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March 5, 2026
Tokyo U. launches medical Japanese LLM
Tokyo University's Matsuo-Iwasawa lab announced the development of a medical-specialized Japanese LLM called Weblab-MedLLM-Qwen-2.5-109B-Instruct. The model is provided free to researchers. Collaborators include Sakura Internet and others.
Alibaba CEO: Qwen Stays Open-Source
Alibaba's CEO confirms that the Qwen model series will remain open-source. This reaffirms the company's commitment amid growing competition in LLMs. Shared on r/LocalLLaMA Reddit.
China Basic Research Funding Hits Record High
Science Minister Yin Hejun stated China's total R&D spending will exceed 3.92 trillion yuan in 2025, reaching 2.8% intensity. Basic research funding approaches 280 billion yuan, with a record 7.08% share, breaking 7% for the first time. Innovation index climbs to global 10th place.
Qwen Lead Exit Sparks AI Org Debate
Lin Junyang, Qwen's open-source chief and core developer, leaves Alibaba, raising five challenges for AI firms: OSS strategy, talent retention, super individuals, org inertia, model patience. Event ignites community support and fears over Alibaba's OSS commitment amid commercialization. Highlights tensions between openness and business pressures.
LLMs 'Argue' to Crack MP3 Firmware
A non-expert used two large language models in a 'debate' format to reverse engineer an MP3 player's embedded chip firmware. Starting from disliking the UI, they fully mapped the character rendering pipeline using only a manual. The article shares practical insights from this novel AI-assisted approach.
USC Terminates XA Animation Masters Amid AI Shift
University of Southern California is closing its Extended Animation (XA) MFA program by June 30 due to low enrollment and economic issues. Faculty contests the decision, highlighting funding and applicant growth. Reflects AI automating animation jobs and global art education pivoting to interdisciplinary AI skills.
Geely ADAS Integration: Chen Qi Interview
Geely has completed integration of its intelligent assisted driving division. This marks the first interview with new leader Chen Qi. The company aims to surge to the top of the industry.
AI Dramas Dominate Spring Festival
AI animated dramas captured 29.4% of total Spring Festival short drama plays. This trend questions if they are replacing live-action shorts or emerging as a new content consumption mainstream.
Alibaba Launches AI Model Support Team
Alibaba CEO Eddie Wu addressed exec Lin Junyang's departure in an internal email. Announced new foundation model support team. Company recommits to open-source strategy with boosted AI R&D spend and talent hires.
ML Photo Calorie Tracker with YOLOv8
Developer building photo-based calorie app improving on CalAI by tackling mixed dishes and portion estimation with serious ML. Experimenting YOLOv8 for detection, considering segmentation or regression for volume. Seeks advice on datasets, depth estimation for mobile.
Broadcom AI Revenue Hits $8.4B
Broadcom reported Q1 FY2026 revenue of $19.3B, up 29% YoY, driven by AI segment at $8.4B exceeding expectations. AI growth fueled by Google TPU shipments; Q2 guidance at $22B total with AI at $10.7B. VMware integration complete, debt ratios normalized.
Chengtian Secures Funding for Consumer Exoskeletons
Chengtian Technology raised over 100M RMB in B+ funding led by Nongyin Capital. Launched consumer exoskeletons: passive for walking stability and powered for hiking fatigue reduction. Forecasts 60-100k units shipped in 2026 amid embodied AI surge.
ByteDance Seedance 2.0: $0.14/Video Second
Volcengine, ByteDance's cloud arm, disclosed pricing for its Seedance 2.0 video generation model at roughly $0.14 per second. The Doubao-Seedance-2.0 model charges 28 yuan ($3.90) per million tokens for video input and editing, with output at 46 yuan per million tokens.
Nvidia Stock Turning Point in March 2026?
Article predicts March 2026 as potential Nvidia stock inflection point. Factors include production capacity ramp-up, profit squeezes, and big tech firms' in-house chip development challenging valuations.
Anthropic Reopens Pentagon AI Talks
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has resumed discussions with the US Pentagon after prior talks on AI safety guardrails collapsed last week. The Financial Times reported this development, citing multiple sources familiar with the matter. This follows heightened scrutiny on AI companies' defense engagements.
HKU-Yinghe Joint Lab for Medical AI
HKU Computing and Data Science School and Yinghe Yimai signed a pact on Feb 28, 2026, to build a joint lab. Focus areas include medical imaging large models and multimodal data fusion to evolve AI from image review to diagnostic assistance.
Honor Robot Phone at MWC Amid Decline
Honor dazzled at MWC 2026 with Robot Phone featuring a 0.8s mechanical arm and a 4m/s humanoid robot, pushing AHI AI ideology. However, domestic market share fell to 13.4% in 2025, dropping out of top five. Overseas mid-range growth masks premium struggles and brand dilution.
Google Poaches Ex-Qwen Talent
Google is reportedly inviting former Qwen team members. Speculation suggests aim to enhance Gemma models. Playful Reddit post by u/jacek2023.
A-Shares High Open, AI Chips Surge
A-share indices opened strongly: Shanghai Composite up 0.67%, Shenzhen Component 1.74%, ChiNext 2.27%. Semiconductors rallied with Huacan Optoelectronics limit up, Baiwei Storage over 10%, VeriSilicon over 5%; AI wearables strong as Canaan Smart rose over 18%. Oil/gas sector adjusted lower.
Lin Junyang Quits Qwen Amid Alibaba Clash
Lin Junyang, key Qwen developer with linguistics background, has abruptly left Alibaba. His contributions to models like OFA and community engagement boosted Qwen's global open-source status. Tensions arose from low API revenue, resource shortages, and business priorities overriding research.