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Alibaba boss apologizes for insulting staff and customers

Alibaba's entertainment CEO penalizes phone use in meetings, facing backlash after a controversial speech criticizing staff and rivals.
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Masayoshi Son made $72 billion betting on Jack Ma's Alibaba. Now he wants to do it again with AI.

Masayoshi Son is betting on the success of AI after unwinding his stake in Alibaba.
SoftBank is focusing on chip designer Arm and the Vision Funds for AI success.

Alibaba accelerates AI push by releasing new open-source models, text-to-video

Alibaba intensifies competition in generative AI with over 100 open-source models and new text-to-video technology.

Jack Ma says AI will 'go beyond everyone's imagination' in a rare public appearance

Jack Ma emphasizes AI's transformative potential over the next 20 years, highlighting the importance of creating valuable innovations alongside technological advancements.

Alibaba and Tencent clouds see demand for CPUs level off

Demand for CPUs has stalled in favor of GPUs for cloud computing, driven mainly by AI product needs.

Masayoshi Son made $72 billion betting on Jack Ma's Alibaba. Now he wants to do it again with AI.

Masayoshi Son is betting on the success of AI after unwinding his stake in Alibaba.
SoftBank is focusing on chip designer Arm and the Vision Funds for AI success.

Alibaba accelerates AI push by releasing new open-source models, text-to-video

Alibaba intensifies competition in generative AI with over 100 open-source models and new text-to-video technology.

Jack Ma says AI will 'go beyond everyone's imagination' in a rare public appearance

Jack Ma emphasizes AI's transformative potential over the next 20 years, highlighting the importance of creating valuable innovations alongside technological advancements.

Alibaba and Tencent clouds see demand for CPUs level off

Demand for CPUs has stalled in favor of GPUs for cloud computing, driven mainly by AI product needs.
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Alibaba.com backs athlete365 business accelerator to empower olympic athletes

The IOC and Alibaba.com have launched a programme to help Olympians transition into entrepreneurship, equipping them with vital business skills.

Alibaba releases an 'open' challenger to OpenAI's o1 reasoning model | TechCrunch

QwQ-32B-Preview offers a strong alternative to OpenAI's models with better performance in benchmarks, though it still has drawbacks.
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Alibaba Uses AI Tool Quanzhantui To Boosts Singles' Day Sales, Driving Growth for Merchants - Alibaba Gr Hldgs (NYSE:BABA)

Alibaba's Quanzhantui leverages AI to enhance merchant sales on Taobao and Tmall, especially during major shopping events.

Alibaba is upgrading its Hong Kong listing to primary, and that could potentially unlock billions in new investment

Alibaba is upgrading its Hong Kong shares to a primary listing to attract mainland Chinese capital via Stock Connect.

CMA Publishes Provisional Findings Against Apple; Alibaba Merges E-Commerce Operations; AUS Introduces Social Media Ban Bill for Under 16s

CMA's report found that Apple's policies hinder mobile browser innovation, urging further investigations into Apple's and Google's market practices.
Alibaba has formed a new group to integrate its e-commerce operations, aimed at enhancing resource utilization and supporting market expansion.
Australia is poised to enforce a bill banning social media for under 16s, highlighting a significant regulatory change in youth social media access.

Alibaba adds $8bn in value on first day mainland Chinese investors can directly trade its Hong Kong-listed shares

Alibaba's stock rose 4.2% after gaining access to mainland Chinese investors via the Stock Connect scheme, enhancing its market capitalization by $8 billion.

Chinese tech giant Alibaba's quarterly profit shrinks 29 percent

Alibaba's quarterly profit fell 29% due to sluggish consumption and rising competition, signaling broader economic challenges in China.

Alibaba, JD.com results underscore the slowdown in Chinese consumer demand

Chinese e-commerce giants are facing slowing growth due to a decline in consumer spending and tougher competition.

Alibaba Uses AI Tool Quanzhantui To Boosts Singles' Day Sales, Driving Growth for Merchants - Alibaba Gr Hldgs (NYSE:BABA)

Alibaba's Quanzhantui leverages AI to enhance merchant sales on Taobao and Tmall, especially during major shopping events.

Alibaba is upgrading its Hong Kong listing to primary, and that could potentially unlock billions in new investment

Alibaba is upgrading its Hong Kong shares to a primary listing to attract mainland Chinese capital via Stock Connect.

CMA Publishes Provisional Findings Against Apple; Alibaba Merges E-Commerce Operations; AUS Introduces Social Media Ban Bill for Under 16s

CMA's report found that Apple's policies hinder mobile browser innovation, urging further investigations into Apple's and Google's market practices.
Alibaba has formed a new group to integrate its e-commerce operations, aimed at enhancing resource utilization and supporting market expansion.
Australia is poised to enforce a bill banning social media for under 16s, highlighting a significant regulatory change in youth social media access.

Alibaba adds $8bn in value on first day mainland Chinese investors can directly trade its Hong Kong-listed shares

Alibaba's stock rose 4.2% after gaining access to mainland Chinese investors via the Stock Connect scheme, enhancing its market capitalization by $8 billion.

Chinese tech giant Alibaba's quarterly profit shrinks 29 percent

Alibaba's quarterly profit fell 29% due to sluggish consumption and rising competition, signaling broader economic challenges in China.

