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AI Daily Briefing 2026/1/1

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Today’s Summary

Xiaomi MiMo Public Beta Extended to 2026, Free for Users
Moonshot AI Secures $500M Funding, Cash Reserves Exceed 10 Billion
SoftBank Invests $40B in OpenAI, Acquires 10% Stake
Luo Yonghao Launches AI Book-Reading App, "Yeting," with Deep Interpretations
Tencent Open-Sources 1 Billion Parameter 3D Action Generation Model

Product & Feature Updates

1. Xiaomi MiMo Public Beta Extended to 2026. Xiaomi has announced an extension for its MiMo Public Beta (AI News) until 2026. Users can keep enjoying the 309 billion-parameter model for free! The company plans to roll out a payment system before the beta wraps up, with API pricing set at 0.7 yuan per million tokens for domestic input. Talk about a vote of confidence in AI News Technology from Xiaomi!
   
   

2. Tuya Smart Launches Hey Tuya Life Assistant. Tuya Smart just dropped “Hey Tuya,” an operating system-level AI Assistant (AI News) . This new assistant can deeply coordinate all your whole-house smart hardware. Get this: users can DIY scenarios like building blocks, managing home security, and even taking meeting minutes! Right now, this awesome feature is kicking off its Beta Test (AI News) .

3. Luo Yonghao Launches AI Book-Reading App, Yeting. Luo Yonghao has just unveiled his self-developed AI Product (AI News) , “Yeting.” This app is all about in-depth voice explanations of books, with each interpretation clocking in at 1 to 2 hours. And get this – the annual fee is a super competitive 37.8 yuan! Plus, users can even customize voice models (AI News) of their favorite talk show comedians.
   
   

4. Quark AI Glasses Receive First OTA Upgrade. Quark AI Glasses just got its first OTA Upgrade (AI News) ! This update brings some cool new features, including a super handy graphic and text memo function. These glasses can now simultaneously understand complex commands, like handling navigation and music at the same time. Plus, its translation capabilities now cover a whopping 89 languages! Users can grab this update simply through an APP Push Notification (AI News) .

Cutting-Edge Research

1. Tencent Open-Sources 1 Billion Parameter Action Generation Model. The Tencent Hunyuan team just open-sourced their Action Generation Model (AI News) , HY-Motion1.0. This bad boy boasts a whopping 1 billion parameters and can generate smooth 3D skeletal animations from text with just one click! It’s also Blender-compatible, which is a huge boost for game NPC development. Oh, and a lightweight version is available for Download (AI News) too!
   
   

2. ProGuard: Proactive Multimodal Protection. Researchers have introduced ProGuard, a proactive Multimodal Protection (AI News) solution! What’s neat is that this system can identify risks without needing to tweak the model. The team even built an 87K balanced dataset for training, and ProGuard totally rocked it in unsafe content classification. Talk about a major win: its proactive risk detection capability saw a massive boost of 52.6% (AI News) !

3. Multi-Vulnerability Detection for Large Models Faces Challenges. A new benchmark has been released for Multi-Vulnerability Detection (AI News) in LLMs! This study covers four languages, including C and Python. The experiments showed that as vulnerability density increases, performance takes a sharp nosedive. For instance, Llama-3.3’s accuracy plummeted by a staggering 40% under high-density conditions. This really highlights the Achilles’ heel of LLMs when it comes to Code Security (AI News) .

Industry Outlook & Social Impact

1. Moonshot AI Secures $500 Million Series C Funding. Moonshot AI just bagged a sweet $500 million in Series C Funding (AI News) ! This means their cash reserves have now soared past 10 billion yuan. CEO Yang Zhilin isn’t rushing for an IPO, by the way. Instead, the company plans to roll out double salary incentives in 2026. Their big goal? To become a global leader in Leading AGI News !
   
   

2. MiniMax Plans Hong Kong IPO Listing. MiniMax is totally gearing up for an IPO Listing (AI News) in Hong Kong! With stock code 00100, they’re looking to raise over $600 million. Alibaba and the Abu Dhabi Authority are leading the cornerstone investment, and get this: the company’s B2B gross profit margin has already seen a massive improvement. This sure makes them a strong contender to be the First AI News Stock on the Hong Kong exchange!

