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Good morning, AI enthusiasts. Alibaba just shattered the AI industry's paywall model by releasing Tongyi DeepResearch, the first open-source web agent that matches OpenAI's premium research capabilities.

Will this force other tech giants to open up their most advanced AI tools?

In today's recap:

• Alibaba launches open-source web agent rivaling OpenAI's DeepResearch

• YouTube debuts AI tools for creators across its platform

• OpenAI establishes UK sovereign AI infrastructure partnership

TONGYI LAB

AI agent beats OpenAI in research tasks

Recaply: Alibaba just dropped something huge for the AI community. Their Tongyi Lab released Tongyi DeepResearch, the first fully open-source web agent that matches OpenAI's DeepResearch performance. This isn't just another AI model - it's a complete research assistant that can browse the web, analyze information, and solve complex problems just like a human researcher would.

Key notes:

• First open-source agent to match OpenAI's DeepResearch across multiple benchmarks.

• Available now on GitHub, HuggingFace, and ModelScope for free use.

• Trained using fully synthetic data without expensive human labeling.

• Already powering real apps like Gaode navigation and legal research tools.

• Uses innovative training combining pre-training, fine-tuning, and reinforcement learning.

Impact: This release changes the game for AI research accessibility. While companies like OpenAI keep their best models locked away, Alibaba is giving everyone the keys to advanced AI research capabilities. Expect more innovation as developers worldwide get their hands on this technology.

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GOOGLE

YouTube Studio gets major AI boost

Recaply: YouTube just rolled out a game-changing suite of AI tools for its 30 million creators. The platform is making content creation smarter with features that protect creators and streamline their workflow, plus powerful new AI for Shorts.

Key notes:

• Ask Studio chatbot provides instant insights about video performance and audience feedback.

• Likeness detection technology helps creators spot and remove unauthorized deepfakes of their face.

• Veo 3 Fast generates Shorts video clips with sound using Google's AI technology.

• Speech to Song tool converts dialogue into catchy soundtracks for remixing content.

• A/B testing now allows creators to test three different titles and thumbnails simultaneously.

Impact: These updates show YouTube's commitment to creator empowerment through AI. By combining protective measures with creative tools and advanced video generation, the platform is addressing real creator concerns while making professional-level content creation accessible to everyone.

OPENAI

OpenAI launches Stargate UK partnership

Recaply: OpenAI just announced Stargate UK, a major infrastructure partnership with NVIDIA and Nscale that gives the UK its own local computing power for AI. Think of it as bringing OpenAI's ChatGPT technology directly to British soil, especially for sensitive government and financial work that needs to stay within UK borders.

Key notes:

• Partnership plans up to 31,000 NVIDIA GPUs across multiple UK sites including Cobalt Park.

• Local computing power enables specialist use cases like public services and national security.

• Part of broader US-UK technology alliance following July 2025 government agreement.

• OpenAI Academy coming to UK to train 7.5 million workers by 2030.

• Nscale significantly expanding planned UK capacity for the project.

Impact: This partnership positions the UK as a true AI powerhouse with sovereign capabilities. For businesses and government agencies, it means accessing world-class AI without data leaving British shores. The workforce training component ensures everyday workers can adapt to AI-powered jobs, making this about economic growth as much as technology infrastructure.

NEWS

📰 What matters in AI right now?

• Google launched Agent Payments Protocol (AP2), an open standard enabling secure AI agent-led payments, with support from 60+ organizations including Mastercard, PayPal, and Coinbase.

• Elon Musk announced Grok 5 will begin training in a few weeks, marking the next iteration of xAI's conversational AI model.

• Perplexity rolled out Connectors for Pro users, enabling direct integration with Notion, Linear, GitHub, Slack, Gmail, and Calendar within search queries.

• Salesforce launched Missionforce, a national security business unit focused on integrating AI into defense workflows for personnel, logistics, and decision-making.

• Google released a new Windows desktop app featuring Alt+Space quick search across files, apps, Google Drive, and web content, plus integrated Google Lens capabilities.

• Microsoft announced the GitHub MCP Registry, a centralized discovery platform for Model Context Protocol servers with one-click installation in VS Code.

• San Francisco-based startup introduced Orchids, the world's first full-stack AI engineer, achieving #1 rankings on UI Bench and Design Arena while outperforming six major competitors.

• Microsoft committed $30 billion to UK AI infrastructure over four years, including $15 billion to build Britain's largest supercomputer with 23,000+ GPUs through 2028.

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