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Quantum Technology and AI Are Set for Deep Integration! The First Xuanmi Quantum-Enhanced Large Model Officially Released in China

Guoguang Quantum-AI team brings frontier quantum technology into LLM decision-making and reasoning, launching the XuanMi model family for scientific research. It excels in science communication, task routing, and agent decision-making, helping LLMs break physical limits of classical computing.....

3 days ago17.8K

Google Upgrades AI Mode: Supports Flight Tracking and Hotel Booking Across 300+ Platforms

Google upgraded its AI mode on August 27th, adding functions such as flight price tracking, hotel booking assistance, and viewing of points/mileage prices. Users can input their travel dates and destinations to integrate information. This move shifts the AI mode from information retrieval to travel planning and transaction execution, accelerating the development of a full-process AI travel agent.

3 days ago17.3K

OpenAI Teams Up with Former Apple Executive to Challenge Former Employer, Applies for Permanent Termination of Trade Secret Case

On Aug 27, ex-Apple/OpenAI executives Tang Tan and Liu Chang, along with Jony Ive's io Products, asked a court to dismiss Apple's trade secret theft suit with prejudice, seeking to bar refiling. The move escalates a legal battle over top talent mobility and core tech IP.....

3 days ago17.4K

Baidu's Dual Primary Listing Takes Effect, AI Full-Stack Assets Face Revaluation and Inflow of Southbound Funds

Baidu announced on Aug 27 to convert its HK secondary listing to dual primary listing, effective Sep 1, 2026, becoming the first full-stack AI dual-primary listed firm on Nasdaq and HKEX. No new share issuance or fundraising; cash/investments hit RMB283.1B by end-June 2026; operating cash flow positive for 4 quarters. Earliest Stock Connect inclusion likely Sep 7.....

3 days ago17.0K

NVIDIA Halts Commission-Based Computing Power Plan, Suspected to Avoid Antitrust Review

NVIDIA has suspended its new funding plan for AI cloud service providers, which originally exchanged credit support for revenue sharing from its computing power-related cloud business. The plan was halted less than two months after its launch. Internal concerns suggest that this model might trigger an antitrust review and could lead to sensitive reactions from the outside world regarding the chip giant's excessive intervention in customer operations.

3 days ago16.7K

116 Tech Giants Warn: AI Cyber Attacks Are About to Erupt, Countries Must Prioritize Defense in Decision-Making

OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, Google, Amazon and 116 entities urge top priority for cybersecurity in the AI era, warning AI-enabled cyberattacks will intensify in coming months. They call on governments and firms to strengthen defenses and speed trusted access programs before model release.....

3 days ago18.3K

Google Launches Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash Video Model, Capable of Generating Up to 4K Final Clips

Google launches Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash video model, up to 4K output, trading speed/cost vs 720p, for professional production. Features scene extension: seamlessly continues from video end, 10s each, up to 40s total; set first/last frames for smooth transitions and camera moves.....

3 days ago19.5K

Direct 4K Resolution! Google's New Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash Video Model Makes a Big Debut

Google launched Gemini Omni1.1 Flash, an AI video model with up to 4K output, upgrading scene expansion, camera control, and efficiency for developers and creators. It supports direct scene extension, pushing multimodal video generation toward higher resolution and longer duration.....

3 days ago19.2K

Spending Billions Annually on Large Models! Meta Exposed to Invest Heavily in Anthropic

Meta reportedly forecasts spending up to $10B annually on Anthropic AI models. Anthropic's Claude series builds technical moats in long-context processing, complex reasoning, and enterprise ecosystems. This potential spend reflects an intensifying capital race in the LLM arms race.....

3 days ago17.2K

Open-Source Robot That Can Roller Skate: Hugging Face Launches Microduck to Accelerate Embodied Intelligence

Hugging Face released open-source duck robot Microduck on Aug 27, 2026, priced $399, 25cm tall, shipping before Christmas, marking physical AI and world models' popularization. It waddles, grasps up to 800g, self-recovers from falls, squats, roller skates; includes camera, LiDAR, two IMUs.....

