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Kling 4.0正式上线：10-bit HDR、30秒原生直出 刷新视频模型新基准

10月15日，可灵AI新一代视频生成模型 Kling 4.0 正式上线。 真实、可控、专业，是这一代模型升级的核心方向。Kling 4.0 聚焦高动态、强运镜的视频创作场景，在三个方向实现集中突破：大幅度动态表现更稳定，提升高速运动与复杂运镜的连贯性；单次原生生成最长可达30秒，支持长镜头与连续叙事，导演思维全程在线；全能参考支持最多15项参考素材组合，同时支持最多10张关键帧输入，帮助创作者将一个构思转化为完整作品。 与专业创作者建立深度链接，与其共同完成作品创作，尤其是核心镜头的高质量交付，是可灵模型持续迭代的重要方向。 专业创作者需要的不只是偶然生成惊艳画面，更要稳定完成决定作品品质的关键镜头，并让生成素材进入完整制作流程。可灵AI相信，技术的价值，不只是让内容得以生成，更是让每一帧画面背后的‘用心’能被看见。无论是承载情绪的特写，还是决定整部作品质感的关键画面，每一个倾注心血的镜头，都值得被认真呈现。 能“文”更能“武”，大幅动态与复杂运镜更“稳” 一直以来，可灵AI的“文戏”凭借对人物情感细腻生动的演绎，堪称影视工业级水准。在此基础上，Kling 4.0 重点攻克了AI视频的

阿里千问上车宝马iX3

10月15日消息，在2026宝马集团中国创新日上，宝马宣布新世代BMW iX3将搭载专为中国市场打造的座舱AI能力。该能力由宝马与阿里巴巴联合开发，以阿里千问大模型为AI底座，并由斑马负责座舱应用与车端集成，融入BMW智能个人助理（BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant）。阿里巴巴集团副总裁、阿里云智能集团CTO李飞飞表示，阿里将从用户场景出发，让新世代宝马智能座舱更加聪明、自然。   目前，阿里已经成为车企的全栈AI技术伙伴。IDC数据显示，2025年下半年，阿里云以42%的份额位居中国汽车公共云IaaS市场第一，并连续五年保持首位。目前，近30家车企和智驾方案商在阿里云开展智驾研发，实际使用PPU超过10万卡。在具体业务中，阿里AI已进入智能座舱、模型训练、软件研发和生产制造等环节。    

无人机表演十年后，大漠大想做「会干活」的机群

即便对大漠大这家公司名字感到陌生的人，大概也看过它的无人机编队表演——7次登上央视春晚，多次出现在《新闻联播》里，但迄今为止，大漠大鲜少对外讲述自己的品牌故事。 在刚刚过去的国庆假期，大漠大在南昌、宜昌、昆明等多地执飞的无人机表演刷屏全网，持续推进“低空＋文旅＋融媒”的低空融媒业务运营，为城市发展打造新的内容传播载体。 但表演本身并不是大漠大的营收主体。据公司披露，设备销售占其整体营收约70%，研发人员占比约40%，无人机集群设备与技术系统，才是支撑其业务的核心。 据雷峰网了解，大漠大海外设备销量五年上涨四十五倍，正在开发具身智能方向的第二产品线；并面向C端用户拓展业务场景；同步推进融资进程，计划于2027年申报IPO。 表演只是名片，设备才是生意。而眼下，在十周年节点，它正准备讲一个更大的故事。 低空融媒：无人机表演正变成流量刚需 今年国庆四城项目，是大漠大表演业务的缩影。 据公司援引的官方通报数据：南昌场次在抖音热榜连续停留7天，全网传播量达50亿量级，10月1日当天外地游客占比超过五成；宜昌场现场观演游客约70万；昆明场未做任何预告，表演当晚即登上《新闻联播》。 "当下流量价格高

付费用户占比超 20%，电商商家「涌入」千问办公

一双鞋还没生产出来，商家刘祥龙已经开始琢磨怎么卖了。 准备开一家3D打印鞋店时，他没有急着打样、拍摄、做详情页，而是先让AI帮忙调研市场、制作数字样品，再把商品图和详情页准备好，看看消费者愿不愿意点击、将其加购。 简单说，就是先让市场“投票”，再决定要不要真的把鞋做出来。 过去，开一家新店，从前期调研到商品准备，通常要花上一个月，前期投入超过1万元。如今有千问办公等AI工具搭把手， 他把准备周期压缩到了7天，相关费用也降到了数百元——主要是Token成本。 这不是刘祥龙第一次把AI用进生意里。 他还经营着一家女鞋店铺，约有430款商品，商家分析工具里的经营数据就有43页。在没有AI之前，运营人员需要手动导出报表，再从访客、转化、加购等指标中寻找值得投入的商品。 如今，这些活他慢慢交给了千问办公，部分重复性的运营工作也跑上了自动化流程。 10月14日，千问办公CEO陈宇森在千问办公电商版发布现场，提到一个数据： 千问办公上线两个多月来，电商是使用最深的行业之一， 在目前的付费用户中占比超过20%。 刘祥龙就是其中的典型用户。从还没生产的3D打印鞋，到日常经营中的女鞋店，他琢磨的都是同一件