Alibaba, JD.com results underscore the slowdown in Chinese consumer demand

Chinese e-commerce giants are facing slowing growth due to a decline in consumer spending and tougher competition.
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#chinese-tech-companies

China Turns to Silicon Valley to Bolster Homegrown AI Firms | PYMNTS.com

Chinese tech firms are intensifying recruitment in Silicon Valley despite U.S. export controls on AI technology.
Companies like Alibaba and Meituan are targeting top American talent for their AI initiatives.

Alibaba staff offers glimpse into life of building LLM in China | TechCrunch

Chinese tech companies are striving to narrow the gap with OpenAI by developing large language models.
Daily schedules of researchers at Chinese tech companies mirror those at OpenAI, with intense work regimes and focus on enhancing AI models.

China Turns to Silicon Valley to Bolster Homegrown AI Firms | PYMNTS.com

Chinese tech firms are intensifying recruitment in Silicon Valley despite U.S. export controls on AI technology.
Companies like Alibaba and Meituan are targeting top American talent for their AI initiatives.

Alibaba staff offers glimpse into life of building LLM in China | TechCrunch

Chinese tech companies are striving to narrow the gap with OpenAI by developing large language models.
Daily schedules of researchers at Chinese tech companies mirror those at OpenAI, with intense work regimes and focus on enhancing AI models.
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#investing

'Big Short' investor Michael Burry boosts Alibaba, Baidu, and JD.com bets as he doubles down on China

Michael Burry increased stakes in Alibaba, JD.com, and Baidu, while hedging his investments to manage risks in volatile markets.

NFL Team Owner David Tepper's #1 Stock to Buy: BABA vs. AMZN

David Tepper excels in stock investments with a 25% annual return, contrasting sharply with his football team's performance.

'Big Short' investor Michael Burry boosts Alibaba, Baidu, and JD.com bets as he doubles down on China

Michael Burry increased stakes in Alibaba, JD.com, and Baidu, while hedging his investments to manage risks in volatile markets.

NFL Team Owner David Tepper's #1 Stock to Buy: BABA vs. AMZN

David Tepper excels in stock investments with a 25% annual return, contrasting sharply with his football team's performance.
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#cloud-services

Fire at Digital Realty Singapore datacenter disrupts clouds

A fire caused by a battery explosion disrupted Alibaba's online services in Singapore.
Disaster recovery protocols largely worked, but some users experienced connectivity issues.

China's tech giants buy into Indonesia's digital platforms

Alibaba's partnership with GoTo underscores its strategy to expand in Southeast Asia using cloud and AI technologies.

Fire at Digital Realty Singapore datacenter disrupts clouds

A fire caused by a battery explosion disrupted Alibaba's online services in Singapore.
Disaster recovery protocols largely worked, but some users experienced connectivity issues.

China's tech giants buy into Indonesia's digital platforms

Alibaba's partnership with GoTo underscores its strategy to expand in Southeast Asia using cloud and AI technologies.
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A Diamond-Making Machine Will Cost You $200,000 on Alibaba

The emergence of affordable diamond-making machines signifies a trend towards democratizing the diamond production industry.

Alibaba Shanghai Campus / Foster + Partners

Alibaba's new Shanghai offices prioritize public space and transparency, enhancing collaboration and well-being amid a flexible workplace design.

Alibaba Releases Two Open-Weight Language Models for Math and Voice Chat

Alibaba unveiled Qwen2-Math for mathematical solutions and Qwen2-Audio for multi-modal input, showcasing significant advancements in language models.

When it comes to cloud, it's China against the world

The global cloud market is divided by politics and economics, leading to distinct competitive landscapes in China and the rest of the world.

Logistics Report: Dali Probe Targets Earlier Outages; Biden's Tariffs Roil Supply Chains

The U.S. producer prices index rose 0.5% in April.
Alibaba's net profit fell by 86% despite increases in sales and logistics revenue.
Surging container freight rates are boosting shipping companies' shares.

Once Alibaba's main investor, SoftBank sheds remaining stake

SoftBank sells its stake in Alibaba, shifting focus to AI-centric investments and emerging technologies such as Arm's AI chips.

BlueVPS web hosting goes down in Australia

BlueVPS faces multi-day outage impacting Australian operations; customers offered refunds or server relocations.

Alibaba pits people against AI in its annual math challenge

Alibaba annual competition now includes an AI challenge alongside the traditional math competition.
DAMO Academy offers prizes to top scoring AI models and human mathematicians in the competition.

Alibaba Cloud posts modest growth, thanks to internal buyers

Alibaba's own operations drive growth for its public cloud business more than third-party customers.
Alibaba is focusing on improving revenue quality by reducing low-margin project-based contracts and increasing investment in public cloud.

Your TikTok dances aren't safe from AI content scraping

Alibaba's AI tool, Animate Anyone, was trained using scraped TikTok videos
The tool can generate realistic TikTok-style dance videos based on still images

Alibaba says new AI model Qwen2 bests Meta's Llama 3 in tasks like maths and coding

Alibaba updates open-source AI model Qwen2 to surpass Meta's Llama 3 in various tasks.
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