
ByteDance and Alibaba to Sunset AI Agent Features
ByteDance's Doubao and Alibaba's Qwen have announced the removal of their AI agent features. The changes are scheduled to take effect on July 15.
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ByteDance's Doubao and Alibaba's Qwen have announced the removal of their AI agent features. The changes are scheduled to take effect on July 15.

iFLYTEK held an ecosystem conference announcing significant upgrades to three of its core intelligent interaction platforms, focusing on enhancing user experience and integration.

Character.AI is rolling out a suite of new features designed to help creators build, test, and refine their AI characters more effectively. These tools aim to streamline the creation process and improve discoverability for creators on the platform.
Hugging Face's blog post highlights 'The PR you would have opened yourself'. It teases a platform improvement or pull request addressing a common contributor need. The post aims to showcase user-centric updates on their open AI platform.

Roblox introduces mandatory age-gated tiers: Kids (5-8), Select (9-15), and standard (16+), segregating content and chat by age starting mid-May. This follows lawsuits from eight US state AGs over child safety and builds on January's facial age verification mandate. Developers must adapt experiences accordingly.

ServiceNow is set for a platform upgrade. BNP Paribas analyst Stefan Slowinski upgrades stock from Neutral to Outperform. Positions it as a potential software sector winner.
Meta is automatically updating Accounts Center to Meta Account over the next year. This change provides a simpler way to access Meta's apps and devices. Users can expect a seamless rollout with details on what to anticipate.

Microsoft completed its largest recent address data upgrade for Bing Maps, deploying TomTom Orbis Maps dataset globally over nine months. Started in June 2025, the upgrade is now fully live across Bing Maps and related positioning services.