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Monday 15 December 2025

Meta's next AI model, 'Avocado,' signals shift to closed development

Meta is reportedly developing a new AI model, code-named "Avocado," slated for release in the spring of 2026.

Saturday 6 December 2025

Alibaba Cloud accelerates on AI; Huawei Cloud enters a pivotal leadership transition

Alibaba and Google have converged on a common view as the US tech giant re-engages in AI: a full-stack strategy is now the price of entry for large-model competition. Both stand among...

Tuesday 2 December 2025

Alibaba Cloud's global expansion tests geopolitical boundaries

Alibaba Cloud is ramping up its global strategy, pushing aggressively into the Middle East and Southeast Asia to expand its presence in fast-growing emerging markets.

Tuesday 2 December 2025

Singapore's SEA-LION AI model built on Alibaba Qwen signals shift from Meta

Alibaba Group's open-source Qwen model, recognized as a key player in the AI market, now forms the foundation of Singapore's large language model (LLM) SEA-LION. The latest version,...

Saturday 29 November 2025

Chinese AI giants bypass US chip curbs with Southeast Asian compute hubs

China's top technology companies are shifting their LLM training to overseas data centers as Washington tightens controls on advanced AI chips and Beijing orders domestic firms to...

Thursday 27 November 2025

China's tech giants 'BAT' invest billions to debunk AI bubble claims

China's leading tech giants, Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent, known collectively as "BAT", have committed massive capital expenditures totaling hundreds of billions of CNY to expand AI...

Thursday 27 November 2025

Pentagon flags Alibaba, Baidu, and BYD as military-linked companies

The Pentagon has concluded that Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Baidu Inc., and BYD Co. should be added to its Section 1260H list of companies that aid the Chinese military, according...

Thursday 27 November 2025

Alibaba sees no AI bubble in 3 years, may boost capital spending

Alibaba reported strong cloud revenue growth for the quarter ending September 30, 2025, with CNY39.8 billion (approx. US$5.6 billion) in sales, up 34% year-over-year, and external...

Friday 21 November 2025

'Qianwen': Alibaba's answer to ChatGPT

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has formally entered the global consumer-facing AI market, announcing the public beta launch of the Qianwen App, a personal AI assistant built on the company's...

Friday 21 November 2025

Alibaba rebrands AI app as Qwen to challenge ChatGPT

Alibaba has revamped its AI mobile application under the new name "Qwen," aiming to compete head-to-head with OpenAI's ChatGPT by combining shopping, maps, and other functionalities...

Monday 17 November 2025

Alibaba denies US national security claims; China embassy calls allegations baseless

Alibaba has been accused by the US government of providing data and technical support to China's military, posing a threat to American national security. Both Alibaba and the Chinese...

Friday 14 November 2025

China's supernode boom sends warning to Nvidia

Since Huawei debuted the CloudMatrix 384 (CM384) in mid-2025, China's supernode race has taken centre stage in the global AI infrastructure...

Wednesday 12 November 2025

Silicon Valley startups turn to Chinese AI models amid performance and cost benefits

Several Silicon Valley startups and venture capitalists are increasingly adopting Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) models for their products and services, citing practical advantages...

Monday 3 November 2025

China's AI app users hit 700 million as most native apps lose ground

China's artificial intelligence (AI) mobile app sector has surpassed 700 million monthly active users (MAUs), yet a majority of AI-native apps are facing significant user losses,...

Wednesday 29 October 2025

Huawei Cloud on the back foot in China's AI race

Huawei Cloud is navigating one of its most turbulent periods yet. Confronted by internal and external headwinds—from a disciplinary probe and sweeping restructuring to a shrinking...

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