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Founded1999

Key PeopleEddie Wu

HeadquartersHangzhou, China

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Alibaba's Qwen AI chief Junyang Lin steps down, triggering task force formation and concerns

Junyang Lin, the technical architect behind Alibaba's Qwen AI platform, abruptly stepped down just one day after the company unveiled its Qwen 3.5 open-weight small models. His departure, along with at least two other key team members, has rattled the developer community and prompted CEO Eddie Wu to form a special task force to accelerate foundation model development.

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Alibaba's Qwen AI chief Junyang Lin steps down, triggering task force formation and concerns

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Alibaba unveils Qwen3.5 AI model with visual agentic capabilities, claims edge over GPT-5.2

Alibaba released Qwen3.5, its latest AI model featuring visual agentic capabilities that enable autonomous task execution across applications. The company claims the model outperforms leading models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind on multiple benchmarks while operating 60% cheaper than its predecessor. The launch intensifies competition in China's AI market as companies race to develop advanced AI agents.

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Alibaba unveils Qwen3.5 AI model with visual agentic capabilities, claims edge over GPT-5.2

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ByteDance releases Doubao 2.0 AI chatbot for agent era, challenging DeepSeek and global rivals

ByteDance has launched Doubao 2.0, positioning the upgraded AI model for the agent era where AI executes complex real-world tasks. With 155 million weekly active users, Doubao leads China's AI chatbot market ahead of DeepSeek. The release comes as Chinese tech companies compete intensely during Lunar New Year, with ByteDance claiming cost advantages over OpenAI's GPT 5.2 and Google's Gemini 3 Pro.

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ByteDance releases Doubao 2.0 AI chatbot for agent era, challenging DeepSeek and global rivals

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Ant Group bets on AI healthcare as next growth driver in China's $69 billion digital health market

Jack Ma-backed Ant Group has elevated its health unit to match Alipay's status, betting AI-powered healthcare will fuel its next decade of growth. The company aims to reach 1.4 billion Chinese users within three years using AI Doctor Agents and its AQ healthcare app, which already handles 10 million daily questions. But profitability remains uncertain in a competitive digital health sector.

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Ant Group bets on AI healthcare as next growth driver in China's $69 billion digital health market

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Alibaba launches RynnBrain AI model for robots, setting 16 records against Google and NVIDIA

Alibaba unveiled RynnBrain, an artificial intelligence model designed to power robots through enhanced understanding of the physical world. The model set 16 robotics records, surpassing achievements by Google and NVIDIA. RynnBrain addresses critical weaknesses in existing robotics systems through spatiotemporal memory, as China intensifies its push into physical AI to compete with the United States for technological leadership.

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Alibaba launches RynnBrain AI model for robots, setting 16 records against Google and NVIDIA

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Alibaba unveils Qwen3.5 AI chatbot for agentic era but faces crushing user demand

Alibaba launched its new Qwen3.5 model designed for independent task execution, claiming it beats major U.S. rivals on benchmarks while being 60% cheaper. But the AI chatbot's ambitious coupon giveaway campaign collapsed under customer overload, with 10 million orders in just nine hours forcing the company to halt the promotion and ask users for patience.

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Alibaba unveils Qwen3.5 AI chatbot for agentic era but faces crushing user demand

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Chinese tech giants wage $431 million chatbot war as AI competition hits new heights

Alibaba pledges 3 billion yuan ($431 million) to attract users to its Qwen AI app during Lunar New Year, tripling spending by rivals Tencent and Baidu. The escalating promotional battle comes as Chinese tech giants prepare to launch next-generation AI models, with cash incentives, iPhones, and TVs offered to users who register and interact with their chatbots.

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Chinese tech giants wage $431 million chatbot war as AI competition hits new heights

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Alibaba plans IPO for chip unit T-Head to bankroll $53B AI infrastructure push

Alibaba is preparing to list its AI chipmaking unit T-Head through an initial public offering, tapping surging investor demand for companies competing in the AI accelerator market. The move follows CEO Eddie Wu's pledge of over $53 billion toward AI infrastructure investments. T-Head will first be restructured with partial employee ownership before the IPO, though timing remains unclear.

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Alibaba plans IPO for chip unit T-Head to bankroll $53B AI infrastructure push

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Moonshot AI valuation surges to $4.8 billion as Chinese AI startup closes fresh funding round

Alibaba-backed AI startup Moonshot AI is closing a funding round valuing it at $4.8 billion, up $500 million from December. The surge follows successful Hong Kong IPOs by rival Chinese AI firms MiniMax and Zhipu, which raised over $1 billion combined and sparked investor interest in China's AI Tigers.

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Moonshot AI valuation surges to $4.8 billion as Chinese AI startup closes fresh funding round

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Alibaba's Qwen App now orders food and books travel as AI shifts from understanding to action

Alibaba launched major upgrades to its Qwen App, enabling users to order food delivery, book travel, and complete payments entirely within the AI chat interface. The update marks a strategic pivot into consumer-facing AI and agentic commerce, integrating core ecosystem services like Taobao, Alipay, and Fliggy. Since its November launch, the app has reached 100 million monthly active users.

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Alibaba's Qwen App now orders food and books travel as AI shifts from understanding to action

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Alibaba Links Taobao Shopping to Qwen AI App, Advancing Push Into Consumer AI Services

Alibaba is connecting its flagship Taobao shopping platform, Alipay, and travel services to its Qwen AI app, aiming to create a unified AI personal assistant for over 100 million users. The integration marks the company's most ambitious step yet in consumer-facing AI, as it seeks to demonstrate AI's money-making potential while leveraging its 35.8% share of China's AI cloud market.

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Alibaba Links Taobao Shopping to Qwen AI App, Advancing Push Into Consumer AI Services

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Xpeng shifts to physical AI, plans robotaxi trials and humanoid robot production by 2026

Chinese EV maker Xpeng is repositioning itself as a physical AI company rather than just an automaker. CEO He Xiaopeng announced plans to begin street trials for robotaxis soon and start mass production of humanoid robots in the second half of 2026, leveraging its in-house Turing AI chip to compete with Tesla in the robotics market.

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Xpeng shifts to physical AI, plans robotaxi trials and humanoid robot production by 2026

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Alibaba Deploys Visual AI to Challenge Meituan in China's Food and Dining Sector

Alibaba is launching an AI-powered service through its Amap unit that enables restaurants to create 3D interior visuals from simple photos or videos. The technology, based on Alibaba's visual Wan AI model, will be offered free to select businesses initially as the e-commerce giant intensifies its battle with Meituan for dominance in China's food and dining sector.

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Alibaba Deploys Visual AI to Challenge Meituan in China's Food and Dining Sector

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MiniMax prices Hong Kong IPO at top as investor interest in Chinese AI startups surges

Shanghai-based MiniMax is set to raise at least $538 million in its Hong Kong debut, pricing shares at the top of the range amid strong demand from sovereign wealth funds and global investors. The Alibaba-backed startup becomes one of the first Chinese generative AI firms to go public, challenging US rivals like OpenAI.

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MiniMax prices Hong Kong IPO at top as investor interest in Chinese AI startups surges

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Chinese AI Models Close Gap With US Systems as Open-Source Strategy Reshapes Global Tech Order

Chinese AI models from Alibaba, DeepSeek, and others have achieved near-parity with leading US systems, according to a Stanford report. The open-source AI models approach is driving widespread global adoption, particularly in developing nations, as US companies shift toward closed systems. This development marks a significant shift in the AI race and US-China rivalry over technology dominance.

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Chinese AI Models Close Gap With US Systems as Open-Source Strategy Reshapes Global Tech Order

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