In the AI industry, Together AI recently announced the completion of a $305 million Series B funding round, which has garnered widespread attention. The company's rise is closely related to its newly launched deep reasoning model, DeepSeek-R1. Contrary to initial concerns, many industry experts believe that advancements in deep reasoning have not diminished the demand for infrastructure; rather, they are continuously enhancing this demand. Image source note: Image generated by AI, image licensed from service provider Midjourney since its establishment in 2023.

On February 17, the Opera team under Kunlun Wanwei integrated the DeepSeek R1 series models into Opera Developer, achieving local personalized deployment. This move marks a further expansion of Opera in the application of AI technology, providing users with more powerful local AI capabilities.

Today, Baidu officially released its financial report for the fourth quarter and the entire year ended December 31, 2024. The data shows that in the fourth quarter of 2024, Baidu achieved revenue of 34.1 billion yuan, a year-on-year decline of 2%; total annual revenue reached 133.1 billion yuan, down 1% year-on-year. The net profit attributable to Baidu for the fourth quarter was 5.2 billion yuan, with a non-GAAP net profit of 6.7 billion yuan; the total annual net profit attributable to Baidu was 23.8 billion yuan, with a non-GAAP net profit of 27 billion yuan.

The AI community is buzzing again! OpenAI's CEO Altman recently hinted at a significant upgrade for the GPT-4o model. While the specific details remain vague, users' 'grassroots evaluations' have erupted. Many bloggers have been pleasantly surprised to find that upgraded GPT-4o seems completely reborn, not only has its intelligence 'skyrocketed,' but it also exhibits astonishing 'personalization' and 'emotional understanding,' leading to suspicions that AI might have secretly evolved a 'soul'! Users' most immediate feeling is that GPT-4o has become...

On the morning of February 17, Tencent Holdings' stock price surged in the Hong Kong market, rising over 7.5% at one point, leading to an increase in market value of approximately 320 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 298.1 billion yuan). Related concept stocks also showed strong performance, with Weimob Group (02013.HK) up 15%, Yuanshen Group (00772.HK) up 11.97%, and Youzan (08083.HK) up 10.16%. The significant stock price increase may be related to the latest developments in WeChat Search. On February 16, Tencent announced that WeChat Search has integrated the mixed large model to provide AI search functionality.

Recently, Google announced that its Gemini AI has officially launched the 'Global Memory' feature. This new function enables the AI to remember all conversations with users, aiming to provide a more personalized and thoughtful service. According to the official introduction, users will no longer need to specifically revisit past conversation records while interacting with the AI, as it can seamlessly pick up from previous discussions, enhancing the fluidity of communication. To experience this feature, users need to subscribe to Gemini Advanced services.