Amazon recently announced a $110 million investment in AI research to support the development of its own designed Trainium chips. This move aims to reduce Amazon's reliance on Nvidia and promote technological advancements in its cloud computing platform AWS. Note: Image generated by AI, image licensed from service provider Midjourney. Trainium is a machine learning chip tailored for deep learning training and inference tasks. Through this investment, Amazon hopes to encourage academic research.

Brave Search announced a significant update on Thursday: the addition of a conversation mode to its 'Answer with AI' feature, allowing users to ask follow-up questions based on the initial search, greatly enhancing the coherence and depth of the search experience. The operation of this innovative feature is very intuitive. For example, when searching for 'Christopher Nolan movies,' the system first generates an AI summary that introduces the background of the director Nolan and his representative works. Now, users can ask follow-up questions in the dialogue box below the summary.

According to a report by The Information, OpenAI is planning to launch an in-house browser powered by an AI chatbot to directly challenge Google's search market. This move highlights OpenAI's ambitions in the search domain and is also a significant step in expanding its ecosystem. Sources indicate that OpenAI is in discussions with platforms such as Condé Nast, Redfin, Eventbrite, and Priceline for potential collaborations in travel, food, and housing.

The Sogou Input Method version 12.0 has recently undergone a smart upgrade, introducing a series of new features. The key highlights of this update include AI search, AI quick check, AI companion, magic gestures, and a brand-new visual design. In terms of AI search, version 12.0 of the Sogou Input Method, in collaboration with Tencent's Hunyuan Large Model, enables a feature that allows users to search while typing. Users can quickly obtain search results by simply clicking the magnifying glass icon, significantly improving search efficiency. Additionally, PC users can swiftly gather information through the 'equal sign for word selection' feature, enhancing productivity.

On November 21, at the 2024 World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Zhou Yuan, founder, chairman, and CEO of Zhihu, shared his views on the changes brought by AI search. He believes that AI search is currently still in its early stages, and both domestically and globally, its user coverage and application scenarios need further expansion and improvement. Zhou pointed out that the industry often compares AI search with traditional search, yet traditional search has already addressed a wide range of mature problems.

The AI Q&A platform Perplexity recently announced the official launch of its shopping feature, allowing users to shop directly through the platform and enjoy the convenience of one-click checkout and AI product recommendations. This new feature aims to enhance the online shopping experience by optimizing its search interface, helping users easily find the products they need. Perplexity's shopping feature is connected with multiple e-commerce platforms, including Shopify. When users perform product searches, Perplexity automatically aggregates and analyzes data from these sources.

The safety risks associated with lithium battery fires are often a cause for concern. To address this, scientists have proposed a method to provide early warnings of battery fires using sound. The study discovered that lithium-ion batteries undergo a series of chemical reactions before catching fire, leading to a gradual increase in internal pressure and ultimately causing the battery to swell. Due to the hard casing of the batteries, which cannot accommodate this swelling, the safety valve inside the battery bursts when the pressure becomes too high, creating a distinct sound.

Recently, researchers from ByteDance Research Institute and Tsinghua University jointly released a new study, pointing out that current AI video generation models, such as OpenAI's Sora, while capable of creating stunning visual effects, have significant flaws in understanding basic physical laws. This study has sparked widespread discussion on the capabilities of AI in simulating reality. The research team tested AI video generation models under three different scenarios: predictions under known patterns and predictions under unknown patterns.

Kimi Smart Assistant, a subsidiary of Moon's Dark Side, announces the evolution of the Kimi Exploration Version, introducing three major inference abilities: Enhanced Search Intent, Source Analysis, and Chain Thinking. The Enhanced Search Intent capability allows Kimi Exploration Version to convert abstract and ambiguous questions into specific queries, expanding users' true search intentions. The Source Analysis capability enables Kimi Exploration Version to filter through a vast number of search results to select sources that are more authoritative and reliable, providing traceable links down to the paragraph level. The Chain Thinking capability allows Kimi Exploration Version to handle reasoning based on a chain of thought.

Recently, Xbox announced that its new AI-enhanced search feature has begun rolling out. The introduction of this feature will greatly enhance the experience for players searching for games. Xbox's AI-driven search allows players to find games by simply describing them with keywords. For example, players can input 'FPS games with zombies' or 'cozy farming games with fishing,' and the system will recommend relevant games based on those descriptions. This intelligent search not only helps players find their desired games, but also

AI search engine Perplexity officially launched its advertising program in the US market this week, creating a new model for search advertising. This highly anticipated AI company has successfully attracted several advertising giants, including Indeed, Whole Foods, Universal McCann, and PMG. Unlike traditional search advertising, Perplexity has innovated an advertising format that integrates into the AI interaction process. Advertisers can naturally incorporate questions in relevant contexts, such as how to use Indeed to optimize job search strategies.

Recently, Amazon announced a significant investment of $110 million for artificial intelligence (AI) research aimed at reducing reliance on Nvidia and advancing the development of its own chips. The funding will support generative AI research at universities under the project name 'Build on Trainium.' The project will provide researchers with the opportunity to use Trainium chips to develop new AI architectures, machine learning libraries, and solutions for large-scale distributed AWS Train.