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AI News Daily 2026/1/21

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Today’s Highlights

MiniMax's Agent 2.0 desktop version can read local files, reaching 95% professionalism.
Google Gemini's "Instant Answer" feature launched, skipping deep thinking, available across all platforms.
DeepSeek discovered to engage in multi-role internal debate during inference, validating the social brain hypothesis.
Musk sues OpenAI for 930 billion, alleging abandonment of its non-profit mission; court case set for next year.
Microsoft's agent-lightning open-sourced, hitting 10.6k stars, becoming an ultimate AI agent training tool.

Product & Feature Updates

1. MiniMax Agent 2.0 Launches 🚀 MiniMax Agent 2.0 is here with a desktop version! 🤯 It can read local files. This new version supports Windows and Mac, available via MiniMax Official Website (AI News) . Expert Agents are boosting professionalism to a whopping 95%, making automated productivity just take off!

2. Google Gemini “Instant Answer” Goes Live 💡 Google Gemini’s “Instant Answer” feature is live! Don’t feel like waiting for deep thinking? Just one click to skip it. This feature is being pushed to all platforms: Android, iOS, and web via Gemini App (AI News) . Both Pro and ‘Thinking’ versions can use it, and it’s available for free and paid users alike. What a win! 🎉

3. Kunlun Wanwei Rolls Out Skywork Design Agent 🎨 Kunlun Wanwei has rolled out its Skywork Design Agent, enabling even beginners to create stunning designs! Skywork Design (AI News) focuses on posters, logos, and social media materials. You can upload reference images, and the AI will learn the style. Plus, its self-developed canvas engine supports powerful partial redrawing. 💪

Cutting-Edge Research

1. Google Discovers DeepSeek’s “Multiple Personalities” 🧠 Google has uncovered DeepSeek’s “multiple personalities”! During inference, the model appears to have internal “group chats” among self-split roles. The harder the problem, the more intense the debate, as shown in the Paper Address (AI News) . This really makes the social brain hypothesis resonate with AI. Mind-blowing! 🤯

2. VIGA: A Breakthrough in Visual Inverse Graphics Agents 💡 VIGA marks a breakthrough as a Visual Inverse Graphics Agent! This bad boy can reconstruct 3D scenes from a single image. The arXiv Paper (AI News) introduces its closed-loop reasoning, boosting BlenderGym performance by 35%. What’s cool is the model needs no fine-tuning, making it super versatile. Impressive stuff! ✨

3. MHA2MLA-VLM Compresses KV Cache 🔥 MHA2MLA-VLM is compressing KV cache, speeding up visual language model inference! The Research Paper (AI News) explains how it uses low-rank approximation. Modality decoupling separately compresses visual and text data, leading to parameter-efficient fine-tuning and lower costs. That’s a huge win! 🚀

4. HIMVH: A New Financial Anti-Fraud Model 🛡️ HIMVH is a new financial anti-fraud model, inspired by the hippocampus! This model detects disguised transactions, as detailed in the Paper Details (AI News) . It’s boasting an AUC increase of 6.42% and has even cracked the long-tail distribution problem. Talk about a game-changer! 🌟

Industry Outlook & Social Impact

1. Musk Sues OpenAI for 930 Billion 💰 Musk is suing OpenAI for a whopping 930 billion! He’s basically saying, “What happened to the non-profit promise?!” The Case Details (AI News) reveal accusations of abandoning their initial mission. And get this, xAI and Tesla are also heating up the competition. The trial is set for next April in California. Drama! 🍿

2. AI Server Shipments Surge by 28.3% 📈 AI server shipments are absolutely skyrocketing, up by 28.3%! Inference demand is blowing up. A TrendForce Report (AI News) shows that major players’ capital expenditures have surged by 40%. Self-developed ASICs now account for 27.8% of the market, while GPU servers have dipped below 70% for the first time. The game is changing! 🚀