5 年前的机密文档被泄露：Anthropic 的所有胜利，早在 2021 年就写好了

一张五年前的研发清单，兑现如今 AI 行业大半成果。     作者丨高允毅     编辑丨岑   峰                                                                                                         最近，一场版权官司意外曝光了 Anthropic 一份内部机密文件 《Concise Research Roadmap》 ，这是 Anthropic 五年前的研究路线图。 这个文档由 Anthropic 联创 Jared Kaplan 撰写，只有三四页，却出现了我们今天讨论的Coding Agent、Tool Use、长上下文、RL、自动化反馈，甚至Agent的安全问题...... 这份文档汇集了Anthropic “最强大脑”们密密麻麻的批注。比如，Anthropic 联合创始人Tom Brown 指出“仓库浏览是简单、高价值的切入点”，系统与可解释性研究科学家 Nelson Elhage 则预判“自动查找项目里的类型定义”会是极具用户价值的功能。 面对“最强编程助手”与“工具能

微信、淘宝、美团等151款APP拒绝豆包手机助手GUI自动化代操作；对标字节红果，腾讯上线绿泡泡短剧；OpenAI 一工程师被捕，涉嫌窃听机密

要闻提示 1.上演“窃听风云”？OpenAI 一工程师被捕，高管会议室惊现窃听器 2.微信、淘宝、DeepSeek等在列，151款应用拒绝豆包手机助手GUI自动化代操作 3.对标字节红果，腾讯低调上线绿泡泡短剧 4.小鹏正式宣布：开始对外卖技术 5.“红果短剧降智”冲上热搜，医生回应 6.iPhoneDuo完成大模型备案，涉及Apple智能、通义万象、通义千问 7.被字节开除，田柯宇否认“模型投毒”，称是“以暴制暴” 8.宝马：2030 年在华销售的车辆中，超 95% 将实现本土生产 今日头条 上演“窃听风云”？OpenAI 一工程师被捕，高管会议室惊现窃听器 10月14日消息，在OpenAI担任工程师的沙特籍男子Abdulrahman Alfozan，因涉嫌在该公司旧金山办公室内藏匿一台加密录音设备而被捕，并受到刑事指控。事发后，OpenAI已解雇Alfozan。 美国联邦检察官周二指控称，今年9月下旬，Alfozan将一个黑色小型录音设备裹在厕纸里，随后将其插在OpenAI一间会议室电视机背面的USB接口上，而这间会议室正是高管们进行高度机密的技术、战略及商业磋商的场所。 近两周前

真正的双11于10月20日天猫开卖，100万品牌参与创纪录

真正的双11于10月20日开卖。10月15日，天猫发布会披露，今年天猫双11吸引了100万全球品牌、7200万款商品参与，均创历史新高。   AI和旗舰店，成为今年双11的两个关键词。天猫总裁家洛在发布会上表示：“不管时代怎么变，生意都来自用户，来自需求。AI提供的最大价值在于，它对消费需求的理解更深层、更长期，消费者还没想到，你已经替他准备好了。从满足需求到创造需求，才是品牌无可替代的核心竞争力。淘天AI能力正在持续升级，而天猫旗舰店不仅是品牌今天的经营主阵地，也将是品牌拥抱AI、抓住未来机会的主阵地。”   数月的备战已进入冲刺。对品牌而言，双11是全年最具决定性的增长机会。       头部品牌纷纷亮出最强牌面。果粉期待已久的iPhone Duo折叠屏手机选择在天猫双11期间首发，iPhone 18 Pro系列也确定参加平台优惠。苹果上月与天猫扩大合作规模，新增20余家授权店，将更多货品放在天猫销售。今年双11，品牌共带来5万款超级单品，以及2000款只有天猫买得到的旗舰店“惊喜礼盒”商品。天猫双11开卖前一个月，在淘宝天猫首发新品的商家数同比增长了64%。   6万个首次参加双

全球首发：万拿NOVA21灵巧手，拓展灵巧操作研究边界

10月15日，在2026香港秋季电子产品展上，万拿机器人全球首发NOVA21灵巧手。面向机器人科研与开发团队，万拿NOVA21采用21自由度全主动旋转直驱设计，集灵巧、力量、精准与触觉感知于一体，为多指协同、物品姿态调整与复杂操作策略研究提供执行与感知能力。 21自由度全主动旋转直驱，支持多指协同 NOVA21采用拟人化布局，整手尺寸为195×105×71mm，接近人手大小。拇指拥有5个主动自由度，其余四指各拥有4个主动自由度。NOVA21的21个主动自由度均采用旋转直驱，支持全手各指的主动控制与姿态调整。 拇指指根旋转、对指、手指侧摆与后仰等动作，丰富了抓握姿态与接触方式，为指尖微操作、多指协同及抓取后的物品姿态调整研究提供了更丰富的动作选择。 有力抓持、精准定位，兼顾力量与分寸 NOVA21单指最大指尖力≥20N，四指最大抓握力≥200N，支持力控与反驱，可用于抓握保持、接触后的力度调节和交互实验，帮助研发团队研究不同任务中力量输出与动作配合的关系。 NOVA21四指弯曲空载角速度为520°/s，指尖重复定位精度为±0.2mm，为连续动作衔接、动作序列调试与重复实验提供性能基础。

