured professor at the Singapore Management University and an associate professor at Nanyang Technological University. This move is seen as an important strategic step for Alibaba in the field of AI.