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Today’s Digest 

Zhipu ZCode visual programming launched, StepFun image model upgraded
Top models fail scientific research evaluation, NPR framework enables parallel inference
Vibe Engineering gains attention, SO survey shows high AI penetration
Claude conversation-to-web tool open-sourced, AI automatically generates emoji packs
Bao Yu shares article analysis Prompt, Tencent Meeting transcribes long podcasts

Product & Feature Updates

  1. Zhipu AI Unveils ZCode, a Visual Programming Marvel. Zhipu AI just dropped ZCode, a game-changing visual AI programming environment (AI News) ! This bad boy totally zaps the pain out of command-line interactions, making models like Claude Code super user-friendly. It even lets you switch between multiple models with a single click and boasts a Git-like version rollback feature . Developers can now see code changes visually and even hit the web for searches via MCP protocol. So, yeah, AI programming is no longer a dark terminal nightmare – it’s a slick, desktop-level workflow. ✨
    AI News: ZCode visual programming interface launched by Zhipu AI

  2. StepFun Quietly Rolls Out NextStep-1.1 Model. StepFun just dropped a subtle update, quietly launching its NextStep-1.1 image model. This new version totally nixes screen artifacts and supercharges image quality using Reinforcement Learning (AI News) . Compared to its predecessor, it crushes it with clearer textures, all while sticking to its stream-matching architecture. Even with competitors making big waves, StepFun is staying true to its self-developed path . This update proves they’re serious about continuous iteration in visual generation. 🖼️
    AI News: Detailed image generated by StepFun NextStep-1.1

Cutting-Edge Research

  1. Top AI Models Flunk Scientific Research Capability Test. Top AI models are nowhere near being qualified scientists, so let’s pump the brakes on the ‘AI for research’ hype! A new evaluation from Shanghai AI Lab, SGI-Bench (AI News) , just dropped, comprehensively testing AI’s general scientific abilities. The results? Even the mighty Gemini-3-Pro only scored a measly 33 points. While models are decent at generating creative ideas, their long-chain reasoning tends to fall apart. Real AI scientists need solid wet-lab planning and multimodal perception, plain and simple. 🧪
    AI News: SGI-Bench scientific capability evaluation framework proposed by Shanghai AI Lab

  2. Tongyan Institute’s NPR Framework Enables Parallel Inference. Tongyan Institute just unveiled its NPR framework, finally letting agents ditch single-threaded thinking! Traditional chains of thought often hit dead ends, but NPR delivers genuine native parallel inference (AI News) . It’s like MapReduce for AI, exploring multiple paths simultaneously before synthesizing the optimal solution. Thanks to self-distillation and parallel reinforcement learning, model inference speed got a whopping 4.6x boost! This is a massive step, signaling AI’s evolution towards complex, multi-dimensional thinking . 🧠🚀
    AI News: Parallel inference architecture diagram of Tongyan Institute’s NPR framework

Industry Outlook & Social Impact

  1. Vibe Engineering: The Future is Here. Forget Vibe Coding – it’s just not enough! We gotta level up to Vibe Engineering (AI News) . Kitze wisely points out that blindly trusting AI code is a total gamble; seasoned developers should be the architects, plain and simple. Think of AI agents as your sidekicks, not as total code overlords. Down the road, there’ll even be a whole new gig for fixing AI code, making folks who get the underlying principles way more valuable. So, don’t be a copy-paste coder; be an engineer who masters AI! 🛠️🧠
    AI News: Kitze’s speech comparing Vibe Coding and Engineering

  2. Stack Overflow’s 2025 Developer Survey. Stack Overflow just dropped its 2025 Developer Survey, and guess what? AI penetration hit an all-time high! Programmers from 177 countries worldwide weighed in, with AI Agents being a super hot topic. The data clearly shows that developers who aren’t hip to AI are losing their competitive edge. And while AI can whip up code in a flash, the responsibility for code review (AI News) just got a whole lot heavier. This report is definitely a must-read reference for global tech trends. 📈👩‍💻
    AI News: Stack Overflow 2025 Developer Survey data chart

Top Open-Source Projects

  1. Claude Code Conversation to HTML Tool. This Python tool (AI News) is a game-changer for turning Claude Code conversations into slick HTML! Let’s be real, native CLI for long chats is a pain, and this project totally nails that pain point. It lets you export local or web-based interaction logs into shareable pages. Developers can now clearly retrace their decision paths, just like flipping through perfectly organized project documentation . Super handy for geeks who need to archive or share their coding journeys. 💻✨
    AI News: HTML session page generated by Claude Code Transcripts

Social Media Shares

  1. AI-Powered Automatic Emoji Pack Generator. These days, you don’t even need to write code to build a product – AI handles the whole shebang! Gorden Sun shared an example of an entirely AI-automated emoji pack generator (AI News) with super low costs. This is what Vibe Product is all about: you just tell it what you need, and AI makes it happen! 🤖✨

  2. Bao Yu Shares Deep Article Analysis Prompt. Bao Yu just shared a killer article analysis prompt (AI News) that’s more than just a translation tool! It offers deep, multi-dimensional insights, digging into core arguments, background context, and more. This framework is a total win for readers, helping them quickly extract value and build some serious critical thinking skills. 🤯💡
    AI News: Bao Yu’s shared deep article analysis Prompt framework

  3. Using Tencent Meeting for AI Podcast Summaries. Long podcasts are a total time suck, but this blogger found a brilliant hack: using Tencent Meeting to generate AI summaries (AI News) on autopilot! Luo Yonghao’s livestreams alone can take hours to listen through, but AI can quickly distill the key points. This is an absolute game-changer for information retrieval efficiency! 🎧⚡
    AI News: Using Tencent Meeting AI summary to record Luo Yonghao’s live stream content

  4. AI Companion for Huangdi Neijing (Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon). Tackling ancient texts like the ‘Huangdi Neijing’ (Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon)? Just chuck whatever you don’t get straight to AI for an explanation! Read and ask as you go; AI is like having a knowledgeable teacher (AI News) right by your side. Sure, it might hallucinate now and then, but a few follow-up questions usually get you to the bottom of the issue. 📚🤖

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