Apple plans to automatically enable its artificial intelligence (AI) feature, Apple Intelligence, for eligible users in the upcoming updates for iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3, and macOS 15.3. According to release notes discovered by 9to5Mac, both new users and those upgrading to the latest operating system will automatically experience the powerful capabilities of Apple Intelligence. Image source note: Image generated by AI.

At the recent World Economic Forum in Davos, Google DeepMind's CEO Demis Hassabis stated that the first drugs designed with the help of artificial intelligence could begin clinical trials by 2025. Hassabis also heads Isomorphic Labs, a drug research company under DeepMind. He stated, "Our plan is to have some AI-designed drugs enter clinical trials by the end of this year."

SenseTime recently launched its new app, 'Magic Photo Capture', providing users with a creative and fun AI imaging experience. With the arrival of the Lunar New Year, this app aims to help users create personalized New Year photos using advanced artificial intelligence technology, enhancing the festive atmosphere. 'Magic Photo Capture' is not just an ordinary photography app; it includes a variety of templates in its mini-program, allowing users to choose from graduation photos, creative group photos, classic art style portraits, travel photos, new national style, and more.

Amid the wave of artificial intelligence, many young people are achieving financial freedom through innovative means. 18-year-old Zach Yadegari and 23-year-old Blake Anderson are among the standout examples, having successfully launched a calorie tracking app called Cal AI, utilizing ChatGPT's no-code development capabilities, and generating an astonishing $56 million in revenue in just one year. The core feature of Cal AI is its ability to identify food calories through photo recognition, making it easy to use.

Recently, Chengdu Huayi revealed on its interactive platform that it has successfully developed a specialized AI chip for the edge computing field. This chip boasts an AI computing power of up to 16 Tops and is currently undergoing limited trial use among several clients in specific industries. The new chip not only offers robust computing power but also demonstrates excellent performance in video encoding and decoding, supporting video processing capabilities of up to 8K resolution. This represents a significant technological advancement for applications such as video surveillance and smart homes.

On January 22, 2025, NetEase Youdao officially released the first inference model in China that supports step-by-step explanations, 'ZiYue - o1'. This model features a design with 14 billion parameters, enabling efficient deployment on standard consumer-grade graphics cards, marking a significant advancement in the application of artificial intelligence technologies in the domestic education sector. 'ZiYue - o1' utilizes Thinking Chain technology and incorporates self-dialogue and error-correction mechanisms, allowing it to output detailed thinking processes when solving problems. This way, students not only receive answers but also understand the logic behind problem-solving.

On January 22, 2025, Volcano Engine, a subsidiary of ByteDance, officially announced the release of Doubao Large Model 1.5, which is now fully available on the Volcano Ark platform. The newly released Doubao Large Model 1.5 has achieved significant performance improvements across multiple domains, reaching a globally leading level of comprehensive capabilities, marking another important breakthrough for ByteDance in the field of artificial intelligence.

According to Bloomberg, developer tool company StackBlitz Inc. is in discussions with investors and plans to raise funds at a valuation of $700 million. The company's CEO Eric Simons stated that the deal will be led by Emergence Capital and GV (formerly Google Ventures), with StackBlitz expecting to raise $83.5 million. The funding will also involve Madrona Venture Group, Con.

Recently, SenseTime announced the official launch of its brand new app 'Instant Photo Fun', bringing users a creative and fun AI imaging experience. This app is launched in time for the Lunar New Year, aiming to use AI technology to create personalized New Year portraits for users and foster a rich festival atmosphere.

At the latest JP Morgan Healthcare Conference in 2025, NVIDIA and Innophore announced an exciting collaboration to launch an AI-driven drug safety screening platform named CavitOmiX by the end of January 2025. This platform aims to improve the efficiency and accuracy of drug design through the analysis of protein binding sites, marking a revolutionary transformation in the field of drug development. Christian Gruber, CEO of Innophore.

In today's development of artificial intelligence (AI), the speed of data transmission has become a significant bottleneck hindering its progress. To break through this barrier, a research team led by the University of Michigan (U-M) is developing a brand new chip connection system that uses optical waves instead of traditional cables for data transmission. This innovation is expected to address the 'memory wall' problem that limits computational speed and promote further growth of AI models. The project has received a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation's Future Semiconductor program, with participation from the University of Washington and Penn State.

In today's digital world, the use of short text has become central to online communication. However, these texts often lack common vocabulary or context, posing numerous challenges for Artificial Intelligence (AI) during analysis. In response, Justin Miller, an English Literature graduate student and data scientist from the University of Sydney, proposed a novel approach that utilizes Large Language Models (LLMs) to gain deeper understanding and analysis of short texts. Miller's research focuses on how to analyze a vast array of short texts, such as social media profiles,

As artificial intelligence technology continues to evolve, more people are starting to pay attention to the depictions of teenagers by AI systems. Robert Wolf, a PhD student at the University of Washington, conducted an experiment where he had the AI system complete the sentence 'This teenager is _____ at school.' He originally expected answers like 'studying' or 'playing', but was unexpectedly given the shocking response 'dying'. This discovery prompted Wolf and his team to delve deeper into how AI portrays teenagers. Image source note: Image generated by AI, image licensed from service provider Midjourney.

French startup Mistral AI, a new force in the open-source AI space, recently announced plans to go public rather than being acquired. Mistral's CEO and co-founder Arthur Mensch stated in an interview with Bloomberg Television, "We are not selling." Earlier rumors suggested that Microsoft might acquire the company, partly because Microsoft invested €15 million (approximately $15.6 million) in Mistral and established a collaboration with them.