3. SoftBank Completes $40 Billion OpenAI Investment. SoftBank has officially finalized its whopping OpenAI Investment (AI News) ! A cool $40 billion is all in the bank, bringing SoftBank’s stake in OpenAI to over 10%. These funds are earmarked to back the “Star Gate Project,” a massive computing infrastructure initiative. Meanwhile, OpenAI itself is also busy getting ready for an Listing (AI News) !

4. NRTA Cracks Down on AI-Modified Videos. The National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) just announced a major crackdown on AI-Modified Videos (AI News) ! Starting in 2026, they’re launching a special governance action, primarily focusing on protecting China’s Four Great Classical Novels and classic animations. This whole move aims to curb vulgarization and malicious tampering. Basically, the regulator is drawing a clear red line for AI News Content !

5. Tencent Cloud AI Deployed in Over 100 Financial Scenarios. Tencent Cloud has just dropped its Financial AI Report Card (AI News) , and wow! Their large models have already been deployed in over 100 business scenarios within the finance sector. They’re teaming up with big players like ICBC and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, offering solutions that support secure and controllable private deployments. This is a huge deal, signaling that Financial AI News is really diving into the deep end!

Top Open-Source Projects

1. Get True FLAC Audio Quality from Spotify. Looking to snag High-Quality Music (AI News) from Spotify? This tool is your go-to! It lets you download true FLAC audio without even needing an account, and it supports sources like Tidal and Amazon Music. No wonder this project has already racked up 1.4k Stars!

2. Organic Maps: Offline Map App. You seriously need to check out Organic Maps, this fantastic Offline Map APP (AI News) ! It’s completely free, comes with absolutely no ad tracking, and pulls its data straight from the OpenStreetMap community. No wonder travelers absolutely adore this project, giving it a whopping 12.5k Stars!

Social Media Shares

1. Zhihuijun Unveils Personal Humanoid Robot. Zhihuijun just dropped his epic annual Finale Work (AI News) – a personal humanoid robot! Get this: it’s the world’s first, boasting full-body force control and a super compact size. Geeks everywhere are absolutely losing their minds over how cool it is!

2. 2025 Year-End AI Technology Breakthrough Survey. Baoyu has released his Year-End AI Survey (AI News) ! The big takeaway? The consensus is that reasoning capability is the key breakthrough. Everyone’s raving about Claude Code, which was crowned the year’s most stunning product. And get this: future Agents are expected to learn ‘slow thinking’ 🧠!
   
   

3. Luo Yonghao’s Hilarious Showdown with Doubao AI. Luo Yonghao went head-to-head with Doubao AI (AI News) live on stage, and it was hilarious! Their back-and-forth dialogue had the entire audience cracking up. Seriously, this was a super entertaining human-AI interaction demo. You gotta check out this awesome clip! 👇
   
   

4. Qwen Releases Enhanced Image Model. Qwen just dropped an enhanced version of its Image Model (AI News) ! This new model seriously amps up the realism of human figures, and the detail rendering for natural landscapes is now super intricate. Plus, text and image layouts are way more precise! Talk about an upgrade ✨!

5. Senior Developers Prefer Control Over Vibe with AI. Turns out, senior developers aren’t really about the ‘Vibe’ when it comes to AI. Research shows these pros actually prefer precise control over AI-Generated Code (AI News) . They’re all about writing super detailed prompts, viewing AI as a solid collaborator rather than some fully autonomous robot tool 🤖.

6. Iteration is the Core of Agent Engineering. Here’s a fantastic deep dive on Agent Engineering (AI News) ! This article argues that going live is just the beginning of the learning process. You’ve gotta build that crucial build-test-observe loop. Because let’s be real, the production environment is an agent’s true teacher 🧑‍🏫!
   
   

7. Claude Code: Practical Tools Shared. Developers are dishing out the deets on three super useful Claude Tools (AI News) ! This includes a conversation bridging tool for WhatsApp, a rock-solid browser automation plugin, and a coding assistant that’s great at keeping context. Talk about a developer’s dream toolkit 🛠️!
   
   

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