[ad_1] (Bloomberg) — Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. took the wraps off a new version of its flagship Qwen AI model, sustaining the breakneck pace of development that’s characterized China’s artificial intelligence sphere in the wake of DeepSeek. Alibaba on Tuesday unveiled its Qwen3 series of models, which it said rivals DeepSeek’s performance on several fronts,…
[ad_1] “It is not surprising that China now competes closely with the U.S. for leadership in AI talent. It trains by far a larger number of engineers and computer scientists than the U.S., although the U.S. still has an edge in attracting the best global talent, including from China,” said Victor Shih, director of the…
[ad_1] But Google, with all its resources, was not in fact the first firm to emulate OpenAI. Less than three months after o1 was launched, Alibaba, a Chinese e-commerce giant, released a new version of its Qwen chatbot, QwQ, with the same “reasoning” capabilities. “What does it mean to think, to question, to understand?” the…
[ad_1] Over the past 10 years, the Shanghai SE Composite Index rose just 2.5%. However, the Chinese government’s stimulus measures to boost domestic consumption and DeepSeek’s AI model lifted the sentiment. China’s benchmark index has delivered 12.55% returns over the past one year compared with a 1.8% rise in the Nifty 50 during the period…
[ad_1] However, standalone subscription software is now under severe pressure. Despite rapid product and feature launches, XaaS companies are struggling to sustain revenue growth. The rise of Generative AI (GenAI) is altering the economics of software, leading to a shift where AI is no longer a product but an embedded layer. This change is visible…
[ad_1] In a small shop in the eastern Chinese city of Hefei, one of the rarest pieces of technology in the world is on display. The quantum computer in the showroom of Origin, a Chinese startup, looks ready to be plucked from the shelf and fired up. Only 20 such devices are produced globally each…
[ad_1] It doesn’t take an economic genius to pinpoint the allure of Chinese e-commerce giants. The rapid growth of platforms like Shein, PDD Holdings’ Temu and Alibaba Group’s AliExpress was never about the quality of their products, ethical supply chains, customer service, or even US consumerism and excess. It’s always been about their ultra-low prices….
[ad_1] DeepSeek has sent Silicon Valley into a panic by proving you could build powerful artificial intelligence (AI) on a shoestring budget. In some respects, it was too good to be true. Recent testing has shown that DeepSeek’s AI models are more vulnerable to manipulation than those of its more expensive competitors from Silicon Valley….
[ad_1] The landscape of generative AI is evolving rapidly, with companies racing to build more efficient, capable, and accessible models. Among the latest entrants, Mistral Small 3, Alibaba’s Qwen2.5-Max, and DeepSeek R1 are vying for dominance alongside OpenAI’s established ChatGPT. Each model presents a unique approach to AI and used cases. Mistral Small 3 Mistral…
[ad_1] Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has unveiled new benchmark scores for its latest artificial intelligence model, Qwen 2.5 Max, positioning it as a top contender in the global AI race. According to figures shared by Alibaba Cloud via WeChat, the upgraded model outperformed Meta Platforms Inc.’s Llama and DeepSeek’s V3 model in a variety of…
