According to Daily Economic News, the DeepSeek App has achieved an astonishing milestone by surpassing 100 million downloads within its first month of launch. The app was officially released on January 11, 2025, and data from QuestMobile indicates that as of February 9, the total downloads of the DeepSeek App exceeded 110 million, with peak weekly active users approaching 97 million. Image source note: Image generated by AI, image provided by Midjourney.

Recently, the successful launch of the VLM-R1 project has brought new hope to this field. This project represents the successful migration of the R1 Method from the DeepSeek team into visual language models, indicating that AI's understanding of visual content will enter a whole new phase. The inspiration for VLM-R1 comes from last year's open-source R1 Method by DeepSeek, which leverages GRPO (Generative Reward Processing Optimization) reinforcement.

In the field of artificial intelligence, Mistral's recently released AI assistant Le Chat has garnered widespread attention. Just two weeks after its launch, the app achieved an impressive milestone — surpassing one million downloads. This achievement has sparked excitement not only in its home country of France but also led it to rapidly rise to the top of the free app download charts in the iOS App Store. French President Emmanuel Macron mentioned Le Chat in a recent television interview, encouraging the public to download this app developed by Mistral.

Today, well-known popular science blogger 'Three Dads Laboratory' announced via Weibo that Tencent's Yuanbao app has integrated DeepSeek technology and embedded advertising content in its answers. Screenshots shared by the blogger show that in the suggestions and reminders provided by the Yuanbao app to avoid pitfalls, users are explicitly recommended to compare prices and make appointments through legitimate platforms like 58 Daojia, as well as to inquire prices through Kuaihuishou or local legitimate recyclers. These suggestions have been criticized for potentially containing embedded advertisements.

In today's era, artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly integrating into various industries, and the education sector is undoubtedly one of its core application scenarios. The rise of AI technology has provided new opportunities for reducing costs and increasing efficiency in education, making high-quality, inclusive, and personalized education possible. Recently, multiple education companies have adopted the DeepSeek large model, indicating that the commercialization process of AI education products is accelerating. According to a research report by Zhongxin Jiantou, AI technology can deeply empower the education industry by enhancing delivery efficiency and personalizing experiences.

Recently, an open-source plugin that seamlessly integrates the DeepSeek R1 model into Visual Studio Code has gained widespread attention in the developer community, with installation numbers in the VSCode plugin market surpassing 40,000. This plugin provides developers with a one-stop AI programming assistant service.

In the recent Super Bowl event, the AI search engine Perplexity adopted a unique marketing strategy by increasing its mobile app downloads through a tweet (now known as X), rather than opting for traditional expensive advertising. Perplexity's CEO Aravind Srinivas released a tweet on Friday introducing an exciting contest that encouraged users to download their app and submit at least five questions during the contest.

Recently, Baidu introduced a new search engine entry 'AI Search' (Chat.baidu.com) on its web homepage, marking an upgrade in the company's search services. This new platform is based on Baidu's Wenxin large model and integrates multiple content ecosystems such as Baidu Search, Baidu Health, Baidu Law, Baidu Wenku, and Baidu Education, aiming to provide ad-free, reliable, and authoritative search results.

On December 30, the last year-end show of financial writer Wu Xiaobo, titled 'Foreseeing 2025: Wu Xiaobo's Year-End Show', was held in Xiamen, attracting over ten million viewers online and offline. In the second half's keynote speech 'Foreseeing 2025, Finding the Engine of a New Cycle', Wu Xiaobo proposed that artificial intelligence (AI) is changing at an unprecedented speed, and the first generation of 'AI Natives' is emerging, with AI technology becoming a core tool in their daily lives and work. Wu further explained that 'AI Natives' will fully leverage AI technology to enjoy personalized experiences.

Chinese emerging AI large model company Jumps Star recently announced significant news, completing hundreds of millions in financing. This round was led by Fortera Capital, a private equity investment institution under the Shanghai state-owned capital investment and operation platform, with well-known firms such as Tencent and Qiming Venture Partners participating. Founded just over a year ago by former Microsoft Asia Research Institute Chief Scientist Jiang Daxin in April 2023, Jumps Star has already made breakthrough progress in the field of multimodal large language models.

Recently, a video has sparked widespread attention online, featuring an account impersonating Zhang Wenhong in a live stream selling a type of protein bar. Many netizens began to question, 'Is Zhang Wenhong really selling products?' Even more concerning is that some elderly viewers believed the video to be genuine, with some placing orders and sharing the information in social groups. After investigation, it was confirmed that the Zhang Wenhong in the video was not a real person, but a deepfake generated through AI technology. Zhang Wenhong has responded, indicating that there is more than one such fraudulent account.

Recently, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) filed a complaint against the American tech giant Apple, citing that a new product launched by Apple inaccurately generated and spread fake news related to the BBC. The product, named 'Apple Intelligence', went live in the UK and used artificial intelligence technology to aggregate notifications from multiple information sources to push information to users. However, among these push notifications, there was a report about New York shooter Luigi Mangion.

With the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and high-performance computing (HPC) across various industries, AMD has recently launched ROCm 6.3, an open-source platform designed specifically for AMD Instinct GPU accelerators. The platform aims to help developers tackle the demands of computing resources, memory management, and software optimization to improve work efficiency. ROCm 6.3 integrates multiple advanced tools and optimization features, striving for a balance between performance and efficiency.

Tech giants Google and Samsung have recently unveiled a new generation of mixed reality headsets and smart AI glasses. These devices not only feature significant hardware upgrades but also integrate deeply with Google's latest Gemini AI model, showcasing their ambitious goals in the mixed reality field. Both devices support Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) functionalities, but their biggest highlight is the deep application of AI. With Gemini's powerful computing capabilities, these devices can understand user intentions.

Meta is investing $10 billion to build a large AI data center in Richland Parish, Louisiana. This data center will be the largest of Meta's 20 data centers, with construction expected to begin this month and continue until 2030. It is reported that it will be optimized to support Meta's AI workloads, aiding in the operation of Meta's technologies including Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads.