The next-generation AI application building platform, Coze, has officially announced its exclusive support for the DeepSeek Function Calling tool capabilities. The core highlight of this update is the deep integration of the DeepSeek model. Users can not only experience the R1 and V3 models of DeepSeek for free, but also view the thought chain content of the models in real-time through the Coze platform. This feature allows developers to intuitively observe the functionality in scenarios such as the debugging area and the Coze store.

San Francisco, February 19, 2025 — Elon Musk, CEO of xAI and Tesla, recently announced that the Grok AI app developed by his company has surged to the top of the free apps chart in the App Store's productivity category. A screenshot shared by Musk on social media shows Grok surpassing several well-known apps, including OpenAI's ChatGPT (second), Google Gemini (third), Gmail (fourth), Microsoft.

On February 8, Tencent Cloud announced a major innovation by integrating the DeepSeek R1 and V3 original models via API into its large model knowledge engine, supporting online search functionality. This move makes Tencent Cloud the first cloud service provider in the country to achieve such capability, providing a new solution for the rapid construction and deployment of enterprise-level AI applications.

The next-generation AI application building platform 'Kouzi' has officially announced support for DeepSeek's R1 and V3 models, offering free trials to all users. It is reported that the Kouzi platform aims to assist users in rapidly building various bots based on large models and publishing them to social platforms, messaging apps, or websites.

In 2024, global mobile users spent an astonishing $1.27 billion on AI chatbots and art generation tools. This figure represents significant growth compared to the previous two years, with spending on chatbot applications reaching $1.07 billion, reflecting a strong demand and recognition for AI assistants. According to the latest market report, ChatGPT leads in both downloads and consumption in the AI-generated content (AIGC) application space, becoming the preferred choice for users. Following closely is Google's Gemini.

360 Group recently announced the official launch of HarmonyOS native versions for its Nano AI Search and 360 AI Office applications, marking an important step in the company’s AI application strategy. As a multimodal content creation engine known in the industry as 'Search Engine 3.0', Nano AI Search has shown impressive performance since its launch in November 2024. Data shows that the application surpassed 1 million visits on its first day, and by December 2024, the visit count reached 359 million, ranking fourth in the 'AI Product Rankings · Global Overall List', becoming the only one in the TOP 10.

Recently, Analysys released the report 'Top Ten Trends in AI Industry Development by 2025', which shows that Quark ranks first in China’s active AI application user list, and is the only AI application where the share of post-00s users exceeds 50%. The report indicates that the initial form of diverse application scenarios is emerging, with major tech companies occupying the first tier of AI applications, led by Quark and Doubao. The ranking reveals that products from major tech companies such as Quark under Alibaba and Doubao from ByteDance dominate the top tier of AI applications. Notably, in July 2024, Quark Mobile.

According to the latest data, the monthly usage of generative AI applications in South Korea reached an astonishing 900 million times in December 2024, with ChatGPT being the most used application, totaling 6.82 million users. Other applications like A-dot and Rutton also followed closely, demonstrating the rapid proliferation of generative AI. Image source note: Image generated by AI, image licensed from service provider Midjourney per WiseApp, Retail, and Goods companies.

Yuanshi Intelligence Co., Ltd. in Shenzhen recently announced that it has completed tens of millions of RMB in angel round financing on December 25, 2024, with Tianji Capital as the investor. This financing will accelerate Yuanshi Intelligence's efforts in ecological development, strengthening technological capabilities, and launching AI applications targeting end consumers. Founded in June 2023, Yuanshi Intelligence is a high-tech enterprise focusing on the research and development of large model architectures and AI applications. With its innovative technology and clear development strategy, the company has continuously attracted the favor of the capital markets. Prior to this financing, Yuanshi Intelligence had

On the occasion of Baidu's 25th anniversary, company founder Robin Li sent a letter to all employees, reflecting on Baidu's development history and looking ahead to the future. In the letter, Robin Li emphasized that Baidu has always been at the forefront of technological development, firmly believing that technological innovation is the core competitiveness of the company. Robin Li pointed out that throughout its history, Baidu has consistently invested over 20% of its funds in R&D, aiming to transform cutting-edge technology into practical products to benefit more people. He stressed that the large-scale application of technology is key to realizing its value and achieving significant technological breakthroughs and disruptive innovation.

The artificial intelligence application developed by Li Auto, the Li Xiang Classmate App, has officially been launched on the Apple App Store and Xiaomi App Store. The iOS version is approximately 91MB, while the Android version is about 81MB. This application relies on Li Auto's self-developed large model and offers a rich set of intelligent interaction features.

Li Xiang, CEO of Ideal Automotive, announced during the 2024 Ideal AI Talk live event that the company's upcoming Ideal Classmate App will officially go live on mobile devices on December 27, marking another step in Ideal Automotive's expansion into the field of artificial intelligence. After the live stream, Ideal Automotive's product line head, 'Old Tang Ge Tango', shared a video of the app's beta version, showcasing some of its features.

The Alibaba Cloud Bairen Model Service Platform recently launched the 'Real-Time Audio and Video Interaction' feature, enabling users to easily build multi-modal AI applications without the need for programming knowledge. This new feature allows users to quickly integrate AI models into Web, iOS, and Android applications and share them with others. Users can create intelligent agent applications through simple steps: first, create a new intelligent agent application, then select and configure the required text, speech, or visual understanding models on the Alibaba Cloud Bairen platform. The platform offers over 200 large models, including

On December 18, 2024, ZhiYuan Research Institute signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Tencent Group, aiming for in-depth collaboration in several areas, including large model research and development, exploration of cutting-edge artificial intelligence technologies, and open-source ecosystem construction. According to the cooperation agreement, ZhiYuan Research Institute and Tencent will leverage their respective strengths to promote the deep integration of large model technology and industrial scenarios, and explore technological solutions for large model training and inference optimization in diverse computing environments. Both parties are also committed to building an open and innovative hardware and software ecosystem to foster the development and application of technologies.