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Alibaba is fighting two battles in the US. Here’s why | Pentagon | Anthropic

Alibaba is facing pressure on two fronts in the US. The company has sued the Pentagon after being labelled a Chinese military-linked firm. At the same time, AI startup Anthropic has accused Alibaba

Updated On: 01 Jul 2026 | 7:49 PM IST
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Anthropic-Alibaba dispute puts AI distillation under spotlight: What is it?

Anthropic's allegations against Alibaba have put AI distillation in focus. Here's how the technique works, why it's controversial, and why it has become a new AI battleground

Updated On: 26 Jun 2026 | 3:10 PM IST

Alibaba Group slides to 16-month low amid Anthropic's AI accusations

Alibaba shares hit a 16-month low after Anthropic accused it of illicit AI model access, deepening concerns over China's AI ambitions and slowing growth

Updated On: 25 Jun 2026 | 11:50 PM IST

Anthropic accuses Alibaba of 'illicitly' accessing Claude AI model

The AI startup told US officials that operators linked to Alibaba's Qwen lab used nearly 25,000 fraudulent accounts to access Claude's advanced capabilities

Updated On: 25 Jun 2026 | 8:44 AM IST

Alibaba sues Pentagon in bid to remove 'Chinese military company' label

The Chinese tech giant Alibaba has sued the US Department of Defence, demanding that it be removed from the Pentagon's list of Chinese military companies that prohibits them from landing US defense contracts and carries reputational damage. In the petition filed this week in the San Jose division of the US District Court in the Northern District of California, Alibaba, which is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange, argued that the designation, announced on June 8, has "no basis in fact or law" and that the Pentagon failed to reach its conclusion through any fair process. It is the latest lawsuit by a Chinese company against the Pentagon over such national security labels. In 2021, with some in Washington seeing China as a growing military threat, Congress asked the department to create a list of Chinese companies directly controlled by the Chinese military and security forces, as well as those it believed had contributed to the country's defense industrial base. The curre

Updated On: 25 Jun 2026 | 8:27 AM IST

US Pentagon adds Alibaba, BYD and Baidu to list of Chinese military firms

The Pentagon has added several prominent Chinese businesses, including tech giant Alibaba, electric car maker BYD and search engine Baidu, to its list of Chinese military companies, preventing them from getting US defense contracts. The list, updated and published Monday by the Pentagon, now sanctions well-known, non-state-owned Chinese companies that are not traditionally considered to be in the defense or security sector. It reflects growing wariness of Beijing's strategy of tapping the strength of non-state businesses for military purposes. Created in 2021 by a congressional mandate, the list seeks to identify Chinese companies that the Pentagon considers to have links to the Chinese military -- not only those directly controlled by the Chinese military and security forces but also those contributing to the country's defense industrial base. When updating the list last year, the Pentagon said the Chinese military sought to acquire advanced technologies and expertise developed by

Updated On: 09 Jun 2026 | 6:50 AM IST

China's Alibaba unveils new AI chip, LLM in push for domestic alternatives

Alibaba introduced the Zhenwu M890 AI processor and a new server platform as Chinese firms ramp up development of domestic AI computing infrastructure

Updated On: 20 May 2026 | 1:02 PM IST

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek could be valued at $50 bn in first fundraise

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek eyes up to $50 billion valuation in its first external fundraising round

Updated On: 07 May 2026 | 12:28 AM IST

Alibaba unveils Quark AI Glasses with dual displays and swappable batteries

Alibaba's new Quark AI Glasses come in S1 and G1 models with bone-conduction audio, onboard cameras, Qwen AI integration, and a first-of-its-kind dual-battery system

Updated On: 28 Nov 2025 | 11:06 AM IST

Alibaba's cloud growth highlights China's two-speed economy, tech ambitions

The concerns are well founded in the context of larger general questions about the lack of killer AI apps and solid ways to achieve profitability

Updated On: 28 Nov 2025 | 10:14 AM IST

Alibaba Group Holding releases AI glasses in rare consumer gadget foray

It marks an extension of Alibaba's ambitious reorganization into an AI-first business

Updated On: 27 Nov 2025 | 11:14 PM IST

Alibaba's Qwen storms past 10 million downloads, takes on global AI giants

Qwen, Alibaba's new AI assistant, saw over 10 million downloads in a week, boosting the company's push to build a powerful AI app that can compete with ChatGPT

Updated On: 24 Nov 2025 | 4:54 PM IST

Alibaba's AI model leads global crypto trading test, outperforms GPT-5

Alibaba's Qwen3-Max AI model earned top spot in a real-market crypto trading test, while DeepSeek AI came second with nearly 5 per cent gains

Updated On: 04 Nov 2025 | 12:31 PM IST

Alibaba in talks to acquire Hong Kong office in $900 million deal

Alibaba and its affiliates are currently leasing 10 floors at Times Square in Causeway Bay, with their tenancy set to expire in 2028

Updated On: 30 Sep 2025 | 8:22 AM IST

Jack Ma returns to 'Make Alibaba Great Again' with AI push, subsidy war

Once China's wealthiest and most prominent tech leader, Ma's comeback has long been awaited as a signal that the country's previously freewheeling tech sector is returning to favour in Beijing

Updated On: 16 Sep 2025 | 10:45 PM IST

Alibaba gains $50 billion value after AI progress fuels market rally

China's e-commerce leader posted a triple-digit percentage gain in AI-related product revenue as well as a better-than-anticipated 26 per cent jump in sales from the cloud division

Updated On: 01 Sep 2025 | 1:25 PM IST

Alibaba develops new AI chip as China seeks to cut reliance on Nvidia

The new chip, still under testing, has been manufactured in China, unlike Alibaba's earlier version, which was fabricated by TSMC

Updated On: 29 Aug 2025 | 10:43 PM IST

China's Ant Group plans exit from Paytm with ₹3,800 cr share sale: Report

China's Ant Group to fully exit Paytm with ₹3,800 cr stake sale at ₹1,020 per share, following earlier exits by SoftBank and Berkshire Hathaway

Updated On: 04 Aug 2025 | 7:17 PM IST

Alibaba launches Qwen3 AI, claims it's better than DeepSeek R1: Details

What is the Qwen3 AI model introduced by Alibaba, and how does it compare to its AI rivals?

Updated On: 29 Apr 2025 | 11:17 AM IST

China's ecommerce giants rally to shield economy from Trump tariff impact

If Trump's tariffs persist, they could severely impact business models of Temu, Shein, Alibaba's global units, and thousands of small Chinese exporters reliant on the US market

Updated On: 29 Apr 2025 | 10:48 AM IST