Today's Top Tech News
The DeepSeek Moment for AI Voice Model
Baidu unveiled the industry's first cross-attention-based end-to-end speech-language model. With more realistic conversations, deployment costs have been reduced by 50-90% compared to the industry average, cutting the response time to just ~1 second.
Meta Previews Next-Gen Smart Glasses
Meta is reportedly preparing a higher-end version of its Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses with a built-in screen to launch as early as by the end of the year.
OpenAI's $40B Power Surge and New Model Preview
OpenAI's $40 billion funding, primarily from SoftBank, underscores the growing investment in AI. Concurrently, the forthcoming open-weight AI model aims to foster innovation and collaboration in the AI community.
Expert Analysis
"Shows that the market has confidence in OpenAI and its team to continue its innovation and leading cutting edge AI technologies."
Neil Chen, Chartered Accountant, Preface nomad
Copyright Debate Behind AI Ghibli Pics
ChatGPT's new image generation feature go rivals for creating Ghibli-style images.However, it has also sparked a copyright debate regarding whether AI companies are unfairly using artists' works for model training.
Huawei Brews a Comeback
The latest report indicates Huawei's FY2024 revenue soared by 22% to 862.1 billion yuan, nearing its 2020 peak. This growth was fueled by a 38% increase in its consumer segment, highlighting a robust resurgence in the smartphone market.
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