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(Bloomberg) -- Tencent Holdings Ltd.’s early success with WorkBuddy may give the Chinese Internet giant a chance to catch up after lagging peers in the artificial intelligence race for the past few years.Most Read from BloombergChina Unleashes $28 Trillion Capital Markets to Challenge US in AIStocks Churn as Hormuz Standoff Spurs Rally in Oil: Markets WrapIran Shakes Up Security Team After Saying Oman Deal ‘Very Close’GameStop’s Ryan Cohen Weighs Pulling $56 Billion EBay OfferA $20 Million Weddi

For much of the last two years, Apple (AAPL) has been attempting to convince investors that artificial intelligence will be the next big motivation for people to update their gadgets. But one of its most recent efforts in AI is not aimed against Silicon Valley or even the U.S. It’s happening in ...

Apple has published a guide explaining how eligible Mac users in mainland China can connect Alibaba's Qwen artificial-intelligence service to ‌the U.S. tech giant's Siri digital assistant and Writing Tools feature. The Mac-specific arrangement ‌could help Apple compete in China's AI PC market, where it has been losing market share as domestic ​manufacturers such as Lenovo have promoted locally developed AI features. • Qwen is Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba's family of generative-AI models, which can create text and images and analyse documents, photos and other material in response to user prompts.

(Bloomberg) -- China’s AI chip designers are expecting bumper sales this earnings season off the back of Beijing’s push to get local firms to use homegrown components and reduce their reliance on American tech.Most Read from BloombergIran Says Agreement on Hormuz Shipping Reached With OmanOpenAI’s New Device Will Be Hockey Puck-Sized and Cost Over $300Iran Wants to Bar US, Israeli Ships From Hormuz in Peace AccordIshbia’s Mortgage Firm Suffers Record Drop on Dividend HaltWhy Do Data Centers Use

By Stephen Nellis and Eduardo Baptista Aug 7 (Reuters) - Chinese technology giant Alibaba plans to ask major users of the next version of its Qwen open-source AI model for a share of revenue they make

Vast, a Chinese artificial-intelligence unicorn backed by technology titans Alibaba and Baidu, is in talks with investors to get fresh capital, people familiar with the matter say.

(Bloomberg) -- Private investors are pouring growing sums into artificial intelligence projects across the developing world, pushing deal volumes to record highs in the first half of 2026. Most Read from BloombergTrump Says Iran Talks Going Well as Hopes Rise for Hormuz DealChina’s AI Blitz Creates ‘Death Zone’ for Rival US Model MakersBeer Dynasty Families Sell €731 Million Stake in AB InBevTaco Bell Met With Michigan on Parasite Weeks Before RecallSpaceX’s AI Splurge Puts a Damper on Debut Ear

(Bloomberg) -- China is growing anxious that Anthropic PBC’s Mythos could be wielded against the world’s second-biggest economy, adding a volatile new issue to already heightened tensions before a planned summit between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump.Most Read from BloombergBeer Dynasty Families Sell €731 Million Stake in AB InBevS&P 500 Closes Near Record High on US-Iran Hopes: Markets WrapAlibaba Adds to China AI Breakthroughs With New Qwen Model Iran Says Hormuz Talks Ongoing After Trump Calls O

Alibaba Stock Rallies After Unveiling Powerful New Qwen AI Model

New Chinese AI models including Alibaba's flagship system that claims performance similar to Anthropic's Fable is intensifying the rivalry between China and the US over AI. Bloomberg's Minmin Low has the latest.

(Bloomberg) -- Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. released its latest flagship AI model, with performance claims putting it alongside global leaders like Anthropic’s Fable.Most Read from BloombergTrump Says US to Hold Off Iran Attack If Deal AgreedSaudi Prince Concerned Over Trump’s Iran Strike Plan: AxiosSingapore's Gated Island for the Rich Is Marred by Decayed HomesIndia’s Family Offices Embrace Profit-Sharing to Attract Top TalentCrushed by Kospi Rout, Angry Koreans Rip Lee and Vow Not to BuyThe new

The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield topped 4.7% on the day, its highest level since January 2025.

Amazon (AMZN) stock is ripping higher on Friday after the e-commerce and cloud computing giant delivered a blockbuster Q2 report that comfortably exceeded Wall Street's expectations.

