Celebrating the New Year in the Metaverse: Spring Festival Gala, Temple Fairs, and Lantern Festivals in Virtual Space

AliExpress March Promotion Sees AR/VR Glasses Sales Surge 600%, Brand Globalization Plan Helps Chinese Brands Break Through

Sales of AR/VR glasses on AliExpress skyrocketed by 600% during March's big promotion. A strategic brand globalization plan is credited with helping Chinese brands achieve this significant breakthrough in the international market.

Sony's Promotion of AI-Generated Low-Quality Game Sparks Player Outrage

Sony's recent promotion of an AI-generated game has met with significant backlash from players due to its perceived low quality and questionable gameplay. The controversy highlights concerns about the use of AI in game development and the potential impact on player experience.

Unitree Technology's Humanoid Robot Debuts at CCTV Spring Festival Gala with Performance 'Yang Bot'

The 2025 Spring Festival Gala was broadcast live on multiple television channels by the China Central Broadcasting Television. Unitree Technology from Hangzhou brought their humanoid robots to the Spring Festival stage, presenting a unique performance titled 'Yang Bot'. Directed by the famous director Zhang Yimou, the show perfectly integrated traditional culture with robotics technology. In the performance, multiple humanoid robots from Unitree donned red floral jackets and danced the Yangko while holding handkerchiefs. These robots demonstrated extremely smooth walking and were able to interact seamlessly with the dancers, accurately performing complex movements such as twirling the handkerchief.

Spring Festival Limited AI Pet Photography Tutorial: How This Xiaohongshu Blogger Gained Over 20,000 Followers and Earned a Five-Figure Monthly Income

The First Artificial Intelligence Art Academy in China Established in Tianjin

Recently, Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts held a grand unveiling ceremony for the first artificial intelligence art academy in Chinese universities. The establishment of this academy marks a new milestone in the integration of artificial intelligence and art. Source Note: Image generated by AI, image authorized by Midjourney. The main goal of the Artificial Intelligence Art Academy is to build a platform to promote cooperation among artists, scientists, research institutions, and innovative enterprises. The academy will focus on achieving innovation and breakthroughs in the fields of methods, tools, and scenarios of artificial intelligence art.

Alibaba Cloud Announces Exclusive Partnership with CCTV Spring Festival Gala for Cloud Computing and AI

Today, China Central Television announced that Alibaba Cloud has become the exclusive partner for cloud computing and AI for the Spring Festival Gala, enabling Chinese people worldwide to watch the Gala online. This marks the first time in the history of the Spring Festival Gala that a technology partner has been introduced. Reference for the image: The image is generated by AI, authorized by service provider Midjourney. Alibaba Cloud will provide cloud computing and AI technology support for the Spring Festival Gala, helping Chinese people globally to watch the event online. Currently, Alibaba Cloud operates 85 availability zones across 28 regions worldwide, making it the largest cloud service provider in China and the first in the Asia-Pacific region.

Meta Third Quarter Financial Report: Core Business Grows Strongly But Metaverse Division Loses $4.4 Billion

Meta (formerly Facebook) recently released its third quarter financial report for 2023. While the core business performed well, the hefty losses in the Metaverse division raised concerns among investors, causing the company's stock to drop over 3% in after-hours trading. This report highlights Meta's complex growth dilemma. Data shows that, as of September 30, Meta's third quarter revenue reached $40.6 billion, a 19% increase year-over-year, exceeding market expectations of $40.3 billion. However, the Metaverse business, Reality Labs, reported significant losses.

Should Autonomous Driving Embrace the Metaverse? Jige Technology Uses AI to Enhance 4D Scene Reconstruction!

Recently, Jige Technology proposed a new framework called DriveDreamer4D, aimed at leveraging prior knowledge from world models to improve the reconstruction quality of 4D driving scenes. Traditional 4D scene reconstruction methods primarily rely on two main approaches: NeRF and 3DGS. NeRF is like a super painter, capable of rendering a collection of photos into a 3D model using neural networks. On the other hand, 3DGS simulates various objects in the scene using a set of three-dimensional Gaussian functions. However, both methods have their limitations.

National Day Secretly Launching Something Big! Meta's Movie Gen Video Generation is Here: Generate 16-Second HD Videos with Just One Click, Including Voiceovers

Meta recently released Movie Gen, an AI video generation model hailed as the 'metaverse version of Sora'. It not only allows for one-click creation of high-quality videos but also provides voiceovers, editing, and even turns personal photos into personalized videos. With the simultaneous release of a 92-page technical report, the powerful features and advanced architecture of Movie Gen have garnered widespread attention in the industry. Movie Gen Video: A Revolution in HD Video Generation. Movie Gen consists of two core models: M

Baidu Xirang Launches Lightweight Metaverse SaaS Platform Including Baidu Metaverse Creation Platform

The Baidu Xirang lightweight Metaverse SaaS platform was officially launched on August 9. This service is designed specifically to accelerate the digital transformation of enterprises. The platform integrates Baidu Xirang's technological expertise in areas such as the Metaverse, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and mobile applications, providing lightweight scenario subscription capabilities. By freely combining spaces and components, it enables the construction of customized marketing, exhibition media, and cultural education scenarios, helping enterprises reduce costs and improve efficiency.