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Today is the fifth day of the Chinese New Year, Tencent's newly launched AI-native community 'Yuanbao' has announced that users only need to stay active in the group, chat with fellow members, listen to music together, watch videos, and welcome the God of Wealth. When the group atmosphere reaches its peak, 'Yuanbao' will transform into the God of Wealth and distribute surprise red envelopes. This red envelope distribution method is simple and easy to understand, requiring no complicated operations, making it easy for even elderly parents to participate and claim the red envelopes. The red envelopes are of the 'grab your luck' type, with the amount you receive depending entirely on your luck, adding fun and excitement to the event.
Today, Hong Kong stocks experienced the first trading day of the lunar Year of the Horse. While the overall market was weak, the AI large model sector showed vigorous vitality. Zhipu and MINIMAX saw significant stock price increases and became the focus of the market. The leading company in large models, Zhipu, experienced a sharp rise today, with its closing price increase expanding to 42.72%, finally settling at 725 HKD, and its total market value exceeded 323.2 billion HKD.
Recently, Google officially launched the new core model Gemini 3.1 Pro, marking a new stage in the development of artificial intelligence technology. Gemini 3.1 Pro is specifically designed to tackle complex problems in scientific, engineering, and research fields, focusing on enhancing core reasoning capabilities, achieving significant improvements in efficiency and accuracy when solving cutting-edge challenges. Official information shows that the model performed excellently in multiple rigorous benchmark tests. For example, in the ARC-AGI-2 test, which evaluates logical pattern processing capabilities, Gemini 3.1 Pro demonstrated outstanding performance in actual measurements.
On February 19, Bloomberg reported that OpenAI is about to complete a funding round exceeding $100 billion. This record-breaking capital injection is expected to push its post-investment valuation above $850 billion (approximately 5.88 trillion Chinese yuan at the current exchange rate), instantly drawing widespread attention from the tech and investment sectors. In the first batch of funds from this round, strategic investors occupy a central position, with Amazon, SoftBank Group, NVIDIA, and Microsoft all listed among the core participants. Further information indicates that if all parties execute at the maximum discussed amount, the investment size
Recently, World Labs, a startup co-founded by AI industry leader Fei-Fei Li, performed impressively in its latest round of funding, successfully raising $1 billion, which has drawn widespread attention from the industry. The funding round featured a strong lineup, with Autodesk being an important investor, injecting $200 million into World Labs. Additionally, well-known companies and investment institutions such as Andreessen Horowitz, NVIDIA, and AMD have also participated, providing significant momentum for the development of this startup.