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.

Recently, Huggingface, the world's largest open source AI community, released the latest Open LLM Leaderboard. The results show that all ten of the top-ranked open source large models are derivative models that have been fine-tuned based on Alibaba Tongyi Qwen's (Qwen) open-source model. This achievement marks Qwen's dominant position in the open-source AI field and further enhances its global influence. The Open LLM Leaderboard is widely...

Qihoo 360 XLab released the latest security report on February 6, revealing a large-scale phishing campaign targeting DeepSeek users. Data shows that the number of phishing sites impersonating DeepSeek has exceeded 2,000 and continues to grow. According to the report, a total of 2,650 impersonated DeepSeek domains were discovered between December 1, 2024, and February 3, 2025. This wave of impersonated domain registration activities started on January 26, 2025, peaking on January 28.

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, in a published column, urged the United States to ramp up its research and development efforts in open source artificial intelligence to address the rise of DeepSeek. Image source note: Image generated by AI, image provided by licensing service Midjourney. Schmidt believes that the rise of DeepSeek signifies a turning point in the global AI competition, proving that China can compete with major tech companies using fewer resources. Schmidt pointed out that to counter DeepSeek, the United States must...

Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek recently released the open version of its inference model R1, which has quickly sparked discussions in the tech community. Its remarkable breakthrough achievements left venture capitalist Marc Andreessen in awe, describing it as 'one of the most astounding and impressive breakthroughs I've ever seen,' and it has demonstrated capabilities in AI benchmarking that rival or even surpass those of OpenAI's o1 model. Notably, DeepSeek claims that its model training cost is only $5.6 million, whereas leading U.S. companies require hundreds of millions.

In 2024, global mobile users spent an astonishing $1.27 billion on AI chatbots and art generation tools. This figure represents significant growth compared to the previous two years, with spending on chatbot applications reaching $1.07 billion, reflecting a strong demand and recognition for AI assistants. According to the latest market report, ChatGPT leads in both downloads and consumption in the AI-generated content (AIGC) application space, becoming the preferred choice for users. Following closely is Google's Gemini.

Shanghai Xiyu Technology Co., Ltd. announces the global launch of its newly upgraded T2A-01 series voice models under the MiniMax brand, along with the release of the Conch Voice product. The T2A-01 series includes two models, T2A-01-HD and T2A-01-Turbo, available for users. The API services are now live on the MiniMax open platform, allowing enterprises to choose based on their needs for audio quality and generation speed.

The UK government has recently announced a large-scale investment in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), with plans to increase publicly controlled AI computing power by 20 times by 2030. Prime Minister Keir Starmer stated that this plan to ‘unleash’ AI aims to make the UK a leader in the global AI industry. Despite public concerns about the potential impact of AI, the government believes that this technology could bring up to £470 billion in economic growth. Image source credit: Image generated by AI, image licensed by Midjourney.

The World Economic Forum recently released the "Future of Jobs Report 2025," revealing an intriguing contradiction: while artificial intelligence (AI) is seen as a technology that will replace certain jobs, global companies are more inclined to retrain existing employees rather than resort to layoffs. The report surveyed 1,000 companies worldwide, and the results showed that about 41% of companies plan to cut positions that AI can handle, while 77% focus more on training current employees in AI skills. This trend highlights that many companies wish to adapt to AI through retraining.