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Saturday 13 June 2026
Alibaba Cloud opens new Malaysia region to meet rising AI demand

Alibaba Cloud has launched a new public cloud region in Johor, Malaysia, adding two data centers as part of its push to expand cloud...

Saturday 13 June 2026
Commentary: Five things I noticed at SuperAI Singapore that the keynotes did not tell you
Ten thousand attendees. One hundred and fifty speakers. Three exhibition floors. Two days. SuperAI Singapore 2026 generated enough keynote content, panel discussion, and product announcements...
Friday 12 June 2026
Alibaba's stealth model launch, Meitu's outsourcing play — China's visual AI market defies a single playbook

One of China's largest visual AI consumer platforms has deliberately chosen not to build its own models; a startup competing against...

Friday 12 June 2026
Alibaba's DingTalk ousts founder CEO after AI overhaul exposes management rift
Alibaba-owned DingTalk is facing renewed scrutiny after a management controversy at the intelligent workplace platform triggered a leadership shake-up. Alibaba Group announced on June...
Wednesday 10 June 2026
China's CNY2tn data center plan puts domestic AI chips at the core
Beijing is preparing a plan to spend CNY2 trillion (US$295 billion) over the next five years to build data centers across China, a move aimed at strengthening the country's domestic...
Wednesday 10 June 2026
China rejects US military-linked listing of Alibaba, Baidu and BYD, calls move unjustified
The US Department of Defense has added major Chinese companies, including Alibaba Group, Baidu, and BYD, to its Chinese Military Companies list, drawing swift public rejection from...
Tuesday 9 June 2026
Alibaba puts CEO directly in charge of new unit as AI model race turns commercial

Alibaba Group Holding has created a new artificial intelligence unit called Token Foundry, putting it directly under CEO Eddie Wu as the...

Tuesday 9 June 2026
US Pentagon adds BYD, Alibaba to China military company list
The US Department of Defense has updated its list of companies identified as Chinese military companies operating in the US, adding a wide range of technology, telecom, semiconductor,...
Tuesday 9 June 2026
Tencent takes dual-track AI chip route with Canghai V2 and domestic partnerships
Tencent is sharpening a dual-track AI chip strategy, combining self-developed semiconductors for its own business workloads with deeper partnerships across China's domestic AI computing...
Friday 5 June 2026
Alibaba opens Qwen to KFC, Luckin Coffee, and airlines in AI agent battle
Alibaba is opening its Qwen AI assistant to external brands and third-party agents, turning the consumer app from a chatbot into a transactional platform for food orders, travel planning,...
Wednesday 20 May 2026
Alibaba's T-Head doubles down on AI infrastructure with Zhenwu M890
Alibaba Cloud has unveiled the Zhenwu M890, a new proprietary AI training and inference chip developed by its semiconductor subsidiary T-Head Semiconductor, as the Chinese cloud group...
Thursday 14 May 2026
Alibaba faces mounting margin pressure as AI investments accelerate
Analysts gave Alibaba Group Holding's latest results a cautious reception, warning that surging artificial intelligence (AI) investments are pressuring profitability even as cloud...
Monday 11 May 2026
Alibaba's Qwen could push AI agents into the heart of e-commerce
Alibaba Group is preparing to more deeply integrate its artificial intelligence platform, Qwen, into its vast online shopping ecosystem, a move that could fundamentally reshape how...
Tuesday 5 May 2026
Malaysia becomes AI data center hub, attracts Chinese cloud giants and Nvidia AI chips

As power constraints and tighter policy controls in Singapore limit expansion, Malaysia is rapidly emerging as Southeast Asia's most important...