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On October 12, Anhui Xianyin Future Technology Co., Ltd. announced significant funding progress, completing three rounds of financing from May to September 2026, totaling hundreds of millions of RMB. The funding rounds included contributions from major investors such as Alibaba and China Mobile, aim...
Moqi Intelligence has successfully increased its registered capital to 1.5 million yuan following a stake acquisition by an Alibaba-linked firm. This development highlights the growing interest in embodied AI technologies, which are becoming increasingly relevant in various sectors. The investment...
Alibaba DAMO Academy has introduced DAMO RADAR, an open-weight abdominal CT AI model, which has been published in the journal Science. This model is capable of identifying 146 findings across 18 different organs, achieving an area under the curve (AUC) of approximately 0.913, alongside expert-level...
Alibaba's Qwen team has unveiled Qwen3.8-Omni-Flash, a versatile omni-modal model capable of processing text, images, audio, and video within a single workflow. This model features a context window of 1 million tokens and is accessible via the Qwen AI platform. Compared to its predecessor, Qwen3.5-O...
Alibaba has initiated the integration of its domestic wholesale platform 1688 with the cross-border marketplace Alibaba.com, placing both under the leadership of Kuo Zhang, Alibaba's vice president and president of Alibaba.com. The former head of 1688 will transition to a different role within the o...
Alibaba has introduced Qwen3.8-Max-0902, an enhanced version of its Qwen3.8-Max foundation model. This update focuses on improving performance in coding and Cowork-style tasks, and it is accessible via Alibaba's Qwen services and API channels. The significance of this upgrade lies in its impressive...
Xpeng Inc.'s robot unit is set to raise $900 million from notable investors such as Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Tencent Holdings Ltd. This significant funding will support Xpeng's strategic expansion into the humanoid robotics sector. The investment is crucial as it underscores the growing inter...
Alibaba Cloud has launched Wan3.0, a new video-generation model capable of producing clips up to 30 seconds long. This model accepts various document formats, including DOC, XLS, PPT, PDF, and Markdown, as input. Wan3.0 had been in public beta since early August, allowing users to test its capabilit...
Alibaba announced a revenue of RMB268.95 billion for the quarter ending June 30, reflecting a 9% year-on-year increase. However, the net income attributable to ordinary shareholders plummeted by 76% to RMB10.54 billion. The significant rise in capital expenditure, which surged 75% to RMB67.68 billio...
Alibaba Cloud has introduced Agent Studio, an all-in-one enterprise agent full-stack platform, during the Apsara release on August 14. This upgrade aims to streamline the complexities of agent infrastructure, including managed runtime, unified API keys across MCP services, agentic search, and memory...
On August 12, 2026, Lin Junyang, former head of Alibaba's Tongyi Qianwen technology, announced the launch of Pragmatik Labs on the X platform. He defined the company's focus as developing 'next-generation agents that bridge the digital and physical worlds.' The startup, valued at approximately 13.5...
Alibaba Cloud has unveiled the Qwen AI Arena, a platform designed for the challenge and evaluation of AI agents. This innovative platform generates tasks rooted in real business scenarios, equipping developers with essential models, runtime environments, and evaluation tools to test their agent solu...
Alibaba Group Holding Limited has gained attention following reports that Tesla has begun testing its AI model, Qwen, in its infotainment system. Although unverified, this news has led to a 9% increase in Alibaba's shares over the past five trading sessions, indicating strong investor interest. The...
Alibaba has launched more than 20 applications featuring over 50 innovations native to HarmonyOS. These include Amap's AR walking navigation, DingTalk's AI meeting capabilities through Xiaoyi, and Taobao's immersive browsing experience, alongside Qwen's unified drag-and-drop AI analysis. This signi...
The European Commission has levied a €550 million ($630 million) fine on AliExpress, a platform owned by Alibaba, due to its failure to address counterfeit and unsafe products. This penalty is the largest since the Digital Services Act took effect in 2022 and follows an investigation initiated in Ma...
Alibaba's Qwen AI model is set to be integrated into Apple Intelligence, enhancing user experiences in China across various Apple operating systems including iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS. This integration allows users to utilize Qwen's features such as text and image understanding and content ge...
In June 2026, the landscape of embodied AI saw the introduction of 13 new models, including significant contributions from BAAI and Alibaba's Qwen-Robot. This rapid development indicates a shift from traditional hardware benchmarks to a focus on software intelligence, highlighting the competitive na...
