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Samsung Electronics' first-quarter financial report shows that its chip business has seen a profit increase of nearly 50 times due to the AI boom and a rebound in memory demand. The company announced its entry into the AI glasses market, planning to launch smart glasses offering an immersive, multimodal AI experience. Meanwhile, it warned that supply shortages may persist until 2027 due to strong demand.
Apple agreed to pay $250 million to settle a class-action lawsuit, accused of falsely advertising Siri's AI capabilities at the end of 2024. Plaintiffs claimed that the AI abilities Apple advertised did not exist at the time and have yet to be implemented, possibly taking more than two years to launch, aiming to boost iPhone sales.
Moxing Intelligence completed a Pre-A round financing worth several hundred million yuan, led by Datai Capital with multiple institutions participating. Existing shareholders continued to increase their investment. The company has completed three rounds of financing in two years, positioning itself as a Token infrastructure provider for AGI, with core products driving the development of artificial intelligence.
SAP announced the acquisition of German AI startup Prior Labs, with plans to invest 1 billion euros over four years to build a structured data AI lab. The transaction requires regulatory approval, and the amount was not disclosed, but it is reported to be almost entirely a cash transaction, with the founding team set to receive over 500 million USD in cash. Prior Labs was established 18 months ago and focuses on developing Tabular Foundation Models (TFMs) for processing structured data.
OpenAI officially released the GPT-5.5Instant model and set it as the default version for ChatGPT, replacing GPT-5.3Instant. The new version focuses on three major optimizations: more accurate responses, more concise expression, and more personalized perception. Especially in mathematical and professional fields, it shows remarkable performance, effectively reducing 'hallucinations' and improving user interaction experience.