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AI News Daily 2026/1/25
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Today’s Digest
OpenAI to release major Codex update next week, including agent loop architecture.
Qwen3 TTS open-sourced, supports prompt-based voice style design.
LeCun founds AMI Labs to develop world models, valued at $3.5 billion.
PageIndex (non-vector RAG) and res-downloader (downloader) are popular open-source projects.
Xiaohongshu selling IMA knowledge bases earns 100k/month; beware of Skill configuration addiction.Product & Feature Updates
OpenAI Codex Launch Month is Here! OpenAI Codex is about to get a massive update next week, with Altman himself making the announcement! 🚀 Get ready for a deep dive into cybersecurity themes. They’re also spilling the beans on the agent loop architecture. The Codex CLI will be orchestrating inference via the Responses API, all while supporting zero data retention to keep your privacy super secure! 🔒 Check out the major updates (AI News) .
Qwen3 TTS Goes Open-Source! Qwen3 TTS is officially open-source, and it’s letting you design voice effects with prompts! 🎙️ The results are seriously impressive. You can customize voice styles to your heart’s content – it’s brilliant! ✨ Wanna try it out? Check the original post (AI News) .
Remotion Video Skill is Blowing Up! Remotion Video Skill has become one of the hottest skills on the X platform. Seriously, video production is a must-have! 🎬 You can get it up and running with just a single command. Just remember, you’ll need to configure the Vercel Skill Installer (AI News) first.
Flux 2 Klein for Precise Image Editing Flux 2 Klein just dropped its INPAINT segmentation editing feature! ✂️ This means you can now get super precise with your regional modifications. The Reddit community is already buzzing about it! 🗣️ Check out the hot topic on Reddit (AI News) .
Frontier Research
LeCun’s World Model: Official Core Direction Announced LeCun’s world model is officially heading in a new direction! 🚀 AMI Labs confirmed they’re developing a world model architecture. The big news? They’re ditching the pixel-by-pixel generation obsession and instead focusing on learning abstract modeling of sensor data. This move is a direct challenge to the current next-token prediction paradigm. Their official website is live (AI News) – go check it out! 🌐
Kona Energy Inference Model Released The Kona energy inference model is here! Logical Intelligence has unveiled its EBRM architecture, which optimizes solutions through constraint scoring. 🎯 They’re making bold claims: it’s supposedly more accurate than GPT-5 and sips less power! 🔋 Plus, guess who’s on board? LeCun has taken the helm as Chairman of the Technical Research Committee (AI News) .
Industry Outlook & Social Impact
AMI Labs Valued at $3.5 Billion, Secures Funding AMI Labs is absolutely red hot right now, with venture capital firms tripping over themselves to invest in LeCun’s startup! 🔥 Multiple VCs, including Cathay Innovation, are already deep in talks. Word on the street is that former Meta execs might be joining the team, and get this: Meta itself could become AMI Labs’ very first client! Healthcare is shaping up to be a major application focus. 🏥 Dive into the details (AI News) .
Meta’s New Models Uncovered Meta’s new models are spilling out! 🤫 The CTO spilled the beans at Davos: Avocado is all about text, and Mango will be churning out images and videos. 🖼️ Can Meta turn things around with these? This could be super relevant for Tencent too (AI News) .
Global Computing Power: Supply Can’t Meet Demand Global computing power is seriously scarce right now! 🤯 Several models are almost out of juice. Tokens like Nano Banana Pro? Super hard to find. If you can even get your hands on them, consider it a win – it’s a goldmine, no discounts! (AI News) .
Skill Features: Time for a Reality Check Skill features need a serious cooldown period for some rethinking. 💡 A lot of folks are getting hooked on “configuration addiction.” If a prompt can handle it, don’t over-engineer with skills! Just using skills for the sake of it will only make things unnecessarily complicated. 😓 Managers, it’s time to step up and take responsibility (AI News) .
Programmer Health: A Wake-Up Call Programmer health just got a huge wake-up call. 🚨 The tragic sudden death of a CVTE engineer has really sparked some deep reflection. The grind culture needs a complete overhaul, folks! Your health isn’t just about you; it’s a family affair. 👨👩👧👦 Seriously, spending quality time with family is what truly matters (AI News) .
Top Open-Source Projects
PageIndex Non-Vector RAG Index ⭐7.9k PageIndex is a non-vector RAG index, and it’s racking up ⭐7.9k stars! It’s designed for inference-based document indexing, letting you achieve RAG retrieval without even needing vectors. Pretty clever, right? Check out the GitHub repository (AI News) .
UltraRAG Low-Code MCP Framework ⭐3.3k UltraRAG, a low-code MCP framework, is hitting ⭐3.3k stars! This gem lets you build complex and innovative RAG pipelines with ease. Thanks to its low-code approach, you can get things set up super fast! 🚀 See all the deets (AI News) .
mlx-audio Speech Processing Library ⭐3.4k The mlx-audio speech processing library is gaining traction with ⭐3.4k stars! Built on Apple’s MLX framework, it’s a multi-talented tool, supporting TTS, STT, and STS. And the best part? It runs super efficiently on Apple Silicon! 🍏💨 Grab it from the open-source repo (AI News) .
res-downloader Resource Downloader ⭐14.3k The res-downloader resource downloader is a super popular project with ⭐14.3k stars! It lets you one-click download from platforms like Video Account, Douyin, and Xiaohongshu. Plus, it supports live stream m3u8 and other formats. Talk about a lifesaver! 👇 Get it from the GitHub trending project (AI News) .
FinRobot Financial Analysis Platform ⭐5.1k The FinRobot financial analysis platform is rocking ⭐5.1k stars! This open-source AI agent platform uses LLMs for some seriously smart financial analysis. 📈 Ready to check it out? View the project (AI News) .
Social Media Buzz
What’s the Best-Selling AI Hardware? Ever wonder what’s the hottest AI hardware on the market? 🤔 This gem comes from a front-line observation by WaytoAGI. It’s pretty wild to see AI re-writing text and generating matching images – super interesting! 🤯 Click to view the original post (AI News) .
Xiaohongshu Sellers Raking in 100k+/Month Selling Knowledge Bases Xiaohongshu sellers are absolutely killing it, reportedly raking in over 100k a month by selling knowledge bases! 💰 Their cover styles are consistent, giving off a super premium vibe. They’re selling IMA knowledge bases, not just repurposed content. Plus, these shops are playing the game smart, offering three different packages. 🎯 Get the detailed analysis (AI News) .
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