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Alibaba strikes back: Chinese tech giant sues US over Pentagon blacklist, rejects claims of military ties

Alibaba has sued the US government after being placed on a Pentagon blacklist of companies allegedly linked to China's military, arguing the designation is baseless, harmful to its business and unsupported by evidence.

US reinstates Alibaba, BYD and Baidu on military blacklist over alleged Chinese military links

US reinstates Alibaba, BYD and Baidu on a Pentagon military blacklist over alleged links to China's military, signalling continued strategic rivalry despite recent diplomatic engagement

Alibaba unveils new Qwen3.5 model for 'agentic AI era'

Alibaba claims Qwen3.5 was 60 per cent cheaper to use and eight times better at processing large workloads than its immediate predecessor, adding that the model also came with the ability to independently take actions across mobile and desktop apps, or what the company calls "visual agentic capabilities".

Alibaba to spend $431 million for Lunar New Year AI push as chatbot war heats up

The pledge by Alibaba, which triples the spending promised earlier by rivals Tencent and Baidu, is set to start on February 6. This move comes as the competition among Chinese AI firms toughens, especially since the launch of DeepSeek R1 model.

Is Jack Ma planning to leave China?

Jack Ma’s family has purchased a $25.6 million mansion in London’s Belgravia, once the Italian embassy, signalling another major overseas investment by the Alibaba co-founder. The acquisition, made by his wife Cathy Zhang, adds to a vast property portfolio across continents

As China bans Nvidia chips, Huawei unveils AI superpower plan in Beijing’s show of might

China’s ban on Nvidia chips was swiftly followed by Huawei’s AI roadmap reflecting Beijing’s increasingly intensifying push to challenge US dominance in the chip race

Alibaba’s 'instant commerce' venture crosses 40 mn daily orders: All you need to know

The achievement is Alibaba's latest in China’s rapidly evolving "instant commerce" market-- where items ranging from groceries to electronics are delivered in as little as 1 hour

Alibaba to invest over $53 billion in AI over next 3 years in response to Trump's Stargate

Alibaba's cloud business has been seeing steady growth, with revenue climbing 13 per cent year-over-year to $4.35 billion in the last quarter. AI-related product revenue has surged for six consecutive quarters, recording triple-digit growth

How Alibaba came to dominate China's AI scene

Alibaba's surge has outpaced China’s other tech giants, including Tencent, Baidu, and JD.com, making Alibaba the best-performing Big Tech stock in China so far in 2025. The rally has been fuelled by optimism over its AI ambitions

Apple teams up with Alibaba to bring its AI services to Chinese users, awaiting govt approval

Apple and Alibaba have already submitted their jointly developed AI features for regulatory approval, and hope to integrate them into future iOS updates soon. If approved, this partnership could help Apple regain lost ground in China, where iPhone sales have been struggling since 2024