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.

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.

Recently, WeChat's official editing tool 'Instant Editing' has integrated various practical AI functions, making users' video creation more efficient. The new version of 'Instant Editing' adds three features: 'Public Account to Video', 'AI Comic Video', and 'Live Shopping Video', with a rich selection of templates for users to choose from. The 'Public Account to Video' feature allows users to directly convert articles from WeChat public accounts into videos. Users only need to click 'Public Account to Video', input the public account link, and the system will automatically recognize the content of the article.

During today's Baidu AI Open Day event, Baidu's Vice President and Head of the Wenku and Baidu Cloud Business Units, Wang Ying, revealed the latest developments in the application of AI technology by Baidu Wenku. It was introduced that the monthly active users of Baidu Wenku's AI features have surpassed 90 million, with daily active users increasing by 230% year-on-year, and the number of paid users exceeding 40 million, demonstrating the platform's strong appeal in the application of AI features. In the past year, Baidu Wenku has added over 100 AI features, including various innovative tools to meet user needs in document processing.

Counterpoint has released its latest market research report indicating significant growth in the global PC market in 2024, with annual shipments expected to reach 253 million units, a 2.6% increase from 2023. This growth is mainly driven by the impending end of support for Windows 10 and the launch of the next generation of AI laptops. The report shows that in the fourth quarter of 2024, global PC shipments are expected to grow by 3.7% year-on-year, thanks to the consumer spending surge during the holiday season and the Chinese market.

Recently, Mita AI Search officially launched its brand new 'Reading Mode' feature, addressing the inconvenience users face when reading PDF documents on mobile devices. This feature has been meticulously developed over the past six months and is now available to users. Since the launch of 'Library Search', Mita AI Search has helped users conveniently find a wealth of valuable PDF documents. However, these documents often suffer from messy formatting and readability issues when viewed on mobile. To improve this situation, the Mita AI Search team began development six months ago.

Recently, Meitu announced that its WHEE application will soon launch a brand new 'AI Poster' feature, designed to simplify the poster creation process through artificial intelligence technology, providing users with an efficient and convenient design experience. In traditional poster creation, users often spend a lot of time and effort searching for inspiration, gathering materials, and repeatedly adjusting layouts. However, the 'AI Poster' feature of Meitu WHEE will completely change this situation. Users will only need to input a simple sentence to easily generate posters in various styles.

Microsoft has announced that it will integrate AI-driven Office features into its Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscriptions, along with a corresponding price increase. Previously, users wishing to access Copilot in Office applications like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint had to pay an additional monthly fee of $20 for the Copilot Pro subscription; now this AI feature will be included at a price of $3 per month.

Apple recently released the iOS 18.3 developer beta and has decided to temporarily disable the AI summary feature for news and entertainment app notifications. This feature, originally supported by Apple's smart technology, received considerable criticism from users during its use, particularly due to serious errors in summarizing content, such as misinterpretations of reports from the BBC. According to reports from MacRumors and 9to5Mac, Apple stated that it will re-enable this feature in future software updates and continue to improve it.

Recently, Apple Inc. announced the suspension of all news and entertainment app summary notifications in the latest developer previews of iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3, and macOS Sequoia 15.3 due to severe misinformation in AI-generated news summaries. This adjustment stems from a complaint made by the BBC, which pointed out that Apple’s AI system seriously distorted facts in a report, falsely claiming that Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, chose to shoot.

Apple recently launched a new feature called AI News Summary, but this feature has frequently made serious mistakes when summarizing breaking news, resulting in users receiving a large amount of misinformation. Since the launch of this feature, many news organizations and users have expressed strong dissatisfaction, believing that Apple's technology is not yet mature enough to effectively provide accurate information. Reports suggest that Geoffrey Fowler, a technology columnist at the Washington Post, posted on social media, pointing out that Apple's AI misrepresented a piece of news in a summary.

In a recent press conference, Google announced that it will integrate all AI features into its Workspace services, allowing users to access new functions in Gmail, Docs, Sheets, and Meet at no additional cost. However, the monthly fee for Workspace will increase by $2, with the standard plan cost per user rising from $12 to $14. This change is aimed at simplifying Workspace users' access to AI tools, including email.