Alibaba Group: News
29 May 2025
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningAlibaba's new healthcare AI is as good as experienced doctors
Alibaba Group Holding has revealed that its healthcare-focused artificial intelligence (AI) model has shown capabilities on par with experienced doctors.
17 May 2025
AppleUS concerned over Apple-Alibaba AI deal for iPhones in China
Apple's future iPhone success relies on sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities.
13 May 2025
ChinaChinese toy factory owner jailed for selling 'obscene' undressable dolls
Xu, a plastic factory owner in southern China's Guangdong province, has been jailed for four years and nine months for making and selling animation character models considered "obscene items."
12 May 2025
GoogleAlibaba's latest technique lowers AI training costs by almost 90%
Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group has unveiled a revolutionary technique that could cut the cost of training artificial intelligence (AI) models for search engines by a huge margin.
10 May 2025
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningAlibaba's Quark gets AI-powered 'deep search' for enhanced search results
Alibaba Group's AI app, Quark, has gained a new "deep search" feature.
30 Apr 2025
Elon MuskMusk's xAI to launch its Grok 3.5 model very soon
Elon Musk has teased the imminent launch of xAI's Grok 3.5 AI model, hours after Alibaba unveiled its new Qwen3 models.
29 Apr 2025
Jack MaAlibaba's Jack Ma helped Chinese government intimidate a businessman: Report
Jack Ma, the billionaire co-founder of Alibaba, was involved in an intimidation campaign by the Chinese government targeting a specific businessman, according to documents reviewed by The Guardian.
29 Apr 2025
OpenAIAlibaba introduces Qwen 3 'hybrid' AI models to rival OpenAI
Chinese tech giant Alibaba has launched Qwen 3, a new series of AI models that it claims can rival or even surpass leading models from Google and OpenAI.
21 Apr 2025
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningAlibaba's AI-driven cancer-detection tool gets FDA approval: Why it matters
Damo Academy, the research arm of Alibaba Group, has received a major seal of approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
01 Apr 2025
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningForget ChatGPT! This AI can create Ghibli-style videos for free
Alibaba's generative AI model Qwen has introduced an innovative feature: the ability to create Ghibli-style anime videos.
27 Mar 2025
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningAlibaba just made developing AI agents way cheaper
Alibaba Cloud has launched its latest artificial intelligence (AI) model, "Qwen2.5-Omni-7B," in its Qwen series.
11 Mar 2025
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningAll merchants on Alibaba to integrate AI by this year
Alibaba.com, the international wholesale marketplace owned by Alibaba Group Holding, is aiming to have all sellers on its platform fully leverage its artificial intelligence (AI) tools by the end of this year.
06 Mar 2025
OpenAIAlibaba's new AI model outperforms DeepSeek, OpenAI offerings
Alibaba has unveiled a new open-source AI reasoning model, the QwQ-32B, which it claims outperforms DeepSeek's R1 and OpenAI's o1-mini.
26 Feb 2025
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningAlibaba's AI model for video, image generation now publicly available
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has announced that its artificial intelligence (AI) model Wan 2.1 is now open-source.
24 Feb 2025
MetaAlibaba to spend $53B on AI infrastructure by 2028
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has announced a massive investment of $53 billion in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, including data centers, in the next three years.
12 Feb 2025
ChinaAlibaba's market value surges by $87B amid AI development
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is witnessing a revival in investor interest, thanks to its major advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) development.
29 Jan 2025
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningAlibaba claims its new AI model can beat DeepSeek, ChatGPT
Alibaba has announced the launch of its latest artificial intelligence (AI) model, Qwen 2.5 Max.
28 Jan 2025
ChinaAlibaba unveils new AI models capable of controlling PCs, smartphones
Alibaba's Qwen team has launched a new series of artificial intelligence (AI) models, called Qwen2.5-VL.
17 Dec 2024
Jack MaAlibaba to sell Intime department store chain at $1.3B loss
In a move that will see the company incur a $1.3 billion loss, Alibaba Group has announced the sale of its Chinese department store unit, Intime.
07 Nov 2024
Dawood IbrahimFIR registered against e-commerce sites for selling Lawrence Bishnoi T-shirts
The Cyber Cell of Maharashtra Police has taken legal action against several e-commerce platforms for selling T-shirts glorifying notorious gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi and Dawood Ibrahim.
16 Oct 2024
ChatGPTAlibaba claims its new AI translation tool beats ChatGPT
Alibaba International, the global arm of the Chinese e-commerce giant, has launched an upgraded variant of its AI-powered translation tool.
