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At WAIC 2025, HiDream.ai unveiled advancements in multimodal agent technology for content creation, aiming for a productivity revolution. Their approach prioritizes practical application via a “MaaS-SaaS-RaaS” commercialization system, offering services ranging from foundational models to ready-made content. Technical leaps in their multimodal foundation model provide semantic consistency, precise control, and high image quality. Agents like Vivago and HiClip streamline content creation, tackling homogeneity in short videos and distribution inefficiencies in long-form videos.

China’s pioneering missing persons website, “China 寻亲网,” established in 2000 with over 57,000 reports, has abruptly shut down. This closure sparked debate, with some accusing commercialized “seeking relatives” KOLs of contributing to its demise. While early websites like “宝贝回家” and CCTV reality shows once dominated, short-video platforms now reign. The efficiency of these KOL-driven searches is now under scrutiny as users question their motives and the ethics of profiting from family reunions. Concerns arise about authenticity and the potential for exploitation.

Venture capitalist Zhu Xiaohu, known as a “unicorn hunter,” shared his experience of three missed opportunities to invest in CATL, the battery giant. He instead invested $70 million in Boston Power, which failed to commercialize its advanced technology, resulting in significant losses. Zhu now emphasizes the importance of commercial viability and a holistic investment approach, warning against solely focusing on technological advancement.