Alibaba shares jump as new AI chip, data center buildout plans unveiled
SHENZHEN, CHINA – AUGUST 31: An illuminated Alibaba logo is displayed atop an office building on August 31,…
Is China’s AI progress really down to ‘distillation’?
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A Chinese humanoid-robot startup flips ‘distillation’ claim on OpenAI
The CEO of an Ant-backed humanoid robotics startup has published a letter to OpenAI in Chinese that raises…
CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: Piling into ‘human skills’ AI
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The cost of AI, trade showdown and Iran’s ‘economic D-day’
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Alibaba shares plunge 10% after $10.2 billion share placement to fund AI push
Night view of Alibaba’s headquarters building located by the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China on Nov. 16, 2025.…
No more doom scrolling? A Meta trial loss could reshape social media
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Money or power? The key to winning the U.S.-China AI race
An AI-themed ‘AGI Bar’ in Beijing’s tech-focused Zhongguancun district on Aug. 9, 2026. Pedro Pardo | Afp |…
Alibaba challenges Meta with new laptop-ready AI model
A man walks past the Alibaba logo displayed at its booth during the China International Supply Chain Expo…
Alibaba shares rally after unveiling Qwen3.8-Max AI model
Alibaba debuts Qwen3-Max, its trillion-parameter AI model trained on 36T tokens. (Photo by Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images)…
Bessent says U.S. could sanction China over AI model ‘theft’
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during the 2026 Reagan National Economic Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library…
Google expands Gemini lineup with cheaper models and new Mythos rival
Alphabet is releasing three new Gemini models on Tuesday, including its clearest answer yet to Anthropic‘s lead in…