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Apple’s Next‑Gen Siri Stumbles Again: AI Features May Slip from March into Summer or Fall
Apple’s ambitious upgrade to Siri, built on its own model platform and integrating Google’s Gemini, has hit new testing problems that may delay key features previously slated for iOS 26.4 in March. Core capabilities such as expanded personal‑data search and advanced app voice controls are the most likely to slip into later iOS releases, underscoring the engineering and strategic challenges of deploying generative AI within Apple’s privacy framework.
Apple’s Siri Overhaul Falters in Testing, Key Voice Features Pushed to Later iOS Releases
Apple has delayed parts of its major Siri upgrade after testing exposed problems with query handling, response times and conversational flow. The company plans a phased rollout, pushing some features to iOS 26.5 or iOS 27 while focusing on stability for the initial release.
ByteDance Turns Spring Gala Into an AI Hardware Showcase — Doubao Bets on Devices to Win the Consumer AI Era
ByteDance will use the CCTV Spring Festival Gala to distribute cash and more than 100,000 AI-integrated tech prizes for its Doubao assistant, signaling a strategic pivot toward hardware-driven consumer AI. The campaign contrasts with rivals’ social and commerce-led plays and underscores a longer-term bet on devices as persistent AI touchpoints that can build user habits and edge data for model improvement.
China Electronics Group Tapes Out High‑End RISC‑V Processor and Edge AI Chip, Advancing Indigenous Compute
A China Electronics Technology Group institute has completed tape‑out and initial testing of a high‑performance RISC‑V CPU and a first-generation AI inference chip aimed at edge and endpoint uses. The milestone advances China's push for indigenous compute and RISC‑V adoption, though commercial performance and volume production remain uncertain.
China’s Haiguang DCU Ships Day‑One Support for Zhipu AI’s GLM‑5, Tightening Hardware‑Model Integration
Haiguang Information’s DCU has completed Day‑0 adaptation and joint fine‑tuning of Zhipu AI’s newly open‑sourced GLM‑5 model, using its DTK stack to optimise operators and hardware acceleration. The move highlights China’s push to pair domestic models with domestic compute, reducing reliance on foreign accelerators and accelerating production deployment.
DeepSeek's Quiet Leap: 1‑Million‑Token Context and May‑2025 Knowledge Cut Hint at a Next‑Gen Chinese LLM
DeepSeek has begun limited testing of a model that supports a 1 million token context window and uses training data up to May 2025, a significant expansion from its previous 128k limit. The change suggests material architectural or pipeline upgrades and signals intensified competition among Chinese AI providers to ship more capable, enterprise‑ready models.
ByteDance Rolls Out Seedance 2.0 to Doubao: Short-form AI Video Goes Live in Limited Test
ByteDance has begun grey testing Seedance 2.0 in its Doubao app, allowing select users to generate short (4–15s) multimodal videos that use images, audio and text as references. The staged rollout, short-duration limits and quota system show a cautious path to embedding advanced generative video tools into ByteDance’s creator ecosystem while managing technical and policy risks.
ByteDance Rolls Out Seedance 2.0 in Limited Test Inside Doubao, Pushing AI Video Creation Deeper into China’s Creator Economy
ByteDance has started a limited rollout of Seedance 2.0, a next‑generation video‑generation model, inside its Doubao AI assistant app. The grayscale test lets select users try the new model while ByteDance evaluates performance and safety before a wider release, with implications for creators, platform engagement and regulatory oversight.
China’s Haiguang DCU Enables Day‑One Integration of Zhipu AI’s Open‑Source GLM‑5
Zhipu AI released GLM‑5 as open source on Feb. 11, and Haiguang DCU completed Day‑0 adaptation and joint fine‑tuning to provide immediate, deployable solutions for developers and enterprises. The move highlights accelerating integration between Chinese model creators and infrastructure providers, shortening the path from research release to commercial use.
Capgemini and Microsoft Team Up to Sell 'Sovereign' Cloud for Regulated Customers
Capgemini and Microsoft have agreed to deliver a managed sovereign cloud service that prioritises data residency, regulatory compliance and business continuity. The partnership combines Capgemini's regional integration and services capabilities with Microsoft's Azure stack to serve governments and regulated industries seeking stronger local control of data.
Capgemini and Microsoft Team Up to Sell ‘Sovereign’ Cloud Packages to Regulated Customers
Capgemini and Microsoft have launched a managed sovereign-cloud service aimed at regulated customers that need stronger guarantees on data residency, compliance and resilience. The partnership marries Microsoft’s cloud platform with Capgemini’s local integration and operational controls to offer a middle ground between hyperscale convenience and national/regulatory demands for data control.
Tencent Plants an AI Assistant in Group Chats — Turns NBA All‑Star into a Live Social Experiment
Tencent has embedded its AI assistant into Yuanbao Party to offer shared, AI‑augmented viewing of the 2026 NBA All‑Star weekend, tying live sports streaming to the company’s broader social and content ecosystem. The move coincides with a larger Lunar New Year “AI traffic” battle that mixes subsidies and product experiments, and it follows publication of a Tencent‑led benchmark showing current models struggle to learn consistently from conversational context.