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China’s chip fund in talks to lead DeepSeek funding: FT

The Big Fund is a backer of some of the country’s largest chip players

DeepSeek is seeking to raise funding at a valuation of more than US$20 billion, after its initial discussions with prospective investors generated immense interest.

Tencent, Alibaba in talks to invest in DeepSeek at over US$20 billion valuation: The Information

AI fundraising highlights the intense capital needed to build and run top-tier models

The big share gains have defied losses in titans, including Alibaba Group Holding, which have sprawling businesses exposed to the broader economy.

AI’s token economy revolution creates new China tech winners

The market remains hypercompetitive with new players all the time, and the deeper-pocketed, larger firms are not sitting still

Authorities have stepped up scrutiny of the sector, repeatedly warning the most aggressive contenders to ensure the interests of merchants and consumers.

China fines Alibaba, PDD for food delivery business failures

The country’s hyper-competitive instant delivery market engaged in a price war in the past year as platforms tried to defend their market share

The R1 robots will be sold to markets including the US, Canada, Japan, the United Arab Emirates, and Singapore via AliExpress.

Unitree launches cheapest humanoid robot on AliExpress to rival Tesla

The robotics specialist eyes 4.2 billion yuan IPO as it taps Alibaba to boost global humanoid robot sales

Happy Horse is Alibaba’s best-scoring video product to date.

Alibaba claims viral Happy Horse AI model in latest breakthrough

This comes amid the Chinese company’s push to remake itself into a leading player in artificial intelligence

Tencent said it plans to at least double spending on artificial intelligence to more than US$5.2 billion in 2026.

China’s worst tech earnings in three years signal tough comeback

CHINESE technology companies reported their weakest quarterly profit growth in three years, leaving more doubt for investors looking for a recovery in sector stocks.

Huawei plans to ship around 750,000 of its new AI chip this year, say two sources.

Huawei’s new AI chip finds favour with ByteDance, Alibaba which plan to place orders: sources

The 950PR is more compatible with Nvidia’s software system and has better response speeds

On Wednesday (Mar 25), Alibaba Group's shares closed up 4.6%.

Meituan, Alibaba shares jump as Beijing vows to end price wars

China’s market regulator holds seminar on curbing cut-throat competition, which dampens the drive to grow consumption

Alibaba is one of China’s leading AI players, and its chip subsidiary T-Head aims to compete with Nvidia and Huawei Technologies in the country.

Alibaba unveils new chip design to meet surging demand for AI

The emerging architecture has become popular in China due to persistent geopolitical tensions