19 Aug 2024
Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)Major investor to sell Zomato shares worth over ₹3,400 crore
Antfin Singapore Holding, a subsidiary of the Alibaba Group, is preparing to divest a 1.54% stake in Zomato.
10 May 2024
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningAlibaba's AI models gaining traction among Chinese corporate clients
Alibaba Group claims that its self-developed large language model (LLM) series, known as Tongyi Qianwen or Qwen, is now being utilized by more than 90,000 corporate clients in China.
19 Apr 2024
LenovoLenovo and Alibaba join forces to build AI computers
At its Tech World event in Shanghai, Lenovo has announced a partnership with Alibaba Group to develop a series of AI products.
27 Nov 2023
BusinessWhy Alibaba has shut down its quantum computing research lab
China-based Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has shut down its quantum computing research lab.
17 Nov 2023
BusinessAlibaba scraps cloud unit spin-off, market value declines by $20bn
Alibaba Group's Hong Kong stock took a 10% dive after the company halted plans to separate its cloud division due to uncertainties stemming from US restrictions on exports to China of semiconductors for use in artificial intelligence (AI) applications.
31 Oct 2023
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningAlibaba upgrades AI model Tongyi Qianwen, introduces new industry-specific models
Alibaba unveiled on Tuesday that it has enhanced its artificial intelligence (AI) model, Tongyi Qianwen, and launched a collection of AI models tailored for specific industries.
22 Sep 2023
Hong KongAlibaba subsidiary targets $1 billion in Hong Kong IPO
Cainiao Network Technology, the logistics subsidiary of Alibaba Group, is preparing to submit its application for an initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong as soon as next week.
13 Sep 2023
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningAlibaba to soon release Tongyi Qianwen AI model for public
Alibaba has announced plans to make its artificial intelligence (AI) model, Tongyi Qianwen, available to the public, signaling that it has obtained regulatory approval in China for broader market deployment.
11 Sep 2023
Stock MarketAlibaba shares crash 4% as former CEO quits cloud business
Alibaba Group's shares fell over 4% following the unexpected exit of former CEO Daniel Zhang from the company's cloud computing business.
03 Aug 2023
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningAlibaba takes AI fight to Meta with 2 open-source models
Alibaba's cloud computing unit, Alibaba Cloud, has launched two open-source AI models, Qwen-7B and Qwen-7B-Chat, each with seven billion parameters.
07 Jul 2023
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningAlibaba unveils AI image generator that takes on Midjourney, DALL-E
Chinese e-commerce powerhouse Alibaba is in a race to establish itself as one of the leading names in artificial intelligence (AI).
11 Apr 2023
OpenAICan Alibaba's AI model 'Tongyi Qianwen' challenge OpenAI's dominance
Chinese companies are in a race to develop a challenger to OpenAI's ChatGPT. Most recently, Alibaba Group-backed SenseTime introduced an AI model and a chatbot.
09 Feb 2023
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningChatbot battle gets real! Now, Alibaba is testing ChatGPT rival
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has become the latest to board the generative AI bandwagon. The company confirmed that it is developing a ChatGPT-like tool.
30 Nov 2022
Jack MaJack Ma living in Tokyo since Chinese crackdown on companies
Jack Ma, Chinese billionaire and the founder of Alibaba, has reportedly been living in Japan's Tokyo city for approximately six months, according to Financial Times reports on Tuesday.
18 May 2022
Jack MaPaytm Mall's valuation down 99% after Alibaba, Ant Financial's exit
Paytm Mall, One97 Communications' e-commerce arm, saw a significant drop in valuation as its key backers Alibaba and Ant Financial exited the firm.
20 Jan 2021
Jack MaAlibaba's Jack Ma, 'missing' for months, makes first public appearance
After months of being "missing," Alibaba and Ant founder Jack Ma has finally made a public appearance.
04 Jan 2021
Xi JinpingAlibaba founder suspected to be missing after criticizing Chinese government
Chinese billionaire Jack Ma has not been seen in public for more than two months now, a development that has sparked questions about his whereabouts.
18 Sep 2020
PaytmGoogle removes Paytm from Play Store: Here's why
Paytm, one of India's most valuable start-ups, has suffered a major setback.
17 Aug 2020
IndiaNewsBytes Briefing: Trump may ban Alibaba, other Chinese companies
Over the weekend, a lot happened in the world of technology.
26 Jul 2020
IndiaJack Ma summoned by Indian court over censorship allegations
China's Alibaba and its billionaire founder Jack Ma have both been summoned by an Indian court over allegations of censoring content and spreading fake news.
