At the recent Universe 24 Developer Conference, GitHub officially launched a brand new platform - GitHub Spark. This new tool is designed to help developers, especially those with less experience, easily create micro-applications using natural language. Meanwhile, GitHub has also provided more options for its AI coding assistant Copilot, allowing developers to choose different AI models based on their needs.

Recently, Databricks launched a brand new feature - Databricks Apps. This new service helps enterprise developers create production-ready data and AI applications in just 5 minutes. Imagine being able to easily build applications with just a few clicks, how convenient! Product link: https://top.aibase.com/tool/databricks-lakehouse-platform

Baidu's official account recently announced that the 2024 Baidu World Congress will be held on November 12 in Shanghai. This congress is Baidu's most important annual technology and product launch event, having been held continuously since 2006 for 18 years. Last year, Baidu's founder, Li Yanhong, introduced the Wenxin Large Model 4.0 at the congress, showcasing Baidu's new AI applications including search, maps, document library, and cloud storage under the theme 'Hands-On Guide to Creating AI Native Applications'. The Wenxin Large Model leads in usage domestically, with daily invocation exceeding 700 million times, compared to last year.

According to reports, AI startup Phacet has raised $4.4 million for its small business solutions. Based in Paris, Phacet is working to expand its AI applications across several sectors, including e-commerce, industry, and finance for small and medium-sized enterprises. Nicolas Marchais, founder and CEO of Phacet, stated that investor support will enable them to advance their mission of bridging the gap between rapidly evolving AI models and the specific needs of SMEs.

Apple's latest iPhone series significantly enhances artificial intelligence applications within its operating system, aiming to accelerate AI usage in the business sector. New features include upgraded Siri, text generation, photo editing, and compatibility with iPhone 16 and iPhone 15 Pro. Some details of these AI features were announced in June, with a beta version expected to launch next month. Despite market interest, stock prices briefly fell, yet Apple's smart devices signal new possibilities and challenges for AI in business.

Ant Group announced the launch of three new AI products at the Bund Conference on September 5, 2024, including the independent AI application 'Zhixiangbao' for Alipay, aimed at providing services in travel, government affairs, healthcare, and financial management. Ant Group President Han Xinyi emphasized that the development of artificial intelligence is shifting from 'parameter competition' to 'application competition', stressing that Ant Group will continuously innovate AI applications to serve users with a focus on enhancing user experience. Zhixiangbao, as an independent AI application, will bring more convenience to users' lives.

The global AI application market experienced explosive growth in 2024, with total revenue expected to reach $3.3 billion, a year-on-year increase of 51%. North America contributed the most, accounting for 47% of global revenue. India became the largest market in terms of downloads, capturing 21%. ChatGPT emerged as the market leader, with over 160 million downloads from January to August and revenue nearing $230 million, alongside more than 190 million monthly active users. AI+Chatbot applications surpassed 630 million downloads, with revenue approaching $580 million, reflecting a 1.5% growth compared to 2023.

According to Sensor Tower's latest report '2024 AI Application Market Insights', the global AI application market continues to maintain a strong growth momentum. In the first 8 months of 2024, the revenue of global AI applications increased by 51% year-on-year, surpassing the $2 billion mark, and it is projected that the total revenue for the year will reach $3.3 billion.

NVIDIA has launched the NIM Blueprint to accelerate the development of generative AI agents and applications. Enterprises can download these blueprints for free to quickly customize agents for various business needs, including customer service, drug discovery, and document data extraction. The blueprints include example applications, reference code, customization documentation, and Helm charts for deployment, simplifying the custom agent building....

The third edition report of 'Top 100 Consumer Generative AI Applications' released by Andreessen Horowitz reveals popular AI applications and their usage trends. The report shows that content generation tools, particularly in image, video, and music, dominate web applications, with 52% of web products focusing on this area. The music generation tool Suno has notably improved its ranking. In the mobile application sector, image and video editing tools are favored by users, and ChatGPT remains...

Alibaba Cloud announced at the Wanwang rejuvenation launch conference that its domain product service has completed an AI transformation. The first domain AI application based on the Tongyi Large Model is now online, along with the addition of over 40 new domain suffixes, including '.ai', marking the official availability of '.ai' domains for record. The upgraded service includes an intelligent naming function: users can input brand information and industry, and the AI model can generate creative domain names with one click, automatically filtering their availability. This innovation transforms domain registration from 'brainpower competition' to 'computational power competition', enhancing efficiency. As the world's second-largest domain market, China is embracing this advancement.

The 360 Enterprise Security Browser is a comprehensive security office solution designed for businesses, featuring intelligent office capabilities and security protection. It supports flexible deployment to meet the diverse needs of different enterprises. This browser offers an AI Office Assistant, built-in 360 AI search, and AI applications for document and audio-video analysis, creating an efficient working environment. It also provides a unified access portal, supports custom application navigation, and enterprise identity authentication, ensuring application compatibility.

Remini, an AI photo enhancement app, has surpassed ChatGPT with a total of 219 million downloads, becoming the new download champion. Its powerful features and ease of use allow users to restore old photos to high definition and even generate AI portraits with impressive results. According to financial analyst Edith Ritz, this reflects a strong demand from users for professional AI tools that provide tangible improvements to daily tasks. Particularly in the Chinese market, Remini leads in downloads, even surpassing platforms like Douyin, showing that users are eager to utilize AI for portrait art.

Microsoft and GitHub have announced a deep collaboration aimed at simplifying the AI application development process, making it easier for 100 million developers worldwide to build AI applications on the GitHub platform. With the seamless integration of Codespaces and Visual Studio Code on GitHub.com, developers can directly use Azure AI services, including access to leading AI model libraries, direct access to Azure AI through GitHub Models, and harnessing the power of Azure AI.

The EU AI Act came into effect on August 1, 2024, marking the beginning of a new era in AI regulation. The Act establishes clear standards and compliance requirements for AI applications within the EU, reflecting a governance strategy based on risk management. Following the implementation of the Act, AI developers and applications will be classified according to their risk levels, subject to varying compliance timelines. The use of AI technologies is prohibited in specific circumstances, such as law enforcement using remote biometrics in public spaces. High-risk AI applications must undergo stringent assessments and regulatory audits, while low-risk applications require.

Recently, leading artificial intelligence company OpenAI announced the launch of fine-tuning capabilities for its new small-scale model, GPT-4o mini, aimed at enhancing the model's performance in specific application scenarios. This move will provide developers and enterprise users with more customized AI solutions. According to official OpenAI news, from today until September 23, users can fine-tune GPT-4o mini for free up to 2 million training tokens per day. Any excess will be charged at $3.0

The Button Platform is a tool that enables the rapid conversion of AI ideas into enterprise-level AI applications. It offers a rich set of tools including plugins, workflows, image streams, knowledge bases, and databases, allowing users to easily transform AI concepts into "expert-level Bots" capable of solving complex tasks. Key features of the Button Platform include:Abundant Plugins: Integrates nearly a hundred different types of plugins such as news reading, travel, efficiency office, and im

Anthropic announced on Tuesday a suite of new features designed to simplify the process for developers to create AI applications using its language model Claude. These features focus mainly on prompt engineering and are expected to significantly enhance the efficiency of AI application development.New features are located under the Evaluate tab in the Anthropic Console, including: 1. Prompt Generator: Uses Anthropic's own prompt engineering techniques to convert short task descriptions into deta