Kuankan Manhua Joins Forces with MiniMax to Launch AI Interactive Comics, Top IP Titles Start Immersive Mode

According to AIbase, on December 26, Kuankan Comics officially launched a new content format—"AI Companion Interactive Comics". This product integrates AI technology with a complete comic world, marking the entry of the comics industry into the "Fourth Channel of AI Experience" following webcomics and comic dramas.

MiniMax, Xiyu Technology, AI, Artificial Intelligence

Key Highlights: Bring Paper Characters to Life

This innovation is supported by the global AI giant MiniMax (Xiyu Technology). Based on MiniMax's video generation and voice generation models (including the newly filed M2.1 and Hailuo2.3 full-modal large models), Kuankan Comics has achieved the following immersive breakthroughs:

Multi-modal Interaction: Comic characters are no longer static images and text, but have the ability to "move and speak".
Deep Emotional Connection: Unlike tool-based AI, this intelligent entity has an independent storyline and shared memories with users. The character can make real-time, natural responses based on its own personality and user behavior.
First Batch of Characters: Including popular original IPs such as "DOLO The Last Summer", "Bloody Heartbeat Retro", and "SHElter She Belongs To".

MiniMax Collaborates with Huazhong University of Science and Technology to Open-Source VTP Technology! Optimizing the Visual Tokenizer Boosts DiT Generation Performance by 65.8%

MiniMax and Huazhong University of Science and Technology jointly open-source VTP technology, achieving a 65.8% improvement in image generation performance by optimizing only the visual tokenizer, without modifying the main model architecture, breaking the industry's traditional reliance on large models.

AI Unicorn MiniMax Passes HK Exchanges Listing Hearing: Alibaba and Tencent Jointly Invest

Chinese AI startup MiniMax (Xiyu Technology) has passed the listing hearing of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and is expected to become the AI technology company with the shortest time from establishment to IPO. The company was established in early 2022, with strong financial performance, ending September 2025 with a cash balance of 1.046 billion USD.

Chinese Large Models Rush for IPO! MiniMax, Zhipu, and Born Ready Technologies Have All Passed the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Hearing - The Capital Market Faces a Surge of AI Startups

Chinese large model companies are aggressively rushing toward listing. Recently, Born Ready Technologies, MiniMax, and Zhipu Huazhang have successively passed the Hong Kong Stock Exchange hearing or completed registration, marking that several leading AI companies have entered the final countdown for IPO. This reflects that the domestic large model industry is transitioning from the technology development stage to a crucial phase of commercialization and capitalization, with the industry facing an important turning point.

The Race for the First Major Model Stock: MiniMax and Zhipu AI Both Passed the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Hearing on the Same Day

MiniMax and Zhipu AI have passed the listing hearings of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, potentially becoming the first global AI large model companies to list. Both have obtained overseas listing approvals from China's securities regulator, setting a record for the fastest approval for mainland firms listing in Hong Kong.....