Robokuaikao Establishes Tech Company in Zigong, Including AI-Related Businesses

OpenAI Nears $40 Billion Funding Round Led by SoftBank, Potentially Valuing it at $300 Billion

According to a recent Bloomberg report, OpenAI is close to finalizing a massive $40 billion funding round led by SoftBank, marking the largest funding round in the history of the AI industry. This funding is expected to significantly boost OpenAI's valuation to approximately $300 billion, nearly double its valuation in October 2023. SoftBank will be the lead investor, initially committing $7.5 billion, with several other investment firms participating, including Magnetar Capital.

Alibaba Releases Qwen2.5-Omni, a New Generation of End-to-End Multimodal Model

The Alibaba Cloud Tongyi Qianwen Qwen team announced the launch of Qwen2.5-Omni, a new generation of end-to-end multimodal flagship model in the Qwen family. Designed for comprehensive multimodal understanding, this new model seamlessly handles various input formats including text, images, audio, and video, and generates text and natural speech synthesis outputs simultaneously via real-time streaming response.

SenseTime's 2024 Financial Report: Generative AI Revenue Soars 103%

SenseTime released its annual financial report, showcasing the company's performance over the past year. Overall, SenseTime achieved revenue of RMB 3.77 billion in 2024, a year-on-year increase of 10.8%. The report highlights the exceptional performance of its generative AI business, which reached RMB 2.4 billion in revenue, representing a remarkable 103.1% year-on-year growth. This marks the second consecutive year of triple-digit growth for SenseTime's generative AI business. According to the report, generative AI revenue...

Chengdu Aims for 130 Billion Yuan AI Industry by 2025

The Chengdu Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology recently held a media briefing to release the "2025 Chengdu Artificial Intelligence Industry Chain Development Work Points." The plan outlines Chengdu's commitment to fostering the development of the AI and robotics industry, aiming for a core industry scale of 130 billion yuan by 2025, with an annual growth rate exceeding 30%. This initiative seeks to establish Chengdu as a leading national hub for AI and robotics. To achieve this goal, Chengdu will focus on the three elements of AI: computing power, algorithms, and data. Firstly, in terms of computing power...

Ant Group Releases EnergyTS Large Model to Enhance New Energy Prediction Capabilities

Thunderbird AR Glasses and Tongyi Deeply Customized Large Model Collaborate for Significantly Improved Interactive Experience