AI Models
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Alibaba releases Qwen3.6-Max preview with stronger instruction-following capabilities
Qwen3.6-Max-Preview is the most powerful model in the Qwen series, significantly improving agent programming capabilities.
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Alibaba to open AI video model HappyHorse for testing on Apr 27, challenging ByteDance
Alibaba will open API testing for its AI video model HappyHorse to enterprise clients on April 27, with a commercial launch planned for May.
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DeepSeek V4 launch expected this week following researcher's tweet
A social media post by an industry insider suggests the highly anticipated DeepSeek V4 large model is highly likely to be officially released this week.
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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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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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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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Chinese AI startup MiniMax open-sources self-evolving M2.7 model
MiniMax officially open-sourced its self-evolving M2.7 model, securing deep integration support from leading global chipmakers and inference platforms.
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Chinese AI star DeepSeek targets late Apr for V4 model release
DeepSeek's next-generation flagship V4 model will be released in late April, according to the Chinese AI company's founder.