3 days ago15.1K

CCTV Exposes AI Dating Scam: Fraudulent Matchmaking Targets Middle-Aged and Older Women, 28 People Caught

CCTV reports AI matchmaking scams targeting middle-aged and elderly women. Chengdu police busted a gang of 28, involving over 1 million yuan and about 50 victims. Scammers used AI-generated images with human after-sales; one victim paid 2,000 yuan but couldn't reach them.....

4 days ago23.4K

NVIDIA Acquires Hugging Face for $1.29 Billion, Open-Source AI Foundation Joins the Computing Empire

Nvidia plans to acquire Hugging Face for $12.9B. Hugging Face has ~$150M annual revenue and is near profitability; the bid is ~80x revenue. Closed-source labs are reducing reliance on Nvidia hardware; OpenAI partners with Broadcom on custom chips. Nvidia pledged $26B over 5 years for open-source models to capture the ecosystem.....

4 days ago20.1K

Xiaopeng Robotaxi Begins Unmanned Road Testing, Equipped with Second-Generation VLA Has Completed Over 2000 Internal Tests

On Aug 27, XPeng announced its Robotaxi with the second-gen VLA model started fully driverless road tests after receiving Guangzhou remote testing qualification. Since June employee beta, 2,000+ orders were completed in two months, validating booking, pickup, and trip services.....

4 days ago14.1K

Public Welfare Advertisement: Pedestrian Head and Feet Disordered, Garbage Bags Emerge from Brooms - Official Confirms It Was AI-Generated and Has Been Removed

A public service ad in Linfen, Shanxi was suspected AI-generated due to distorted images: pedestrians with mismatched heads and feet, a broom emerging from a garbage bag. After exposure, local officials replaced it overnight. The government confirmed the ad was AI-made by a partner agency; review only checked text, not visuals.....

4 days ago16.2K

Compressed from 3.3GB to 440MB! How does Tencent Hunyuan's ultra-low bit translation model achieve near-zero loss?

Tencent Hunyuan compressed a 1.8B edge-side translation model to hundreds of megabytes, achieving near-zero loss in translation quality, and has been applied to real-time translation of B站 live chat messages, supporting high-concurrency real-world applications. The model supports mutual translation among 33 languages, and its translation quality leads among models of the same size.

4 days ago15.7K

Claude Desktop Cowork Built-in Browser Released, Can Complete Web Operations Independently

Claude desktop Cowork adds a built-in browser that auto-opens in the sidebar for web tasks. It can browse, read, click, and type autonomously without extensions or setup. It is fully isolated from your daily browser, seeing no tabs, bookmarks, or saved passwords; handle site logins separately if needed.....

4 days ago14.9K

Amazon Orders Triple, NVIDIA Chips Become Global Big Tech Hard Currency

Amazon and Nvidia deepen ties: after deploying over 1M GPUs, orders tripled, planning 2M more, including Blackwell Ultra and Rubin chips, underscoring surging AI demand and the huge capital race behind computing power.....

4 days ago14.9K

Beijing Imposes First AIGC Business Secret Administrative Penalty Case, Company Fined 100,000 for Taking AI Software from Previous Company

Beijing Chaoyang's market regulator fined 100,000 yuan in the city's first AIGC trade secret administrative penalty case for unauthorized copying and use of a former employer's AI software, setting compliance red lines for the digital economy. The rights holder specializes in foreign-language dubbing for micro-dramas and AI multilingual film translation.....

4 days ago13.1K

Google Upgrades Gemini Live to Integrate with Spark, Voice Controls Gmail and Entire Suite

Google upgraded Gemini Live from a voice conversation tool toward productivity and intelligent agent workflows. Supporting 40+ languages since 2024 and deep Google app integration, the update strengthens task execution, cross-app collaboration, and personalization.....

4 days ago14.4K

Qwen3.8-Flash Agent Officially Launched, Qwen Office Enters the Era of Abundant and Efficient Management

Qianwen Office Platform launches Qwen3.8-Flash and Standard mode for all users, with lower credit use and faster token throughput. A dual-model system will follow: Standard mode covers 95% of daily office tasks, Advanced mode handles the remaining 5% complex tasks.....

4 days ago16.8K