Apple is holding a shareholder meeting where its diversification policies and collaborations with AI companies will be discussed, highlighting potential challenges and opportunities.

Amidst the intensifying global competition in AI technology, the Indian government has launched a significant artificial intelligence project called BharatGen. Supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology, this project has allocated approximately ₹23.5 billion (approximately $27 million USD) to build India's own foundational AI models, aiming to secure the country's technological sovereignty. Image Note: Image generated by AI, image licensing service provider Midjourney. The BharatGen project's development is not coincidental. It follows China's DeepSeek...

Xiaomi founder, chairman, and CEO Lei Jun announced on Weibo that Xiaomi's first AI-powered professional laptop, the Redmi Book Pro 16 2025, will be launched on February 27th at 7 PM CST, with immediate sales. According to the official poster, the Redmi Book Pro 16 2025 will be among the first to feature Intel's 2nd generation Core "Ultra" processors, boasting leading computing power up to 96 TOPS and a 150%+ increase in platform AI computing power, along with high-speed LPDDR5X-8400MT memory.

Tencent's Yuanbao app has climbed to second place on Apple's free app chart in China, surpassing Doubao. DeepSeek continues to hold the top spot.

Recently, a netizen reported on social media that Tencent's intelligent assistant, "Yuanbao," displayed suspected advertisements in its responses when using DeepSeek-R1, raising concerns among users. In response, Tencent's PR director, Zhang Jun, commented that this shouldn't theoretically happen and that the technical team is investigating. Zhang explained that the issue may stem from the AI referencing content from the WeChat public account "58tohome Home Cleaning, Nanny, Moving Services," which may have been obtained through online search. The issue is being addressed.

In recent years, Apple's commitment to diversity and inclusion (DEI) policies has been challenged by some shareholders. As one of the few companies in Silicon Valley standing against conservative forces, Apple is facing scrutiny and pressure from shareholders while maintaining its diversity policies. Shareholders are calling for a reevaluation of these policies, believing they could impact the company's performance. Additionally, Apple's recent collaboration with the artificial intelligence company OpenAI has become a focal point of debate. Some shareholders are concerned that this partnership may bring more ethical dilemmas.

Today, Baidu App announced a major update, officially launching a completely new AI entry, and deeply integrating the Wenxin large model with the capabilities of DeepSeek to provide users with an upgraded experience. The core highlights of this upgrade include the integration of several cutting-edge intelligent features, such as 'AI Search', 'Web Information Refinement', 'Squeeze AI Summary', and 'Digital Human Intelligence'. These features enable the Baidu App to better understand user needs and offer more personalized search results.

Recently, Indian IT giant Infosys has been actively engaging in talks with German automobile manufacturer Daimler to seek an early renewal of a $3 billion contract, aiming to extend their collaboration beyond 2028 based on the existing agreement. A highlight of this renewal is that Infosys plans to incorporate Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology into the new agreement, adding a new revenue stream to its existing service offerings. Image source note: Image generated by AI, image licensed from service provider Midjour.

According to Tianyancha App, there has been a change in the business registration of Shenzhen Shenglin Qijing Artificial Intelligence Co., Ltd. recently. Anhui iFLYTEK Yun Chuang Technology Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of iFLYTEK, and Wuhan Changhu Technology Co., Ltd. have become new shareholders. This change was completed on February 21, 2023, and the company's registered capital increased from 2 million RMB to approximately 2.02 million RMB. Shenglin Qijing was established in July 2019, and the legal representative is Zhou Chao. The company's business scope includes electronic hardware, wiring, audio processing, software development, and artificial intelligence.

Recently, Infinix, a brand under Transsion Holdings, announced the integration of its smartphone series with the full version of DeepSeek-R1 AI technology. According to official information, starting from February 26, users of Infinix smartphones running XOS 14.5 and above can experience this new feature through a system upgrade. Additionally, Transsion revealed that the new NOTE series smartphones, set to launch in March, will also be equipped with DeepSeek-R1. DeepSeek-R1 is an advanced

According to foreign media reports, Apple may be planning to integrate Google's Gemini AI model into its Apple Intelligence system. This news comes from firmware analyst Aaron Perris's research of the code in the first beta of iOS 18.4, where he discovered new references in the backend code that include "Google" as a third-party model option. This finding aligns with Apple's previous strategic layout. According to 9to5Mac, Apple's Senior Vice President of Software Engineering, Craig Federighi,

Recently, the Meta AI team launched the video joint embedding prediction architecture (V-JEPA) model, an innovative initiative aimed at advancing machine intelligence. Humans can naturally process information from visual signals and recognize surrounding objects and motion patterns. An important goal of machine learning is to reveal the fundamental principles that drive unsupervised learning in humans. Researchers proposed a key hypothesis—the predictive feature principle—arguing that the representations of continuous sensory inputs should be able to predict each other. Early research methods utilized slow feature analysis.

In the field of artificial intelligence (AI), while large language models (LLMs) excel at processing natural language, they often struggle with complex reasoning tasks. These tasks typically require multi-step reasoning, domain-specific knowledge, or effective integration of external tools. To overcome these limitations, researchers have been exploring how to enhance LLM capabilities through the use of external tools. Traditional enhancement methods usually necessitate fine-tuning or additional training of the models, which limits their adaptability and flexibility for tasks.

Recently, OpenAI researchers admitted in a newly published paper that despite the advanced nature of current AI technologies, these models still cannot compete with human programmers. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman previously stated that by the end of this year, AI is expected to surpass 'junior' software engineers, but research findings show that these AI models still face significant challenges. Image credit: Image generated by AI, image licensed from service provider Midjourney in the study.

Users can now activate DeepSeek-R1 by saying "Open Deep Thinking" to Super Xiao Ai, enjoying its capabilities such as coding, writing articles, and logical reasoning. Although Xiaomi has not made an official announcement on this matter, the coverage of Super Xiao Ai is already clear, encompassing over 25 Xiaomi and Redmi models.

Today, there is new news from the free APP download rankings of the Apple App Store. Tencent Yuanbao has successfully surpassed Doubao, rising to the second position on the China regional chart, second only to the consistently top-ranked DeepSeek. This achievement is attributed to a major update that Tencent Yuanbao underwent recently. On February 13th, Tencent Yuanbao officially integrated the full-version Deepseek - R1 model, which provides users with unprecedented convenience upon opening Tencent Yuanbao and entering the chat interface.