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Major Update! WeChat Welcomes its First AI Assistant, "Yuanbao", Revolutionizing Chat Experience

Just now, Tencent's AI assistant, "Yuanbao," officially joined WeChat. Users can now search "Yuanbao" in the WeChat search bar or scan the QR code to add it to their contact list and start a conversation. Yuanbao AI is the intelligent assistant of the Tencent Yuanbao APP on WeChat, equipped with dual-engine technology powered by HunYuan and DeepSeek, seamlessly integrating with the WeChat ecosystem. It leverages Tencent's HunYuan large model and DeepSeek to provide services including chatting and Q&A, appearing as a contact in the WeChat contact list.

Israeli Startup Brandlight Secures $5.7M to Help Brands Stand Out in the Age of AI Search

In today's generative AI-driven world, how brands perform in machine-generated search results is increasingly crucial. Israeli startup Brandlight recently announced a $5.7 million funding round to help businesses effectively influence how AI models perceive and represent their brands. Founded by CEO Imri Marcus, CTO Dvir Dvash, and COO Uri Gafni, the company attracted Cardumen Capital upon launch.

Good news for a billion Android users! Opera Mini joins the AI revolution with one-click news and image generation

Opera, the Norwegian browser company, today announced that its AI assistant, Aria, is officially launching on the Android version of the Opera Mini browser. This move aims to make AI functionality easily accessible to users with low-end devices and limited data. Aria AI can help users quickly access the latest news, delve deeper into topics of interest, and even generate images. Opera stated that Aria's powerful capabilities stem from its integration with OpenAI and...

Fenbi AI Wins Prestigious Awards at China AIGC Industry Summit 2025

At the recent 3rd China AIGC Industry Summit, Fenbi AI received two significant awards: "2025 Notable AIGC Enterprise" and "2025 Notable AIGC Product", recognizing its outstanding achievements in vocational education. Hosted by QuantumBit, the summit, themed "Everything is AI," attracted numerous experts and professionals from the technology and education sectors. Fenbi's CTO, Jianhua Chen, delivered a keynote speech titled "Reshaping and Practicing Intelligent Education: The Landing Path of Large Models".

Doubao 1.5 Deep Thinking Model to Officially Serve Enterprises

Volcano Engine today released an event pre-heating announcement, officially declaring that its new Doubao large model will be officially launched tomorrow (April 17th) at the FORCE LINK AI Innovation Tour Hangzhou station. Official information shows that this release will bring a brand-new upgrade to the Doubao large model family and will particularly introduce the highly anticipated Doubao 1.5 Deep Thinking Model. Previous reports revealed that the Doubao APP and desktop client have undergone multiple rounds of experimental testing for the "Deep Thinking Mode." After this release, the model will officially provide services to enterprise clients. It is understood that Doubao...

Firecrawl Launches FIRE-1 Intelligent Interactive AI Data Extraction Tool, Revolutionizing Web Data Extraction

Artificial intelligence-powered web data extraction technology has achieved a new breakthrough. AIbase learned from social media that Firecrawl officially launched its new AI data extraction tool, FIRE-1, on April 15, 2025. This tool can not only extract static web content but also possesses intelligent web interaction capabilities, enabling it to perform actions such as clicking buttons, filling out forms, and handling modal windows, thus deeply mining data hidden behind dynamic interactions. This innovation marks Firecrawl's transition from traditional extraction tools to intelligent and automated solutions.

Virtue AI Secures $30 Million to Help Enterprises Deploy Generative AI Securely

San Francisco-based Virtue AI today announced $30 million in seed and Series A funding. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Walden Catalyst Ventures, with participation from several other investors, including Prosperity7. Virtue AI is dedicated to eliminating the traditional trade-off between AI innovation and security, helping enterprises deploy AI safely and efficiently.

Apple and Sorbonne University Joint Research: Early Fusion and Sparse Architectures Advance Multimodal AI

In the field of multimodal artificial intelligence (AI), engineers from Apple have collaborated with a research team from Sorbonne University in France on a significant study. Recently, tech media outlet marktechpost published a blog post discussing the application and prospects of early and late fusion models in multimodal AI. The research indicates that early fusion models trained from scratch offer superior computational efficiency and scalability. Multimodal AI aims to process multiple data types simultaneously, such as images and text; however, integrating these diverse sources presents challenges.

Firecrawl Launches FIRE-1: An AI-Powered Web Data Extraction Tool with Intelligent Web Interaction

Firecrawl announces the launch of its latest AI-powered data extraction tool, FIRE-1, marking a significant step towards intelligent web data extraction. FIRE-1 builds upon Firecrawl's strengths in efficient data extraction, integrating advanced AI interaction capabilities to enable intelligent navigation of complex website structures and dynamic content handling. FIRE-1: Beyond Traditional Web Scraping Traditional web scraping tools often rely on static HTML parsing or manual configuration, struggling with JavaScript-driven dynamic websites.

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