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Elon Musk's xAI Sparks Pollution Controversy in Memphis

Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, has recently sparked controversy in Memphis, Tennessee. The company is building a massive supercomputer in the area to support its operations. However, since the supercomputer became operational last summer, community residents and environmental activists have stated that the facility has become one of the main sources of air pollution locally. Image Note: Image generated by AI, image licensing service Midjourney. In response to these concerns, the Memphis City Health Department has scheduled a first public hearing for Friday.

Apple's AI Strategy Overhaul: After Siri Shakeup, Mysterious Robotics Team Moves to Hardware Division

Tech giant Apple recently made another significant adjustment to its artificial intelligence (AI) division. According to sources, Apple plans to transfer its secretive robotics team from the purview of AI chief John Giannandrea to senior vice president of hardware engineering, John Ternus, later this month. This follows the March move of the underperforming Siri voice assistant business away from Giannandrea. A series of...

Google I/O 2025 Outlook: Material 3, Android XR, and Generative AI Reshape Developer Experience

At this morning's Google I/O 2025 conference, Google announced a series of exciting new technologies, further showcasing its latest advancements in artificial intelligence, immersive experiences, and developer tools. Here are the major highlights we can expect: 1. Material 3 Expressive: The Future of Expressive Design. Google will unveil Material 3 Expressive at the conference, a new design system described as "the future of Google's user experience design." Material 3 Ex...

Zhuoyu Technology Successfully Integrates Alibaba's Tongyi Large Model, Driving the Advancement of Intelligent Driving Technology

At the recent Shanghai Auto Show, Zhuoyu Technology (hereinafter referred to as "Zhuoyu") announced its successful integration of Alibaba's Tongyi large model, marking another significant advancement in the field of intelligent driving. As an intelligent driving solutions provider and service provider, Zhuoyu leverages Alibaba Cloud's powerful computing capabilities to build an end-to-end intelligent driving world model, aiming to enhance the intelligence level of vehicles. In recent years, intelligent driving technology has rapidly developed, with major automakers significantly increasing their investment in this area. Zhuoyu Technology's collaboration with Alibaba's Tongyi large model has...

Buffett's $265 Billion Portfolio Reveals Four Promising AI Stocks?

Warren Buffett, the legendary investor who has helmed Berkshire Hathaway since 1965, is renowned for his incredible long-term returns. While he's known for avoiding market fads, over a third (34.4%) of his $265 billion portfolio is invested in four companies actively embracing Artificial Intelligence (AI). What's the story? The unexpected intersection of Buffett's investment philosophy and AI.

BMW to Integrate DeepSeek AI in New China Models

At a recent auto show in Shanghai, German automaker BMW announced it will integrate artificial intelligence technology from Chinese startup DeepSeek into its new models later this year. BMW CEO Oliver Zipse said at the show that the move marks a further strengthening of the company's collaboration with local tech companies in the Chinese market. Zipse emphasized China's rapid pace of innovation in AI and BMW's desire to leverage the technology to enhance the intelligence of its vehicles.

Revolutionizing Video Creation! Alibaba's VACE Model Unifies Text, Image, and Video Inputs

Scientists at Alibaba Group have introduced VACE, a universal AI model designed to unify a wide range of video generation and editing tasks. At the heart of VACE is an enhanced Diffusion Transformer architecture, innovating with a novel input format called "Video Conditional Unit" (VCU). VCU distills diverse modalities such as text prompts, reference images or video sequences, and spatial masks into a unified representation, and through a specialized mechanism coordinates different inputs to avoid conflicts. Concept decoupling enables fine-grained control.

Shenzhen University's Artificial Intelligence Institute Officially Unveiled, Boosting AI Talent Cultivation

On April 21, 2025, Shenzhen University officially unveiled its Artificial Intelligence Institute, marking a significant step forward in the university's AI education and research. According to Shenzhen TV's Deep Vision News report, the institute will establish a basic research center and a computing platform, and will collaborate with Tencent Cloud to build an industry academy, promoting deep integration of industry, academia, and research. Image Note: Image generated by AI, image authorization service provider Midjourney. Currently, the Artificial Intelligence Institute boasts a strong team of approximately 80 teachers and researchers.

Rapid Advancement of AI in Advertising: Publishers Leading the Way

According to a 2025 early release study by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), while the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in advertising is rising, only 30% of advertising professionals have fully integrated AI into their media advertising lifecycle. The study reveals that while agencies and brands primarily leverage AI for audience identification and targeting, publishers are more inclined to utilize AI for ad inventory forecasting and demand analysis. The survey highlights two major challenges facing the advertising industry in AI adoption...

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