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Stepfun Releases Step 3.7: An Open-Source Flash LLM for the Agent Era
Shanghai-based StepFun has released Step 3.7, an open-source Flash LLM specifically engineered for the burgeoning Agent Era, signaling a major push toward efficient, deployable large language models. ...
May 29, 2026
MiniMax Surpasses One Million Clients, Fueling China's AI Infrastructure Boom
China's MiniMax has achieved a significant milestone, surpassing one million clients and demonstrating fivefold growth within the last six months. Rapid Expansion Fuels AI Infrastructure Demand The ...
May 28, 2026
Tencent Launches Global Productivity AI Agent to Challenge International Tech Giants
Tencent has significantly broadened its global artificial intelligence presence with the launch of a new productivity AI agent designed to streamline complex workflows for enterprise clients worldwide...
May 28, 2026
VGGT-Edit: New Framework Achieves 120x Speedup in 3D Scene Editing
A joint research effort from Peking University, the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), and Shanghai AI Lab unveiled VGGT-Edit, a 3D scene editing framework capable of rendering results at an unpr...
May 28, 2026
Alibaba's New AI Model Outperforms OpenAI and Google in Coding Benchmarks
Alibaba’s latest artificial intelligence model, Qwen 3.7-Max, has outperformed both OpenAI and Google in rigorous coding benchmarks, signaling a significant competitive shift within the global AI la...
May 27, 2026
Alipay Launches World's First AI-Native Payment Infrastructure After 300 Million Transactions
Ant Group's Alipay has processed 300 million AI-powered transactions, marking the launch of what is being designated as the world's first AI-native payment infrastructure. This significant milestone ...
May 27, 2026
ByteDance Opens Seed Share Purchasing Window for All Employees
ByteDance has opened the seed share purchasing window to all employees, allowing staff to acquire shares at a price of $13 per share. Employee Equity Access Expands at ByteDance The decision grants ...
May 27, 2026
Meituan Unveils LongCat-Video-Avatar 1.5: Open-Source Framework for Photorealistic Digital Human Video
Meituan released LongCat-Video-Avatar 1.5, an open-source framework enabling the generation of highly photorealistic digital human videos from static photographs. Framework Capabilities and Technical...
May 27, 2026
Nvidia Pours $150B into Taiwan, Highlighting AI's Reliance on Semiconductor Ecosystem
Nvidia is channeling up to $150 billion annually into Taiwanese AI suppliers, underscoring the critical dependence of global artificial intelligence infrastructure on Taiwan’s semiconductor ecosyste...
May 27, 2026
Lightwheel AI Secures Funding to Build Physical Infrastructure for Next-Gen AI Models
Lightwheel AI secured a new funding round to accelerate the construction of proprietary physical infrastructure for training next-generation artificial intelligence models. Investment Fuels Physical ...
May 26, 2026