Microsoft Azure AI Adds 40 New Large Models, Covering Text, Image, Code, and Speech Generation

Translated data: Microsoft Azure AI has introduced 40 new large-scale models in its cloud development platform, covering various domains such as text, image, code, and voice generation. Developers can easily integrate these models through APIs or SDKs, and find suitable products in the model marketplace by searching with keywords. Notable new models include Whisper V3, Stable Diffusion, Phi, Falcon, and others, offering developers more options to meet diverse content generation needs.

Previous company of Intel, Articul8 Secures Over $350 Million in Series B Financing, Valuation Surges to $500 Million, Aiming at AI Applications in Highly Regulated Industries

The AI company Articul8, incubated by Intel, quickly rose after its establishment in early 2024. Recently, it announced that the $700 million Series B financing has completed half of the target, with a pre-money valuation of $500 million, which is five times higher than the $100 million valuation after the Series A round. The round was led by Adara Ventures, with follow-on investments from Aditya Birla Ventures and others, highlighting the market's preference for vertical-specific, controllable, and audit-friendly enterprise-level AI solutions.

Zhixuan Robotics Collaborates with MiniMax! Jointly Promoting Full-Chain AI Technology for Embodied Intelligence Speech Interaction and Text-to-Speech in Humanoid Robots

Zhixuan Robotics has reached a strategic cooperation with MiniMax, which will provide end-to-end text-to-speech technology for its humanoid robots, enhancing the robots' natural interaction and emotional expression capabilities in real-world scenarios. The collaboration focuses on speech synthesis, utilizing high-naturalness speech generation, multi-emotion intonation modeling, and other technologies to create "speaking" intelligent agents.

Accelerating the Evolution of Edge-side Large Models: Mingsheng Intelligent Secures Billions in New Funding, Deeply Investing in Smart Cockpit and Terminal Ecosystem

Mingsheng Intelligent has completed a funding round worth billions of yuan, with investors including Jingguorui and Guoke Investment. The funds will be primarily invested in the research and development of efficient large models for edge-side applications, to strengthen its technological advantage in the terminal intelligence market. As a pioneer in the field of edge-side AI in China, the company has established a complete system from theory to full-scenario products.

Anhui's 14th Five-Year Plan Focuses on AI: Building a National Data Hub, Cultivating Large Models, and Promoting Artificial Intelligence + to Fully Empower Thousands of Industries

Anhui released the proposal for the "14th Five-Year Plan", emphasizing economic upgrading driven by technological innovation, with a focus on promoting the construction of Digital Anhui. It will build a high-level national data element comprehensive pilot zone, innovate the development and utilization model of data resources, create a national integrated data market hub, and promote the development of the real economy.

Domestic Large Models Compete for a Spot in the Hong Kong Stock Market: MiniMax, Zhipu, and Moonshot Compete for the Title of 'First AI Stock in China'

The domestic large model sector is shifting from technological competition to capital racing. Three leading AI unicorns - MiniMax, Zhipu AI, and Moonshot - are aggressively advancing their plans for listing on the Hong Kong stock market, competing for the title of "First AI Stock in China." None of the three companies have publicly commented, but multiple sources indicate that the battle for listing has already begun, with MiniMax possibly being the first to ring the bell.