At its 1024 Developer Festival, iFlytek launched SparkAudio 1.0, a speech foundation model that merges translation, recognition and semantic understanding into one system. The company also released Spark X2.6, trained entirely on domestic chips, as Chinese AI firms push integrated voice and agent capabilities.
ByteDance's free short-drama platform Hongguo has launched "Xiaoguo AI," a in-app assistant that answers questions and recommends shows through conversation. The move pushes conversational AI deeper into China's booming vertical short-drama market.
Chinese startup Today AI has raised more than $200 million just months after launching its personal AI assistant, with backing from Tencent, Ant Group and Sequoia China. The company is betting that always-on agents will manage schedules, tasks and daily life.
DeepSeek released a preview of Harness v0.2, its first desktop app for macOS and Windows, bundling everyday office and coding tools with a plug-in system. It signals China's AI labs are racing to turn chatbots into full personal assistants.
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