On February 24, LiblibAI announced it has completed four rounds of financing within just one year, setting a new record for the speed of financing in the domestic AI application sector. Following hundreds of millions in financing disclosed in July 2024, LiblibAI has successfully secured hundreds of millions again. The latest two rounds of financing were led by Yongce Capital and Shunwei Capital, with existing shareholders like Ming Shi Venture Capital also participating heavily.

Today, the Central Cyberspace Administration announced that the 2025 'Clear' series of special actions will further consolidate and enhance governance effectiveness. It will focus on prominent issues strongly reflected by the public, work on breaking through difficult bottlenecks, and strengthen source management and basic management. Efforts will also be made in governance innovation, with targeted and refined measures for each special operation; with respect to netizen rights, there will be a severe crackdown on various types of infringement and illegal behavior to create a clearer and more orderly online environment.

On Thursday, Spotify announced its partnership with ElevenLabs to officially introduce audiobooks narrated using the company's AI voice technology. As one of the most recognized AI audio providers, this new collaboration is expected to significantly increase the number of AI-narrated audiobooks on the platform. According to the new process, authors need to first download audio file packages from ElevenLabs, then access Spotify's audiobook distribution service, Findaway Voices.

Recently, Figure founder and CEO Brett Adcock announced a new machine learning model called Helix, aimed at enhancing the capabilities of humanoid robots in household environments. This news comes just two weeks after Figure announced the end of its collaboration with OpenAI, demonstrating their strong commitment to the field of robotics technology. Helix is a 'general-purpose' visual-language-action (VLA) model capable of processing visual data.

According to reports, the core of Tencent Yuanbao's recent upgrade lies in the application of the "Hunyuan + DeepSeek" dual-mode aggregation technology. In the past, DeepSeek mainly played the role of information extraction, similar to a "scanner." However, with the support of Tencent's Hunyuan multimodal technology, DeepSeek can now truly understand the details, atmosphere, and even hidden meanings within images. This transformation enables Tencent Yuanbao to "comprehend" images and provide its own analysis and interpretation.

In the field of robotics, the American startup Figure AI recently released a large edge model named Helix, marking a significant breakthrough in humanoid robot control technology. Helix is the first visual-language-action (VLA) model capable of high-frequency, continuous control over the entire upper body of a humanoid robot, including the head, torso, wrists, and fingers. This means that the robot can perform tasks directly based on natural language instructions without extensive training.

On February 20, Beijing time, xAI, the artificial intelligence company founded by Elon Musk, announced that its latest Grok 3 model is officially available for free use. Users can experience this advanced AI technology without any cost until the server's capacity reaches its limit. This move has attracted widespread attention, especially in the currently competitive AI market. The launch of Grok 3 marks another significant advancement for xAI in the field of AI. Users can simply log in to experience this powerful AI tool.

Recently, SuperMap Software announced on its interactive platform that it has successfully completed the integration and adaptation of the DeepSeek-V3 and R1 series large models. This development marks another breakthrough for SuperMap Software in the application of intelligent technology. As a result of this innovation, the SuperMap Copilot Beta version has officially been launched and made available to customers. This product not only fully demonstrates the powerful capabilities of large models but also possesses significant advantages in terms of 'diversity, speed, quality, and cost-effectiveness,' showcasing SuperMap Software's commitment to advancing smart production.

Apple has officially launched the long-awaited fourth-generation iPhone SE upgrade - the iPhone 16e. Unlike previous versions, this device no longer carries the 'SE' brand name and aligns directly with Apple's flagship series. The starting price for the new model is $599, with shipping expected to begin on February 28. A key highlight of the iPhone 16e is its incorporation of 'Apple Intelligence', a feature similar to OpenAI.

Recently, Netflix sparked widespread controversy for its use of AI technology to recreate the voice of the late social media influencer Gabby Petito in its new true crime documentary, 'American Murder: The Family of Gabby Petito.' Gabby was tragically murdered by her fiancé Brian Laundrie in August 2021. At the beginning of the documentary, viewers noticed a notice stating that Petito's diary and text messages would be rendered through voice reproduction technology in her voice. Image source note: Image generated by AI, image licensed from service provider Mid.

In the field of artificial intelligence, the DeepSeek team recently released their latest research成果, introducing an innovative sparse attention mechanism named NSA (Native Sparse Attention). The core objective of this technology is to enhance the speed of long context training and inference, particularly optimized for modern hardware, significantly improving the efficiency of training and inference. The launch of NSA technology brings significant changes to the training of artificial intelligence models. Firstly, it utilizes a series of advancements tailored for modern computational hardware.

On February 18, Beijing Yue's Dark Side Technology Co., Ltd. announced the launch of the latest model, Kimi-Latest, on the Kimi Open Platform, aimed at providing developers and enterprise users with more powerful and stable AI generation capabilities. Since the public test of the Kimi Open Platform on January 31, 2024, the moonshot-v1 series models have been the core support for the Kimi Smart Assistant.

Recently, Meeta Technology announced that its AI search platform has launched a new research model - 'Think First, Search Later'. The core of this innovative model is to allow the AI model to first propose a framework and pathway for thinking, thereby laying the foundation for subsequent information integration and analysis. This approach enables users to obtain the information they need more efficiently, significantly enhancing research productivity. It is understood that the 'Think First, Search Later' model adopts a collaborative architecture of 'small model + large model'. Specifically, the framework for deep reasoning and the task of breaking down steps are entrusted to...

On February 18, New One Technology announced the official integration of its video creation platform 'Miao Chuang' with the DeepSeek platform, marking another significant innovation in AIGC video generation technology. This collaboration will provide creators and businesses with more efficient video content creation tools, promoting the widespread application of technologies such as video generation, video analysis and identification, AI writing assistants, and prompt optimization.

On February 18th, Shanghai Mita Network Technology Co., Ltd. announced the launch of its latest research mode - 'Shallow Research'. This feature aims to quickly gather information and conduct preliminary analysis using AI technology, helping users obtain valuable research results in a short amount of time.

Recently, the Suzhou government external network completed the deployment of the DeepSeek R1671B full-function large model, marking an important step for Suzhou in digital government services. The purpose of this deployment is to provide more efficient and intelligent services to various government departments and related sectors, further enhancing government transparency and service quality. At the same time as the new system went live, the Suzhou Digital Science and Technology Group also successfully developed and launched the 'Digital Government Intelligent Assistant' based on DeepSeek and other large models. This innovative application will integrate the government service knowledge base.