Alibaba’s Taobao revamps cross-border shopping with AI tools
Taobao said the channel features more than 4,000 original-brand stores and 6 million curated products selected by AI and human curators.
Tech in Asia1 min read
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China approves Alibaba AI models for use in iPhone Duo and other Apple handsets
China has granted approval for Alibaba Group Holding’s artificial intelligence models to be integrated into several Apple handsets, including the new iPhone Duo, in the Chinese market, clearing a key regulatory hurdle for the long-delayed launch of Apple Intelligence in the country.
South China Morning Post Tech1 min read
Microsoft launches a decision model built on Alibaba’s Qwen
Microsoft has released Microsoft-Decision-1, a small model that picks between fixed answer options instead of writing text. Microsoft built it on Alibaba’s open-weight Qwen3.5-9B and then post-trained it, according to the Foundry model card.
The Next Web AI2 min read
Alibaba AI cloud revenue seen up over 50%
Alibaba Cloud said in May 2026 that its cloud revenue growth had risen to 40%.
Tech in Asia1 min read
Can China match up with Meta’s Muse in race to harness AI agents?
Meta Platforms’ breakout Muse personal AI agent is shining a spotlight on a new battleground in artificial intelligence – one in which China’s biggest internet companies are already jostling for position.
South China Morning Post Tech1 min read
Alibaba’s AI cloud revenue set to surge over 50% as investment blitz pays off: analysts
Alibaba Group Holding is expected to report a 50 per cent revenue surge for its cloud and artificial intelligence unit for the September quarter, driven by strong returns on its aggressive AI investments, according to analysts.
South China Morning Post Tech1 min read
Researchers are tracking a Chinese AI ‘agent fleet’
Independent researchers discovered an agent swarm that seems to be running on Tencent's infrastructure and targeting Alibaba's map service, Amap.
TechCrunch2 min read
Alibaba in early talks with Spain’s Solaria over power for a data centre
Alibaba has held preliminary talks with Spanish solar producer Solaria about supplying power for a data centre at Puertollano, south of Madrid. Spain is drafting rules that would require data centre operators to be established in the EU and keep all data inside European borders.
The Next Web AI2 min read
The open-source AI platforms vying to become China’s Hugging Face
AI model platforms ModelScope and MoArk are competing to serve Chinese-speaking developers behind the Great Firewall.
Rest of World5 min read
ByteDance grabs one-fifth of China’s data centre capacity as AI drives infrastructure boom
ByteDance accounts for roughly one-fifth of China’s delivered data centre capacity, making the TikTok owner the country’s largest tenant and a main driver of its artificial intelligence buildout, according to new estimates by research firm SemiAnalysis.
South China Morning Post Tech1 min read
How Alibaba is using AI to revamp its mapping app – and take on Meituan
Late last year, Zhang Xuan’s small beef noodle joint in Shanghai suddenly began seeing a dramatic surge in orders. Sales over the past few months have been 50 to 60 per cent higher than normal, he estimates. The driver?
South China Morning Post Tech1 min read
Alibaba unveils ‘pragmatic’ AI road map to drive monetisation, infrastructure efficiency
The artificial intelligence road map presented at its flagship Apsara Conference this week showcased a pragmatic pivot by Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group Holding, offering a clearer path to monetisation despite a sharp escalation in capital expenditure, analysts said.
South China Morning Post Tech1 min read
Alibaba’s capex isn’t the full story
Alibaba's profit fell, and spending jumped - but it’s not the whole picture. Plus, we revisit how China's AI labs outpace big budgets with less cash.
Tech In Asia AI1 min read
Alibaba’s AI capex spike isn’t the story investors think
The market punished Alibaba's earnings. But a closer look at the firm’s chips, cloud, and AI model suggests the reaction got the story backward.
Tech In Asia AI1 min read
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