On December 31, Alibaba Cloud revealed significant price reductions for its large language model services, specifically reducing access to the Tongyi Qianwen visual understanding model by over 80%. This announcement marks the third round of price cuts the company has implemented in 2024, following a...
Bloom, co-founded by Justin Kosmides in 2023, has raised $3.6 million in a seed round led by SNAK Venture Partners. The company aims to support the mobility industry by connecting buyers and sellers in manufacturing and logistics, particularly in light of recent tariffs that have spurred domestic pr...
On August 14, INFIFORCE announced the completion of its Series A and A+ funding rounds, raising nearly 1 billion yuan. The funding was led by Dunhong Asset and major state-owned platforms, with participation from various industrial capital investors. The capital will primarily support the developmen...
AgiBot WITA-Omni has achieved a score of 85.21 on the DailyOmni benchmark, securing first place in 6 out of 8 indicators. This performance surpasses notable competitors such as Google Gemini, ByteDance Doubao, and Alibaba Qwen in the realm of embodied cross-modal understanding. The significance of...
Amap, a unit of Alibaba Group Holding, has introduced the ABot framework, which integrates a robot's essential functions into a cohesive system. This innovative technology combines five specialized AI models—ABot-N1, ABot-M0.5, ABot-ER, ABot-AgentOS, and ABot-C0—to address the industry's challenge o...
Morphi, a company focused on embodied intelligence, has successfully raised over 1 billion yuan in angel funding, resulting in a post-investment valuation that surpasses 7 billion yuan. This funding round sets a new record for first-round financing within China's embodied intelligence sector. Notabl...
SiliconFlow, an AI token supply platform supported by major companies such as Huawei, Alibaba, and Meituan, has submitted its application for an initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong. This move comes amid ongoing financial challenges, including negative gross margins and increasing losses. The...
In a significant policy shift, China's Ministry of Finance, State Taxation Administration, and Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced the adjustment of tax incentives for energy-efficient and new energy vehicles. Effective January 1, 2027, the government will eliminate the half-ta...
Alibaba's Hema SuperheSuan NB has launched six new stores in Beijing, coinciding with Meituan's opening of seven Happy Monkey stores in various cities. This simultaneous expansion marks a significant intensification of competition in the hard discount retail sector. Both companies are vying for mark...
Ant Group has successfully led a funding round of 500 million yuan (approximately $73.59 million) for the humanoid robotics company Zeroth, as announced by the start-up on Thursday. This investment highlights Ant Group's commitment to advancing technology in the robotics sector and reflects the grow...
In a high-stakes series of financial maneuvers, the former president of Alibaba Cloud and the top executive of Ideal Auto have engaged in three rounds of investment discussions over the past 90 days, involving billions of dollars. This unprecedented collaboration comes as both leaders seek to levera...
On Monday, Alibaba unveiled HappyHorse 1.1, the latest iteration of its video generation model, marking a significant upgrade from its predecessor, HappyHorse 1.0. This new version boasts enhancements in motion dynamics, subject consistency, prompt adherence, visual quality, and audio generation cap...
Alibaba Group Holding Limited has intensified its efforts in the rapidly evolving artificial intelligence (AI) sector by launching the Qwen Robot Suite, a new collection of AI models designed for robotic applications. Announced on June 21, 2026, the suite aims to enhance robots' capabilities in unde...
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has successfully raised around 51 billion yuan in a Series A funding round, achieving a valuation of 400 billion yuan. The funding, which took place recently, saw significant investment from tech giant Tencent, contributing 10 billion yuan, while battery manufacturer CATL...
Noematrix, a company specializing in embodied intelligence, has recently secured hundreds of millions in funding, led by Wuxi Data Group, with participation from Shanghai Jiao Tong University's AI Future Fund, Shanghai Chuangzhi Technology Co., and Yicun Capital. This marks the latest financing roun...
Alibaba has unveiled its Qwen-Robot series, a new line of embodied AI models, while ByteDance has announced a strategic shift to elevate robotics as a core component of its business. This move comes as major internet companies in China increasingly harness data and artificial intelligence to transfo...
