Apple AI Chief Steps Down Amid Struggles and Talent Exodus Apple has officially announced that its AI chief, John Giannandrea, will be stepping down — ending a seven-year tenure during which he reported directly to CEO Tim Cook. Reaction has been swift: many observers see this as the close of a
Poem Technology Releases PixVerse V5.5 — Domestic Edition as PaiWo AI V5.5 PixVerse V5.5 represents a major leap in AI video generation — evolving from isolated shot creation to automatic, coherent storytelling. This marks the transition into a practical stage with full narrative capability. Unlike earlier large models that
 # Xinzhiyuan Report ## Introduction While Silicon Valley debates **when** AI might surpass humanity, a group of “doomsday believers” has already turned its gaze toward one of the world’s oldest seats of power — the **Vatican**. Former Google researcher **John‑
From Zero to Natural Growth: How an AI Startup Solved the Cold Start Problem Are you building an AI product but struggling to find users? This deep-dive outlines how one AI startup moved from “no one uses it” to “users come naturally”. You'll learn cold-start strategies, channel combinations,
Gaining Greater Visibility into Network Traffic Across Hybrid and Cross‑Cloud Environments In modern hybrid environments — where infrastructure spans on‑premises data centers and multiple cloud providers — clear visibility into network traffic is essential. VPC Flow Logs have long provided detailed traffic records for Google Cloud subnets. But as network
Lingguang Users Create 3.3 Million Flash Apps in Just Two Weeks Following the explosive success of its “30-second app creation” feature at launch, on December 2 the general-purpose AI assistant Lingguang announced a remarkable milestone: In the two weeks since the Lingguang App went live, users have successfully created
AI Image Generation — From “Looks Great” to “Works Great” AI image generation tools are both lovable and frustrating. At first use (your first generation), results seem stunning — everything is amazing. But as you go deeper (create a series, integrate into a production workflow), unpredictability sets in. This “can only look,
# Beyond Websites & PPTs: Building Sci‑Fi Gesture Projects with Gemini 3 After the launch of **Gemini 3**, I kept asking myself — why do we limit AI to making websites or presentations? Gemini is now in its third generation — surely we can use it for something more **exciting**, visually **striking*
# Replicate Joins Cloudflare: A New Era for Global AI Infrastructure We’re excited to share that, as of today, **Replicate** is officially joining **Cloudflare**. --- ## Looking Back: The Spark That Started Replicate When we started Replicate in 2019: - **OpenAI** had just released **GPT‑2** as open-source. - Only a
Larry Ellison: The Silicon Valley "Old Boy" Driving AI’s New Wave --- Editor’s Note On September 10, a brief fluctuation in the rankings of the world’s richest individuals grabbed headlines. Elon Musk, 54, was momentarily overtaken by his old friend — Larry Ellison, 81 — whose wealth
xLLM: Pioneering Open-Source AI Infrastructure in China In the age of rapidly advancing domestic large models like DeepSeek, AI Infrastructure (AI Infra) has become as essential as water, electricity, and gas in the digital era. For years, this critical field was dominated by overseas frameworks such as vLLM and TensorRT-LLM.
AI Glasses: Opportunities for Startups in Niche and Vertical Markets Market Overview In late November 2025, Alibaba launched two series of Quark AI Glasses — S1 and G1 — covering six models. Within two days, sales exceeded 7,000 units, topping charts on JD.com, Taobao, and Douyin. By 2025, over 40