3. UK MPs Warn of Financial AI Risks ⚠️ UK MPs are sounding the alarm on financial AI risks, warning that regulation is falling behind! The Parliamentary Report (AI News) criticizes the “wait-and-see” approach. They’re worried that algorithmic convergence could trigger a systemic crisis. Yikes! 😬 The report calls for guidelines by year-end. Time to get moving! 💨

TOP Open Source Projects

1. Microsoft’s agent-lightning Open-Sourced ⭐ 10.6k Microsoft’s agent-lightning has been open-sourced and is already a hit with 10.6k stars! This project is being hailed as the ultimate AI agent training tool, and it absolutely blew up right after its release. Its star count is still soaring! Talk about a hot commodity. 🔥

2. go2rtc Camera Streaming ⭐ 11.3k go2rtc is a camera streaming powerhouse, boasting 11.3k stars! It supports the entire RTSP and WebRTC ecosystem, including HomeKit and FFmpeg. You can find all the details at the Project Address (AI News) . This truly is the ultimate streaming solution. 💪

3. TaskExplorer Task Manager ⭐ 2.6k TaskExplorer is a task manager with 2.6k stars that’s way more powerful than your system’s default! DavidXanatos Open Source (AI News) has packed it with richer features, making process management seriously pro. Impressive, right? 🤩

4. Hyperparameter Tech’s COTA Game Agent 🎮 Hyperparameter Tech’s COTA Game Agent is here, and it’s touted as the first usable LLM game AI! You can check out the Playable Demo Entrance (AI News) . This agent makes real-time, high-frequency decisions, and its chain of thought is fully visible throughout. Its dual-system layered architecture even mimics human thinking. That’s next-level! 🚀

Social Media Shares

1. X Open-Sources New Recommendation Algorithm 💡 X has open-sourced a new recommendation algorithm! According to Huang Yun’s Share (AI News) , replies can boost your exposure by 75 times! Interaction is apparently more powerful than mutual follows. Just don’t spam, or you’ll get throttled. It’s all about resonating with your readers. That’s the secret sauce! ✨

2. Agent Skills Security Vulnerabilities Exposed ⚠️ Agent Skills security vulnerabilities have been exposed! A whopping 26% of them have security issues. A Paper Analysis (AI News) scanned over 40,000 skills, revealing that data exfiltration accounts for 13.3% of the problems. What’s worse, traditional tools can’t even detect these! Big oof. 😬

3. Claude Code Sandbox Escape Valve Controversy 🔥 The Claude Code sandbox escape valve is sparking controversy! Should AI really be allowed to close its own sandbox? The HackerNews Discussion (AI News) is heating up, with some folks even having their home directories deleted. Yikes! 😬 VM snapshots are turning into a literal lifesaver. This is wild! 🤯

4. Zhipu Releases GLM-4.7-Flash ⚡ Zhipu has dropped GLM-4.7-Flash, and it’s an absolute beast with 30B parameters, crushing its peers! Available on HuggingFace Open Source (AI News) , it scores 59.2 on SWE-bench and a stunning 91.6 on AIME 25. Its agent capabilities are inherited directly from GLM-4. Seriously impressive stuff! 💪

5. Repeating Prompts Boosts Accuracy 🔥 Repeating prompts is boosting accuracy, proving that saying important things three times actually works! A Google Paper (AI News) shows accuracy rocketing from 21% to 97%. It won 47 tests with zero latency and zero loss. Talk about a hack! 💪

6. Five Practical Tips for AI Coding Agents 💡 A Cursor team member is sharing five practical tips for AI Coding Agents! The Experience Summary (AI News) suggests going Plan Mode first, then execute. Also, frequently starting new sessions helps avoid contamination. Smart! 🧠 You can even hand over code reviews to the AI. No more head-scratching moments! 😮

7. Coze Automates Material Collection 🤖 Coze is automating material collection, and it’s super cool! According to Tw93’s Share (AI News) , you can use Skills to create weekly newsletters, filtering by GitHub Stars. For long-term tasks, it even automatically pushes content every week. This makes things way more efficient. Pure magic! ✨

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