Stocks rose in midday trading Friday, erasing earlier losses as investors assessed earnings from maj

Chinese AI firm Moonshot has a computing agreement with Alibaba Group for the use of about 20,000 Nvidia chips, ‌Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Alibaba, ‌one of Moonshot's largest investors, expects portfolio companies to use its cloud, the report said. The Nvidia chip cluster Alibaba provides accounts for a key portion of the computing power behind Moonshot's Kimi models, it added.

Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) reported third-quarter fiscal 2026 revenue of $305 million, within its prior guidance range, as strength in Dolby Atmos, Dolby Vision and imaging patents was partly offset by deal timing and foundational audio revenue. Non-GAAP earnings per share were $0.69, slightly a

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Zhongji Innolight made a lackluster debut after completing Hong Kong’s largest listing since 2019, as investors calibrate their confidence in artificial-intelligence stocks.

Apple Earnings Loom as Wall Street Braces for Historic CEO Shift

(Bloomberg) -- Jack Ma-backed OceanBase is seeking to raise money to help it operate more independently and bankroll its expansion into AI database services, according to people familiar with the matter. Most Read from BloombergChip Rout Deepens on Circular Funding, China Competition FearsNvidia’s $750 Billion in Deals Reignite Circular AI FearsApple Set to Make Big Smart Home Push With Siri AI at CenterCitadel Securities Sees Warsh Delivering Surprise Fed HikeUEFA Considering Boycott of FIFA To

(Bloomberg) -- Silicon Valley leaders, including Anthropic PBC Chief Executive Officer Dario Amodei and Nvidia Corp. CEO Jensen Huang, are warning against a broad government crackdown on open-weight artificial intelligence systems as a response to a breakthrough Chinese AI model that’s challenged US leadership in the technology.Most Read from BloombergNvidia’s $750 Billion in Deals Reignite Circular AI FearsDeepSeek Suspends Fundraising After Viral US-China PostsS&P 500 Wobbles as AI Angst Offse

By Yantoultra Ngui and Roshan Thomas SINGAPORE, July 28 (Reuters) - Chinese optical parts maker Zhongji Innolight said on Tuesday it had priced its Hong Kong listing at HK$980 per H share, raising HK$

While stocks shrug off oil shocks and global tariff turmoil, businesses are transforming to prepare for a more volatile world.

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China's Zhongji Innolight, a manufacturer of optical transceivers, ‌will launch a Hong Kong listing on Wednesday and ‌is seeking to raise at least $8 billion, according to three sources with direct knowledge ​of the matter. Zhongji Innolight did not immediately respond to a request for comment ⁠from Reuters. The deal will be Hong Kong's largest share sale in nearly seven years since Alibaba Group's $12.9 billion listing in 2019.

Chinese authorities are considering tightening export controls on AI and semiconductor technologies, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. The step ‌reflects Beijing's push to keep domestic AI at home and show ‌that China, like the U.S., now sees advanced AI as a critical national asset requiring controls. Earlier ​this month, Reuters had exclusively reported that Chinese authorities had earlier held meetings with top tech firms about potentially restricting overseas access to China's most advanced AI models, including those yet to be released.

Chinese regulators are considering tightening export controls on artificial intelligence and semiconductor technologies, as the US-China rivalry...

Ant International, an overseas affiliate of the Jack Ma-founded ‌Chinese fintech firm Ant Group, has raised $1.2 ‌billion in its latest equity fundraising as it seeks ​to expand. Affiliates Ant Group and Alibaba Group participated in the private funding round, the company said on Tuesday, without disclosing the size of their ‌commitment. Ant International plans ⁠to accelerate its expansion in the merchant payment business, account management and other ⁠financial services for enterprises globally.

A chip-stock rebound lost steam Monday as artificial-intelligence anxieties and Mideast tensions weighed on markets. Major U.S. stock indexes edged lower, with the Dow industrials leading losses. The Dow dropped 0.6%, or 307 points, while the S&P 500 fell 0.2%.

There are only two AI leaders that matter in the fight for coding supremacy right now, and neither is backing down from the other. Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 remains the benchmark every Chinese lab measures itself against, and two different companies made that exact comparison within three days. ...