Alibaba’s Qwen-3 becomes world’s first AI model to operate in orbit
Alibaba Cloud’s Qwen-3 became the world’s first general-purpose artificial intelligence model to be uploaded and operated in orbit,…
Tech war: China takes confident strides to develop more AI innovation in 2026
That release was a fitting reminder to the world, especially during the peak of the Christmas holiday season,…
China narrows AI gap with US 3 years after initial ChatGPT shock
Chinese government authorities sent urgent requests to various experts, including professors from Tsinghua University, to provide briefings on…
Role reversal: Meta adopts Qwen as Chinese AI becomes industry foundation
When US tech giant Meta Platforms released its flagship Llama family of artificial intelligence models in February 2023,…
Alibaba bets on ‘everything app’ Qwen to define AI era for global consumers
Alibaba Group Holding’s new multipurpose artificial intelligence consumer app, Qwen, has the potential to become China’s “super-app” in…
AI models from China’s DeepSeek, Alibaba and the US flatter users too much, study finds
Leading artificial intelligence models from the United States and China are “highly sycophantic”, and their excessive flattery may…
China’s generative AI user base doubles to 515 million in 6 months
China saw a massive uptick in generative artificial intelligence adoption in the first half of the year to…
Cambricon, SenseTime form strategic cooperation to support China’s tech self-reliance push
The two companies intend to leverage their respective hardware and software expertise to promote “a new indigenous AI…
ZTE and Alibaba Cloud Strive for Inclusive Computing Power
“In this new era, AI will replace energy as the most important commodity, driving the daily work of…
China’s ‘full stack’ AI ambitions on show at Alibaba’s Apsara Conference
China’s full artificial intelligence technology stack was on display at this year’s Apsara Conference, the annual gathering of…
Alibaba releases next-generation Qwen3 model as AI rivalry intensifies
Alibaba Group Holding on Friday open-sourced its latest artificial intelligence model, built on the new Qwen3-Next architecture, which…
Chinese cloud giants are flying under the radar
While U.S. attention focuses on what American companies are doing with AI and cloud technology, a China-led parallel…