ENLatest AI NewsAI Companies Can Also Raise Funds by Token: Guangdong Introduces Token Loans for the First TimeOn Aug 14, Guangdong’s first token-economy financial product, Token Loan, launched in Haizhu, Guangzhou for computing/AI SMEs. BOC Guangzhou Branch’s Computing Power Token Loan bases quota on contract amount and token consumption, with credit, receivables pledge, order financing, plus guarantees/mortgages to expand…..6 hours ago9.9KMicrosoft Abandons Another AI Character: Copilot’s Yellow Monster Mico Retires and Transfers to Learning PlatformMicrosoft announced Mico, the expressive yellow blob in Copilot voice mode, will leave chat and move to Learn Live platform for more reactive content. Launched last October, under a year ago. AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman said it aimed to give chatbot identity. First reported by GeekWire…..6 hours ago9.7KMiniMax Launches Music3 Music Model: Generate Songs Up to 5 Minutes Long Based on Lyrics and DescriptionsMiniMax launches MiniMax-Music3, generating up to 5-min songs from lyrics and music description, outputting 32kHz 16-bit stereo WAV. It uses a hierarchical autoregressive architecture: an 8B Global LLM predicts first RVQ codebook per frame for long-range structure, initialized from Qwen3-8B…..7 hours ago11.4KMore than 200 Partners Have Joined in Advance, Qwen Open Platform Accelerates the Practical Application of AI Intelligent AgentsQianwen Open Platform launched on Aug 10, attracting over 200 ecosystem partners in 4 days. It lets developers create and integrate AI agents into Qianwen APP, covering logistics, real estate, local services, finance, auto and more. Partners include SF Express, Swan Home, Beike, Lenovo, Cainiao and Quark Drive…..7 hours ago9.0KPowerful! AI Cockpit Gains a New Strong Force, FAW-Volkswagen’s New Electric Star Officially Joins Doubao Large ModelFAW-Volkswagen’s electric ID. AURA T6 opened blind orders on Aug 14, confirming integration of Volcano Engine’s Doubao large model. Their smart cockpit partnership expands from fuel vehicles to pure electric models, marking a full upgrade…..8 hours ago8.7KApple HomePod mini 2 Expected to Launch This Autumn: Six Years of Development, AI Chip as the Core of the UpgradeThe 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…..8 hours ago9.6KDeepSeek V4 Pro Launches on Silicon Flow: A Million-Level Context Window with Three Levels of Reasoning Intensity, Cache Hit Cost Just $0.44 per Million TokensDeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 debuts Day-0 on SiliconFlow, featuring 1M context and low/high/max inference modes, focused on coding, tool calling, and agent workflows, MIT open source. Pricing: $1.32/M input, $3.96/M output, $0.44/M cache hit, with notable cache cost advantage…..8 hours ago10.7KBid Farewell to the Illusion of Local Models: Bailing Team Joins Forces with AReno to Establish a Local Intelligent Agent Reinforcement Learning LoopDeploying large models locally does not equate to being capable of handling real-world business tasks. AI still needs to accurately understand complex rules, adhere to safety boundaries, and correctly call external tools. To address this challenge, the Ant ASystem team has collaborated with AReno, a local training toolkit maintained by the open-source community, and the Bailing large model to introduce a lightweight post-training practice path, aiming to enhance the model’s ability to be applied in business scenarios.8 hours ago10.4KJD Seven Fresh Coffee Global Launch: 24-Hour Unmanned Store - Robots Make Coffee, AI Recommends Drinks, Located at Beijing Galaxy SohoJD Seven Fresh Coffee’s first 24-hour intelligent unmanned coffee shop will open on August 16th in Beijing Galaxy Soho. On the opening day, a live broadcast of robot-made coffee will be launched and a Guinness World Record attempt will begin. Customers who visit the store can get free robot-made coffee. The store focuses on 24/7 full automation, offering coffee, sparkling water, tea, probiotic juice, and more available at any time, with orders fulfilled instantly.9 hours ago10.1KUnlock Complex Office Work with Millions of Context! Kingsoft Office Linti Fully Launched, DeepSeek-V4 Official Version Dual ModelsKingsoft Office Lingxi Pro integrated DeepSeek-V4-Pro on Aug 14, 2026. Users switch manually without setup. Supports 1M token context, max output 384K tokens, benchmarks improved over Preview, differentiated real-world advantages…..9 hours ago10.6KBaidu GenFlow Officially Announces Chinese Name Kuku AI: Launches PC, Web, Mini Program, and Enterprise EditionOn August 14, Baidu Wenku’s general intelligent agent GenFlow was officially renamed “Kuku AI” and operates independently, launching a product matrix including PC client, web version, mini program, and enterprise edition. Its monthly ac