Silo AI Launches Open Source Language Model 'Poro', Covering 24 Languages of the EU


AMD announced that it has officially completed the acquisition of Silo AI, one of Europe's largest private artificial intelligence laboratories. The transaction is valued at approximately $665 million, equivalent to around 4.77 billion yuan based on the latest exchange rate, and AMD will pay the entire amount in cash.
Mr. Zhang, a fruit farmer from Xinji City, Hebei, sold only 12 orders of fig saplings on a live-streaming e-commerce platform, but faced a 'refund only' request. The buyer attached a photo of withered leaves claiming the sapling died, but Zhang, using his experience, identified the photo as AI-generated, questioning its authenticity.....
Baidu reported Q1 2026 revenue of 32.1 billion yuan, with core business revenue of 26 billion yuan, up 2% year-on-year, exceeding expectations. AI business surged, with AI cloud revenue reaching 8.8 billion yuan, up 79%, and GPU cloud revenue skyrocketing 184%. Baidu AI Cloud has been upgraded to a full-stack AI cloud for large-scale agent applications, enhancing capabilities from underlying computing power to agent applications.....
Zhang Chaoyang, CEO of Sohu, stated at the 2026 Sohu Tech Forum that the company is not involved in developing large models with hundreds of billions of parameters in the 'first tier,' but focuses on rational applications based on its own business. This strategy reflects a pragmatic choice for mid-sized tech companies amid the AI boom, avoiding competition with giants by concentrating resources and making strategic trade-offs to prioritize real-w....
New research reveals a 'confidence illusion' where people perceive AI as more confident than humans, even when responses are identical. Published in Communications Psychology by University of Waterloo and UCL, the study shows this bias may influence decision-making when AI advice is involved.....