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
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
It marks an extension of Alibaba's ambitious reorganization into an AI-first business
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 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 and its affiliates are currently leasing 10 floors at Times Square in Causeway Bay, with their tenancy set to expire in 2028
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
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
The new chip, still under testing, has been manufactured in China, unlike Alibaba's earlier version, which was fabricated by TSMC
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
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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
Chinese tech major Baidu launched Ernie 4.5 Turbo and X1 Turbo, which feature multimodal capabilities including text, image, audio and video
The Chinese billionaire, who once likened AI to love, argued that the technology should be tailored to serve people and make their lives better
Liu Tainran, son of former vice-premier Liu He, is being investigated by Chinese authorities over alleged financial misconduct linked to the Ant Group IPO collapse
Alibaba said in a statement that its new Qwen2.5-Omni-7B system demonstrated particularly high performance in speech understanding and generation
New Quark will be available to all users gradually, starting with a pilot launched on Thursday
The release of the model comes as competition intensifies in China's AI market, following DeepSeek's launch of its latest open-source models last month
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group will focus on expanding data centres and computing capabilities to support the next generation of AI applications
The company's revenue was 280.15 billion yuan ($38.58 billion) for the three months ended December 31, compared with 279.34 billion yuan expected by 17 analysts polled by LSEG