基元律动宣布开发者入驻超30万，开启双11预售福利

近日，基元律动（Token Rhythm）宣布已有超过30万名开发者入驻，同期推出双11预售限时福利。根据官方信息，用户在 TokenRhythm API平台单笔充值满50元，即可获得等额模型调用额度，用一个API Key调用平台全量模型；活动期间可多次参与，累计赠额不设上限。基元律动表示，本轮充值不设上限且赠额永久有效，历史赠送额度的有效期也同步调整为永久有效。 同期上线的“邀请有礼”活动，为新用户提供另一种体验入口。受邀好友注册并完成实名认证后，可获得18元额度。邀请好友可以解锁更多充值抵扣券及站内奖励。 作为中国版OpenRouter，基元律动希望让开发者更方便地接入和使用不同模型，并且享受平台提供的价格优惠和供应链保障。平台通过一个API Key提供主流模型的统一入口，展示模型配置、价格与能力评测，并结合使用场景帮助用户选型、持续接入新模型。搭配自研开源智能体 OpenSquilla，系统可根据任务完成多模型智能融合路由，寻找效果与成本更匹配的模型。平台也通过上游技术合作强化模型供给，通过多个优质源头提升调用体验。 此前，TokenRhythm API于2026年8月启动公测；

库克：苹果智能接入阿里千问大模型，10月底在中国发布测试版本

10月15日，苹果董事会执行主席蒂姆·库克在上海走访，接受媒体采访。在谈及Apple Intelligence（苹果智能）相关问题时，库克表示苹果智能及相关阿里千问大模型确已获得批准，将在十月晚些时候发布测试版本，其中包含实时翻译、书写工具、照片清除工具等首批苹果智能功能，但是Siri AI这次不包括在内。“但是我们很高兴，首批核心的苹果智能功能是可以慢慢上线了。”库克说道。

京东采销员工发布谣言诋毁其他平台被起诉，法院已立案

近日，记者获悉，因在618大促期间发朋友圈造谣诋毁其他平台，京东公司采销经理左琦被抖音电商起诉。目前，北京市海淀区人民法院已正式立案。 2026年5月29日至31日，一张京东采销经理左琦发布的朋友圈截图在社交媒体广泛传播，大量社交媒体账号发帖称“京东员工朋友圈曝抖音裹挟商家媒体、黑京东就有流量”。相关内容在社交平台的发布时间集中、内容同质化严重、IP地址集中，具有明显的水军特征，发布后还被多家媒体误信，进行了援引报道。 左琦在朋友圈称，618大促前夕，不少商家和媒体都收到了某平台公开指责京东的要求，该平台会给京东的负面新闻流量扶持，并在仅有一条媒体报道的基础上，将京东的负面新闻推上了自家的热榜。上述指控同时配有一张带有今日头条链接的截图，来说明所谓的“某平台”是在指代抖音电商和今日头条。 618期间被大量传播的谣言截图 据悉，所谓流量扶持京东负面等指控纯属捏造，左琦朋友圈配图中的链接，对应的是一篇官方媒体的行业监督报道，名为“知名电商平台陷乱价风波：同款电器差价超千元，市监部门要求落实内卷式竞争整治”，该报道从未登上过今日头条热榜。 该报道指出，京东平台往往会在大促期间要求平台内商家必

海康威视亮相2026中国工博会：物联感知+AI，加速工业场景数字化

10月12日-16日，2026年中国国际工业博览会在上海举办。海康威视以“物联感知+AI，加速工业场景数字化”为主题，携面向质量检测、设备监测、生产运营、安全生产等核心环节的100余款场景数字化产品亮相工业自动化展（IAS2026），并发布十余款新品，带来海康威视在工业领域的创新探索与实践，展示物联感知、AI大模型为工业场景带来的真实改变。       展区含“AI”量十足 加速工业场景数字化   中国拥有最全的工业门类，也拥有全球最丰富、最复杂的工业场景，不同行业、不同生产模式和不同制造工艺差异明显。要推动工业由大到强升级，场景数字化是关键抓手。“数字化是工业智能化的基础，工业场景的数字化是一个持续的过程，尽管有些场景已经数字化了，但仍需要实现更多要素、更高质量的数字化，以进一步提质、降本、增效，提升核心竞争力。”海康威视相关负责人表示。   面向万千的工业场景，海康威视持续拓展了可见光、红外、毫米波、X光、声波等全面的感知技术，并依托海康观澜大模型“多、快、准、省”的系统性优势，加速工业场景数字化升级，助力用户解决实际场景中的具体问题。本届工博会上，海康威视展出的系列大模型产品与解

超声大模型加持，海康AI超声检测荣获2026中国工博会“工业自动化奖”

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