The QwenTeam has released a new series of open-source vision-language models called Qwen3-VL. According to the team’s official announcement, the models are designed not just to see images and videos but to understand context, reason about events, and perform actions. The flagship model, Qwen3-VL-235B-A22B, is available in two versions. The developers claim the “Instruct” version …
The Chinese technology company Alibaba has released Qwen3-Omni, a new generative AI model that can process a combination of text, images, audio, and video. The model is notable for its “omni-modal” capabilities and its open-source license, positioning it as a direct competitor to proprietary models from U.S. tech companies like OpenAI and Google. According to …
Alibaba has launched a new generation of AI models called Qwen3-Next, designed for high performance with low computational cost. Crystal Liu writes for Alibaba that the new architecture uses several innovations to achieve this efficiency. The first model in the series, Qwen3-Next-80B, is now open source. According to the company, this 80-billion-parameter model only activates …
Switzerland has entered the artificial intelligence race with Apertus, a new open-source Large Language Model developed by leading Swiss universities. The model aims to provide a transparent alternative to commercial AI systems like ChatGPT and Meta’s Llama. Apertus, meaning “open” in Latin, was created by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), ETH Zurich, …
Chinese tech giant Tencent has launched HunyuanWorld-Voyager, an AI model that transforms static images into navigable 3D-like video sequences. Benj Edwards reports about the announcement for Ars Technica. The system generates 49-frame video clips lasting roughly two seconds from a single photograph. Users can define camera movements such as forward, backward, and turning motions to …
Nous Research has quietly launched Hermes 4, a family of AI language models that the company claims matches leading commercial systems while removing most content restrictions. Michael Nuñez reports about the release for VentureBeat. Unlike ChatGPT or Claude, Hermes 4 responds to nearly any request without safety guardrails that have become standard in commercial AI …
The Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek recently released its new model, DeepSeek V3.1, which is freely available as open source. According to an article by Michael Nuñez in VentureBeat, early tests show its performance rivals that of leading proprietary systems from American companies like OpenAI and Anthropic. The model quickly gained popularity among developers after …
Not long ago, generating an image with AI was mostly a technological novelty. It was a nice party trick with limited practical use. As of 2025, that has changed. AI image generation has evolved into a practical tool for marketing professionals. From unique visuals for social media campaigns to website assets and conceptual product shots: …
The AI startup Deep Cogito has released four new open source language models designed to get better at reasoning on their own. In an article for VentureBeat, Carl Franzen reported on the release from the San Francisco based company. The models, part of the Cogito v2 family, are trained to internalize their own thought processes. …
The Chinese AI startup Z.ai has launched its new GLM-4.5 family of powerful open source models. According to reporting by Carl Franzen, a key feature is the ability to generate complete PowerPoint presentations from a single prompt. The family includes the flagship model GLM-4.5 and a more efficient version called GLM-4.5-Air. Both models are designed …