Alibaba unveils Qwen3.5 as China’s chatbot race shifts to AI agents
Qwen3 is Alibaba’s latest large language model, which it says combines traditional LLM capabilities with “advanced, dynamic reasoning.”…
China’s Baidu adds OpenClaw AI into search app for 700 million users
Chinese tech company Baidu, best known for its search engine, also operates cloud, mapping and other internet-based services.…
Zhipu leads rally in Chinese AI stocks, surging 30%, as a wave of new releases hits market
Information on Zhipu’s AI service on the web, dubbed Z.ai, arranged on a computer in Shanghai, Jan. 7,…
U.S. lawmakers push back on Trump plan to allow Nvidia AI chip exports to China
Niphon | Istock | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to grant Nvidia licenses to ship some…
Chinese tech giants race to create the ‘everything app’ of the future
NANJING, CHINA – NOVEMBER 25: Aerial view of Alibaba Jiangsu Headquarters at night on November 25, 2025 in…
Alibaba-backed startup Moonshot AI valuation up $500 million: sources
Pictured here is Moonshot AI’s Kimi chatbot displayed on a smartphone. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING…
China’s ‘Silicon Valley’ is building robots and fortune-telling AI apps at the same time
HANGZHOU, China — In what is sometimes dubbed China’s Silicon Valley, tech giants and startups in Hangzhou are…
Baidu plans Hong Kong IPO of AI chip unit Kunlunxin in spin-off move
A general view of the Baidu logo is seen at the Shanghai New Expo Center during the World…
Alibaba plans AI subscriptions, stablecoin-like payments with JPMorgan
Key Points Alibaba plans to use “tokenization” of payments for cross-border transactions in its business-to-business arm.Kuo Zhang, president…
Alibaba-backed Moonshot releases new AI model Kimi K2 Thinking
Alibaba-backed Chinese startup Moonshot has launched one of the more popular generative AI chatbots called Kimi. Sopa Images…
Alibaba prices AI glasses at $660 and launches ChatGPT rival
Alibaba announced plans to release a pair of smart glasses powered by its AI models. The Quark AI…
Alibaba says AI spending for e-commerce Taobao Tmall is breaking even
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has pledged to spend more than $50 billion on artificial intelligence over the next…