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Alibaba expands AI ambitions with larger Qwen models and new chip

Alibaba is significantly expanding its artificial intelligence strategy, announcing plans for much larger Qwen models alongside a new generation of domestically developed AI processors as Chinese technology companies accelerate efforts to strengthen their computing capabilities. The announcements were......

Alibaba exits gaming business in deal valued at more than $1.5 billion

Alibaba Group is reshaping its business portfolio by stepping away from selected non-core activities and directing more resources toward sectors it considers central to its future growth, particularly artificial intelligence and cloud computing. As part of this strategy, Asian private equity firm Trustar......

Apple partners with Alibaba to develop artificial intelligence for the Chinese market

Apple is reportedly working with Chinese technology giant Alibaba to develop a large language model tailored to the Chinese market, as the U.S. company seeks to adapt its artificial intelligence strategy to local regulatory and technological requirements. The partnership would involve using Alibaba’s......

Apple enables eligible Mac users in China to connect Alibaba’s Qwen AI service

Apple has published guidance allowing eligible Mac users in mainland China to connect Alibaba’s Qwen artificial intelligence service to selected Apple Intelligence features, marking a notable expansion of cooperation between two major technology companies from the United States and China. The......

AliExpress receives record €550 million EU fine over counterfeit and unsafe products

Online marketplace AliExpress, owned by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, has been fined €550 million ($629 million) by the European Union for failing to adequately prevent the sale of illegal, unsafe and counterfeit products on its platform. The penalty, announced by the European Commission, represents......

Beijing considers tighter controls on overseas access to China’s leading AI models

Chinese authorities are exploring new measures that could limit foreign access to the country’s most advanced artificial intelligence models, as Beijing moves to strengthen control over a technology sector increasingly viewed as strategically vital. Officials have held discussions with major technology......

China issues draft rules to curb food delivery subsidy price wars

China’s market regulator has released draft rules aimed at tightening control over subsidy practices in the country’s highly competitive food delivery sector, as authorities move to address intensifying price wars among major platforms. The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR)......

Alibaba shares surge after launch of Qwen3.7-Plus AI model

Alibaba launched Qwen3.7-Plus on Tuesday, introducing a multimodal large language model designed to unify visual and language capabilities into a single interactive system. The model is available through an API on Alibaba Cloud’s Model Studio platform and supports integration with OpenAI and Anthropic......

China restricts overseas travel for top AI experts at Alibaba and DeepSeek, report says

China has introduced new restrictions on overseas travel for top artificial intelligence specialists working on advanced and strategically sensitive technologies, according to a report by Bloomberg News cited by Reuters. The measures reportedly affect leading experts at major Chinese technology companies......