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Apple Intelligence finally reaches China in December
Apple will launch its AI features in mainland China in December with iOS 27.3, two years after the US, but without the rebuilt Siri and with strict government controls.
The Next Web · 1m

Alibaba AI cleared for Apple Intelligence in China
China approves Alibaba's Qwen models to power Apple Intelligence, clearing the way for the iPhone Duo launch next week with AI features two years after US rollout.
Engadget · 1m

Alibaba Launches Qwen Personal Agent in China
Alibaba opens sign-ups for Qwen's in-app agent to handle refunds and travel claims in China.
RuntimeWire · 1m

Alibaba Opens QwenGyre for Long-Running AI Agents
Alibaba's open-source QwenGyre framework trains AI agents to run for hours without breaking.
Startup Fortune · 1m

Microsoft releases decision model on Alibaba's Qwen
Microsoft-Decision-1 picks between fixed options instead of generating text, built on Alibaba's open-weight model and priced at $0.042 per million input tokens.
The Next Web · 1m

Moonshot AI executives seek to settle investor dispute before Hong Kong IPO
Moonshot AI executives aim to settle investor dispute before Hong Kong IPO filing.
Startup Fortune · 1m

Alibaba Raises $9.67B for AI
Alibaba's $9.67B equity raise funds AI infrastructure and model development.
Dealroom · 1m

Alibaba Shares Drop After $10.2B AI Fundraise
Alibaba's $10.2 billion share sale to fund AI expansion triggers 10% stock drop.
Dealroom · 1m

Alibaba AI Revenue Hits $10B Target
Alibaba's AI revenue run rate expected to reach $10 billion by September.
Dealroom · 1m

Alibaba Tsai: Open Source for Tech Independence
Alibaba's Tsai urges Europe to adopt open-source AI for tech independence.
Dealroom · 1m

US Stocks Rebound, Chinese ADRs Surge
US stocks rebounded Friday as Chinese assets and precious metals surged.
BigGo Finance · 1m

OpenAI and Anthropic cut AI model prices by half
Both labs launch cheaper models as they face competition from open-weight rivals and pressure to reduce customer costs.
CNBC · 1m

Democrat pushes US-China AI safety treaty
Rep. Ro Khanna wants both countries to slow AI development and allow inspections, but Trump and Chinese leaders show little interest.
The Verge · 2m

Instagram Ads for Pet Incinerators
Instagram shows AI-generated pet incinerators on social media.
Futurism · 1m

Alibaba bets big on AI chips and data centers
Alibaba unveiled a new AI chip and plans to expand global data center capacity to over 20 gigawatts by 2032, joining Western rivals in the race for AI infrastructure.
CNBC · 1m

Alibaba Stock Rises on New AI Chip
Alibaba's Zhenwu V900 chip targets NVIDIA's China gap, stock jumps 4%.
24/7 Wall St. · 1m

Alibaba races China's AI chip ambitions ahead of Xi-Trump talks
Alibaba unveiled its most powerful AI chip as China pushes self-reliance in artificial intelligence days before Xi Jinping meets Donald Trump.
Fortune · 1m

Huang's grip on Trump reshapes AI chip sales to China
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has become Trump's closest adviser on AI, steering policy toward looser China restrictions and away from safety concerns.
Ars Technica · 3m

Alibaba releases AI model detecting 150 medical conditions
Alibaba's new AI model spots cancer and 150 other conditions from CT scans with 91.3% accuracy
South China Morning Post · 1m

AI agents fail at complex commerce tasks
Alibaba tested 13 AI models on real business work and found even the best stumble on multi-step jobs.
Pymnts · 1m

PrismML's tiny AI models could reshape how we use AI
A Caltech startup is compressing powerful AI models down to smartphone size without losing performance.
TechCrunch · 1m

US agency caught using Chinese AI the FBI called malicious
The National Archives deployed Alibaba's Qwen model on a federal website while the FBI was publicly warning against exactly that.
Ars Technica · 2m

China's AI boom is testing investor nerves
Dale Nicholls sees a weak Chinese economy, but says AI and select consumer firms still offer value.
MoneyWeek · 1m · 5 views

AI capex: when does capacity start paying?
Alibaba and Amazon are both selling cloud faster than ever, and both are burning cash to build it.
Yahoo Finance · 1m