Recently, MedBench, a well-known domestic medical large language model evaluation platform, released its latest rankings. Ant Group's medical team's self-developed medical large language model achieved outstanding performance, winning first place in both the evaluation and self-test rankings with high scores of 97.5 and 98.2 respectively, attracting widespread attention from the industry. The success of Ant Group's medical large language model is inseparable from the team's continuous efforts in researching and developing medical reasoning models. The team recently adopted reinforcement learning technology to create a new generation of medical reasoning models. This innovation has enabled the model to...

Dexterity, a leading AI-powered robotics company, has announced a $95 million funding round, boosting its valuation to $1.65 billion. This significant investment highlights the growing interest in and potential of AI-driven automation in various industries.

Anthropic, a leading AI company, has announced a significant $3.5 billion funding round, boosting its valuation to $61.5 billion. This substantial investment underscores the intense competition and rapid growth within the AI sector.

According to CNBC, Perplexity, the AI search engine developer, is raising a $50 million seed and pre-seed investment fund. The fund is largely capitalized by limited partners, with Perplexity contributing a portion of its previous funding as cornerstone capital. In December, Perplexity successfully raised $500 million, valuing the company at $9 billion. This investment fund is managed by two...

Recently, Liang Wenfeng, the founder of DeepSeek, may become one of Asia's top tech tycoons due to his success in the field of artificial intelligence. According to a survey by Bloomberg of several startup founders and AI experts, DeepSeek's valuation is expected to range from $10 billion to over $150 billion. This means that the 84% stake held by Liang Wenfeng could place him among the richest tech moguls in Asia. Image source note: Image generated by AI, image licensed by Midjourney in Boston.

Founded by former OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever, the AI startup SSI (Safe Superintelligence) is currently in negotiations for a new round of funding, expected to value the company at $20 billion, quadrupling its valuation from last September. Although SSI has yet to generate any revenue, this hefty valuation reflects investors' confidence in its potential to develop transformative AI technologies. Unlike other AI companies, SSI focuses on safety.

Artificial intelligence voice company ElevenLabs has once again captured attention, having just completed a Series C funding round totaling $250 million, with a valuation between $3 billion and $3.3 billion. This round was led by ICONIQ Growth, demonstrating strong market confidence in AI voice technology. Just a year ago, ElevenLabs completed an $80 million Series B funding, when its valuation was only a third of what it is now, highlighting the company's rapid growth. ElevenLabs was founded by Mat

According to Bloomberg, developer tool company StackBlitz Inc. is in discussions with investors and plans to raise funds at a valuation of $700 million. The company's CEO Eric Simons stated that the deal will be led by Emergence Capital and GV (formerly Google Ventures), with StackBlitz expecting to raise $83.5 million. The funding will also involve Madrona Venture Group, Con.

Silicon Valley-based artificial intelligence startup Shield AI recently announced that its valuation has nearly doubled to $5 billion in a new funding round. The San Diego-based company focuses on developing AI-driven software for drones and autonomous aircraft, planning to raise approximately $200 million from several defense and aerospace companies, including well-known firms such as Palantir, Airbus, and L3 Harris. Venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz, Point72, and Ri.

The Alibaba Qwen team recently published a paper titled 'Lessons Learned from the Development of Process Reward Models in Mathematical Reasoning' and introduced two new models in the Qwen2.5-Math-PRM series, featuring 7B and 72B parameters respectively. These models break through the limitations of the existing PRM framework in mathematical reasoning, significantly improving the accuracy and generalization ability of reasoning models through innovative techniques. Mathematical reasoning has long been a major challenge for large language models (LLMs), especially regarding errors in intermediate reasoning steps.

According to recent media reports, the artificial intelligence startup Anthropic is actively negotiating a funding round of up to $2 billion, which would elevate its valuation to $60 billion. As a major competitor to OpenAI, Anthropic has received support from Amazon and has garnered significant attention in the AI field in recent years. According to insiders, the leading investor in this funding round is the well-known venture capital firm Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Despite the overall risk investment trend in Europe stabilizing, the vigorous development of AI startups may be overlooked. According to data from venture capital firms Balderton Capital and Dealroom, this year 25% of venture capital in Europe (approximately $13.7 billion) has flowed into AI startups, compared to just 15% four years ago. This has led to the emergence of several new unicorns, such as Poolside and Wayve. James Wise, a general partner at Balderton Capital, stated that...