Meta Announces Launch of Multimodal AI Features for Ray-Ban Smart Glasses


The first HomePod mini update in nearly six years may arrive this fall; delay due to waiting for next-gen Siri. New Apple TV 4K, full-size HomePod, and smart home displays are also postponed by AI delays, showing AI readiness now dictates Apple's hardware timing.....
Tencent's second-quarter financial report shows that AI has become the core focus: the Hunyuan large model is rapidly iterating, from Hy3 preview to the official version, and plans to launch Hy4 with even larger parameters; the office intelligent agent has initially established an advantage, with multiple products making progress; the Weixiao AI assistant for WeChat was launched in June and is now expanding gray testing. The fundamentals remain stable, with revenue reaching 204.79 billion yuan, showing growth year-on-year.
On August 11, Manus, a general AI agent platform, resumed independent operations with HQ in Singapore and user data stored in the US and Singapore, ending the 7+ month Meta acquisition saga. Meta’s previous $2B+ bid was blocked by China’s NDRC on national security grounds, mandating deal cancellation.....
ChatGPT and Gemini have each surpassed 1 billion users, signaling AI chatbots enter the mega-platform era. Google CEO Sundar Pichai publicly announced Gemini's milestone, while OpenAI quietly noted ChatGPT has over 1 billion users, with external data suggesting 1 billion monthly actives by June and 1 billion weekly by July. The contrasting disclosure styles highlight new competition dynamics among super platforms.....
Investor Duan Yongping denied investing in large AI models but wished Liang Wenfeng success. Both Zhejiang University alumni, Duan praised Liang, saying 'you can't beat stock trading in the AI era.'....