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Alibaba hikes AI-service prices up to 34% after demand soars

The price increases follow the company’s launch of a major structural revamp in March

Tencent is well-positioned to build agentic AI because of its unparalleled access to troves of user data and sprawling WeChat ecosystem.

Tencent seizes momentum in China agentic AI race against Alibaba

Investors are beginning to place bets on the outcome of that race

With the latest restructuring, Alibaba is likely diverting more resources back to its enterprise-facing businesses.

Alibaba plans major revamp to heighten focus on AI profits

The revamp comes as Alibaba grapples with questions about its AI strategy

Alibaba is grappling with questions about its AI strategy following the sudden departure of one of its star developers.

Alibaba creates AI tool for companies to ride China agent craze

The company’s latest product underscores its steady investment in a panoply of artificial intelligence services

Monthly active users for Qwen’s mobile app surged to 203 million in February from 31.05 million in January.

Alibaba’s Qwen AI division head becomes latest exec to leave this year

Lin’s exit comes two days after Qwen released updated products

Alibaba’s Qwen offerings have won plaudits for their high performance and for an open-source approach that allows low-cost access for users.

Alibaba pushes deeper into AI coding tools with low-cost access

The company is making an aggressive push into AI in a dramatic pivot from its traditional focus on online commerce

Doubao fielded over 1.9 billion AI-related queries during the show, according to ByteDance.

ByteDance’s AI chatbot Doubao wins China holiday battle with 100 million users

The app is likely helped by its partnership with CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala on Feb 16

The Pentagon’s moves come at a fraught time in Washington’s debate over China tech policy.

Alibaba leads tech slide after Pentagon briefly shows blacklist

The 1260H list now includes more than 130 entities accused of working with the Chinese military

Alibaba’s Damo Academy introduced an open-source foundation model 'RynnBrain' that engages with the environment, understands space in relation to time and can figure out steps towards completing a task.

Alibaba pushes into robotics AI with open-source ‘RynnBrain’

With the release, Alibaba takes on AI leaders including Alphabet’s Google and Nvidia