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DeepSeek reportedly launches first funding round at over $10 billion valuation
DeepSeek, which has repeatedly rejected venture capital, now plans to raise no less than $300 million in external funds.
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Alibaba open-sources Qwen3.6-35B-A3B to rival larger AI models in coding
Alibaba open-sourced the 35-billion-parameter Qwen3.6-35B-A3B model, which activates only 3 billion parameters during each inference.
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Huawei unveils OfficeClaw to capture China's growing desktop AI market
OfficeClaw focuses on office scenarios, including content generation, smart local file organization, and the rapid creation of professional presentations.
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StepFun introduces StepAudio 2.5 TTS, targeting booming AI content market
StepAudio 2.5 TTS is designed to let ordinary users easily become voice directors using natural language.
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Alibaba launches Happy Oyster world model for real-time 3D creation
Happy Oyster generates dynamic 3D environments, providing technical support for scenarios like film production and game development.
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Tencent open-sources HY-World 2.0 to turn text into playable 3D worlds
Tencent has officially open-sourced HY-World 2.0, allowing users to generate 3D assets that seamlessly integrate into mainstream game engines using just text or image inputs.
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Alibaba launches second Qwen AI glasses S1
Alibaba has launched its second Qwen AI glasses, the S1, just one month after the release of its predecessor.
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Baidu open-sources Ernie-Image model, bringing top-tier rendering to consumer GPUs
Baidu open-sourced its 8-billion-parameter text-to-image model Ernie-Image, which runs smoothly on consumer graphics cards with 24 GB of VRAM.
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DeepSeek plans Inner Mongolia data center ahead of new AI model launch
Ulanqab in Inner Mongolia is considered one of China's best cities for data centers, boasting abundant power and ideal natural climate conditions.
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ByteDance opens Seedance 2.0 API globally as OpenAI retreats
ByteDance's Volcano Engine fully opens its Seedance 2.0 API services as OpenAI shuts down its Sora model.
