Alibaba Group Holding Limited's new AI model Qwen 2.5-VL could boost its Cloud business growth, outperforming competitors. Click for my BABA stock update.

As we pointed out with DeepSeek, user data collected by its online services will be storied in China, per its privacy policy. It's a similar story with Alibaba's Qwen Chat, which may store data in either its Singapore or Chinese datacenters.

Those who have had professional dealings with DeepSeek say he is obsessed with human-like artificial general intelligence ( AGI) and the impact it could have on the world. In his pursuit of it, DeepSeek’s founder is upending ideas about technological progress both in the West and China.

China aims to dominate in artificial intelligence and a growing variety of technologies. What it means for U.S. policymakers and investors.

TikTok restored US services after Donald Trump pledged to delay enforcement of a ban. Yet it’s not clear whether the app’s Chinese parent is able — or willing — to secure a US backer in time to avoid a permanent shutdown.

Alibaba Group Holding released on Wednesday an upgraded version of its Qwen artificial intelligence (AI) model, which it said "comprehensively outperformed" in certain benchmark tests DeepSeek-V3, the large language model (LLM) launched in December by China's hottest start-up.

Chinese startup DeepSeeks’ success has not only put pressure on international rivals but also led to a scramble among domestic competitors to upgrade their own AI models.

Chinese e-commerce juggernaut Alibaba Group Holding’s (NYSE:BABA) cloud unit released a new family of AI models, Qwen2.5-VL, that can parse files, comprehend videos, count objects in images, and control a PC.

Massive downloads of the Asian country’s app are expanding its potential to control, misinform and erode democratic principles in the West

China’s tech stocks outperform US rivals as AI wars heat up—Baidu surges 7.66%, Hang Seng gains 0.79%. US officials weigh tighter Nvidia export curbs as DeepSeek’s AI success raises national security concerns.

Chinese New Year box office started with a bang today in China, as Maoyan estimates 1.8B yuan ($248.3M) was generated for all films on day-one of the holiday period. This would mark a new milestone that well exceeds 2021's previous first-day New Year record of 1.