On June 16, Alibaba introduced the Qwen-Robot series, a new line of embodied intelligence models designed to improve robotic capabilities. This launch marks a significant shift in the robotics industry, as Alibaba, alongside ByteDance, transitions from a passive observational role to active engageme...
Alibaba, the Chinese technology giant, has unveiled its inaugural family of embodied AI models, marking a significant advancement in artificial intelligence technology. This launch, which took place recently, aims to enhance the interaction between humans and machines by integrating large language m...
On Tuesday, the Qwen team unveiled a new robotics suite that includes three foundational models: Qwen-RobotNav, Qwen-RobotManip, and Qwen-RobotWorld. These models are designed to integrate language processing with various physical actions, enhancing the capabilities of mobile robotics. Qwen-RobotNav...
Alibaba has unveiled Qwen-Robot, its inaugural series of embodied AI models designed for navigation, manipulation, and world modeling. This advanced technology can be deployed on the Unitree Go2 quadruped robot, utilizing only a single camera for operation. The launch marks a significant step in the...
Alibaba Group Holding has unveiled its inaugural suite of artificial intelligence models designed for robots, positioning itself in the competitive landscape of advancing AI beyond traditional chatbot applications. On Tuesday, the Hangzhou-based technology leader introduced the Qwen Robot Suite, a s...
Alibaba's Partnership Committee has publicly addressed concerns regarding the management culture at DingTalk following the viral resignation essay of a former product manager. The memo, which is unusual for the company, highlights issues of toxic workplace practices that have been brought to light o...
Alibaba has unveiled its latest AI large language model, Qwen3.7-Plus, this week, enhancing its Qwen family with advanced multimodal capabilities and a cost reduction of 60% compared to the previous text-only model, Qwen3.7-Max. Unlike earlier versions, Qwen3.7-Plus is available solely under a close...
Alibaba's Tongyi Qianwen team has unveiled Qwen-VLA, marking the company's inaugural foray into the realm of vision-language-action models for embodied artificial intelligence. This launch, which took place recently, positions Alibaba to compete in the rapidly evolving sector of physical world AI. T...
Chinese tech companies are rapidly advancing the integration of artificial intelligence into robotics, marking a significant shift in the generative AI landscape from digital chatbots to physical autonomous systems. Last week, Alibaba Group Holding introduced its Qwen3.7-Max model, which boasts inno...
Alibaba's Amap has unveiled plans to expand its AI-powered traffic light countdown feature globally, currently operational at 500,000 intersections throughout China. This initiative aims to address navigation challenges faced by drivers around the world. The announcement highlights Amap's commitment...
Alibaba is set to launch its Qwen AI technology across various car brands, enhancing the driving experience with innovative hands-free features. This initiative allows drivers to seamlessly order meals and manage deliveries directly from their vehicles, promoting convenience and safety on the road....
Alibaba’s subsidiary Amap (Gaode) is preparing to launch its inaugural product from its embodied intelligence division, a quadruped robot. This marks Alibaba Group's first venture into embodied robotics. Insiders reveal that Amap's embodied intelligence team is focusing on developing both humanoid r...
Unitree Robotics is set to collaborate with Alibaba’s AliExpress to introduce its R1 humanoid robot to international markets, a move that signals a major step towards making advanced robotics more accessible to consumers. This partnership comes as Unitree prepares for its anticipated initial public...
Alibaba International has introduced its new enterprise-grade AI agent, Accio Work, targeting overseas markets. This innovative tool is designed to autonomously manage the complete e-commerce workflow, encompassing store setup, operations, marketing, and cross-border sourcing. Launched today, Accio...
Alibaba's Cloud Intelligence Group reported a significant revenue increase of 36% year-over-year, reaching RMB 43.28 billion ($6.19 billion) for the December quarter. This growth was driven by a remarkable surge in AI-related product revenue, which has now experienced triple-digit growth for ten con...
On Monday, Alibaba's Qwen app unveiled a substantial Spring Festival Treat Plan, allocating RMB 3 billion (approximately $420 million) to provide extensive free-order promotions. This initiative aims to encourage users across China to engage with new AI-driven services during the upcoming Spring Fes...
Alibaba Group announced on Thursday the full integration of its Qwen app with essential services within its ecosystem, including Taobao, Alipay, and the travel platform Fliggy. This enhancement allows users to seamlessly perform various tasks such as ordering food, booking flights, and shopping thro...
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