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AI & Enterprise
China bans \'AI lovers\'; ByteDance, Alibaba to drop companion and persona features
ByteDance and Alibaba are shutting down agent features in key consumer AI products as China moves to regulate services that simulate human-like personalities and emotional interaction. Doubao users were notified the agent function will end on July 15, with related data managed under the company’s privacy policy after Oct. 15 and not recoverable. Alibaba’s Qwen will end human-like and user-generated agents on July 10 and further agent services on July 15.
AI & Enterprise
Even at high prices, users stay as monthly AI subscriptions reach 1,500,000 won
More users are spending hundreds of dollars a month on premium generative AI subscriptions such as Anthropic’s Claude Max, ChatGPT Pro and Google AI Ultra, treating them as work infrastructure rather than consumer services. Some pay more than $1,000 a month to combine token limits and strengths across models. Time savings is a key factor, though complaints about high prices and weaker performance are also growing, including around Anthropic’s Opus 4.7 model.
Industry
Therabody unveils $399.99 CryoDerm Palm hand-cooling wearable
Therabody has introduced a wearable device designed to cool the palms during exercise to delay fatigue. The company unveiled the CryoDerm Palm as it expands beyond recovery devices into workout-assist products. Priced at $399.99, the device is used between sets for 1 to 3 minutes by placing hands on cooling surfaces. Therabody also says tests on University of Southern California football players showed a 58 percent average increase in reps in the final set.
