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🌍 Reality is expensive. Simulation is the shortcut. But what if the simulation could think, respond, and remember? Today, we open-source LingBot-World, an interactive world model built on @Alibaba_Wan Wan2.2! 🔥 We’re pushing the limits of: 🔷 High-Fidelity Simulation & Precise Control 🔷 Long-Horizon Consistency & Memory 🔷 Modeling Physical & Game Worlds It that can generate nearly 10 minutes of controllable, physics-grounded simulation in real-time. A digital training ground for embodied AI. 👇 #WorldModel #EmbodiedAI #OpenSource #Simulation #Robotics

🚀 Meet LingBot-VLA: A pragmatic Vision-Language-Action model designed to bridge the gap between perception and execution in robotics. 🤖 ✅LingBot-VLA-4B: Lightweight & versatile. modelscope.cn/models/Robbyan… ✅LingBot-VLA-4B-Depth: Enhanced for high-precision spatial tasks. modelscope.cn/models/Robbyan… Highlights: 🧠 Powerful Core: Built on the Qwen2.5-VL-3B foundation, mastering multi-tasking and dual-arm coordination across 9+ robot configs. 📈 Elite Performance: Outperforms competitors like π0.5 and GR00T in success rates (SR) on both GM-100 (Real-world) and RoboTwin 2.0 (Sim). 🔋 Hyper-Efficient: 1.5–2.8x faster training than existing VLA codebases, scaling smoothly from 8 to 256 GPUs. 📏 Spatial Precision: Features a Depth-distillated version for pinpoint 3D accuracy in complex environments. 🌍 Massive Data: Pre-trained on 20,000+ hours of real-world data for unparalleled generalization. Dataset: modelscope.cn/datasets/Robby… Github: github.com/Robbyant/lingb…

The lights are officially on at our new Hong Kong office with @AlibabaGroup ! 💡✨ Our commitment to the city is stronger than ever. Here’s to a brighter future! 🚀 #AntGroup #AlibabaGroup

AQ has been upgraded with a new Chinese name, “Ant A-Fu.” The character “Fu” conveys good wishes and well-being, reflecting the app’s mission to promote better health and quality of life.

If you are down to try to efficiently develop and implement their ideas, download LingGuang on the Apple App Store and major Android app stores, or use via the web at lingguang.com.

Since its launch on November 18, LingGuang users have created over 3.3 million flash programs by leveraging the AI assistant’s native coding capabilities. The flash program feature enables users to generate customized, interactive programs through straightforward natural language prompts. Watch the video showcasing a selection of flash programs developed by our users.

Happy to share that LingGuang, Ant Group’s multimodal AI assistant, has reached 2 million downloads in just 6 days! LingGuang is now available for download on the Apple App Store, major Android app stores, and is also accessible via the LingGuang website.

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1M downloads in just 4 days! Ant Group’s LingGuang, the multimodal AI assistant with code-driven outputs, is enabling users to build flash programs, animate complex concepts and get to know the world around them in new ways. Want to have a try? Download LingGuang from the Apple App Store, major Android app stores, or visit the LingGuang website.

Curious to see LingGuang, the multimodal AI assistant, in action? Watch our demo to see how LingGuang is transforming the way users access information and interact with AI tools. Ready to experience it for yourself? LingGuang is now available for download on the Apple App Store and all major Android app stores.

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Ant Group today launched LingGuang, a next-generation multimodal AI assistant and the first of its kind in China that interacts with users through code-driven outputs. Equipped with the capability to understand and produce language, image, voice and data, LingGuang delivers precise, structured responses to complex queries through 3D models, audio clips, charts, animations, interactive maps, and even immediately generated applications, in addition to traditional text-based conversation. LingGuang is now available for download on the Apple App Store and major Android app stores. He Zhengyu, Chief Technology Officer of Ant Group, noted, “At Ant Group, we believe Artificial General Intelligence should be a public good—something that benefits everyone, not just experts. LingGuang is bringing every user their own personal AI developer: someone who can code, create visuals, build apps, and turn complex ideas into simple solutions—right in your pocket.”

Eric Jing, Chairman of Ant Group, said during a panel discussion titled "Steering the Global Future" at the Singapore FinTech Festival 2025 that the company’s focus is on putting new payment and operations tools powered by AI and tokenization technology in the hands of SMEs, to fully embrace the next wave of the global productivity revolution. On the consumer front, Jing expects the rise of personalized AI financial managers and advisors. On the business front, Jing said that the use of AI agents for payments, reservations and deposits is just the beginning. "AI agents in agentic systems have been working together to perform more complex tasks, and they must work together to ensure that everything can be completed efficiently," he said, adding that the ‘agentic payments’ wave will boom very quickly. Jing was joined by Agustín Carstens, Former General Manager, Bank for International Settlements (BIS); Ravi Menon, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN); Ambassador (Climate Action), Singapore & Former Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore, GFTN, and Dr. Razeen Sally who moderated the panel.#SFF2025

@pfizer China and Ant Healthcare have formed a strategic partnership to build leading medical teams and provide more precise healthcare services for patients. The two sides will leverage their strengths in innovative pharmaceuticals and their experience in digital and intelligent healthcare services to foster closer connections among patients, hospitals, and doctors. They will also collaborate to develop a comprehensive healthcare management system encompassing disease education, remote consultation, psychological support, and other services, aiming to enhance the overall patient experience.

A decade ago, Ant Group took its first steps in Hong Kong when Chinese consumers and travellers began to make cross-border payments online and offline in Hong Kong with Alipay. Today, Hong Kong has evolved into a strategic anchor for our global ambitions. From Ant Digital Technologies and Ant International to OceanBase, Ant Group and our main affiliates have all have benefited from Hong Kong’s world-leading financial ecosystem, outstanding professional services, and a pool of talent with global insights. To our partners, users, and teams in Hong Kong: Thank you for walking this decade-long path with us. Here’s to ten years of digital transformation, and to the future we will continue shaping together.

Hong Kong FinTech Week 2025 is buzzing with energy! 🌟 Swing by Hall 5BC and say hello—we’d love to connect and share how we’re growing in Hong Kong and around the world. See you there! #HKFTW2025

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By leveraging digital platforms and interactive engagement, the Ant Forest model can inspire hundreds of millions to raise environmental awareness and take meaningful climate actions, said Eric Jing, Chairman of Ant Group, at the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025 in Abu Dhabi. Ant Forest has inspired similar initiatives worldwide, such as GCash’s GForest in the Philippines. At the Congress, DANA and Ant International, together with Konservasi International, unveiled Ocean Buddy, an interactive app-based mini-program that leverages digital technology to support marine conservation and the protection of whale sharks in Indonesia. “With global partners, may our small acts turn into a green future. Tech for good, tech for nature—this is our promise for the future,” said Eric Jing at the event.

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@AntGroup @AntLingAGI today open-sources Ling-1T, a trillion-parameter general-purpose large language model. This launch follows the September release of Ring-1T-preview, the world's first open-source trillion-parameter thinking model, further strengthening Ant Group’s Ling model family, which now comprises: - Ling series: Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) non-thinking large language models - Ring series: Thinking models derived from Ling - Ming series: Multimodal models processing images, text, audio, and video - Experimental model: LLaDA-MoE He Zhengyu, Chief Technology Officer of Ant Group, stated: "At Ant Group, we believe Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) should be a public good—a shared milestone for humanity’s intelligent future. We are dedicated to building practical, inclusive AGI services that benefit everyone, which requires constantly pushing technology forward. The open-source release of Ling-1T and Ring-1T-preview represents a key step in fulfilling our commitment to open and collaborative advancement."