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Mac users in China can connect to Alibaba's Qwen AI service, says Apple

The integration gives Mac users in mainland China access to Qwen-powered AI features for analysing documents and images and generating content

Alibaba plans to charge big users of its next open-source AI model

Alibaba plans to ask major commercial users of its upcoming Qwen open-source AI model to share revenue, mirroring rival Moonshot's licensing strategy as Chinese firms refine their monetisation models

China's AI advance creates 'death zone' for rival US model makers

A wave of advanced AI models from Alibaba, Moonshot, ByteDance, DeepSeek and Z.ai is rapidly closing the technology gap with US rivals while intensifying competition on price and performance

Alibaba unveils largest AI model Qwen3.8-Max as competition intensifies

Qwen3.8-Max has 2.4 trillion parameters, the numerical settings ​a model learns from data and uses to recognise patterns, generate answers, and carry out tasks

ByteDance, Alibaba pull AI companion features as China tightens rules

The sudden retreat comes ahead of new Beijing regulations taking effect in mid-July to tighten oversight on humanlike AI services

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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