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| 19.09.2026 | Alibaba, Meituan units in trouble? China antitrust probe follows Trip.com’s $776 million penalty | China has opened investigations into several major online travel and hotel-booking platforms, including an Alibaba-backed business and a Meituan unit, for suspected violations of unfair competition rules. The regulatory action comes as Beij... |
| 18.09.2026 | Alibaba's Amap and Singapore Tourism Board Launch Curated City Guides Featuring 104 Local Picks for Chinese Visitors | SINGAPORE, Sept. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Amap, Alibaba's location-based services platform, and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) jointly launched Singapore Street Stars, a set of 'Fun in Every Way' themed rankings designed to help Chinese ... |
| 17.09.2026 | Swedish fintech Trustly to cut around 200 jobs | Swedish fintech Trustly is cutting around 200 jobs, around a quarter of its overall headcount, as it looks to streamline its operations and focus on key areas of the business, it said.
Trustly, which is backed by BlackRock and has raised ov... |
| 17.09.2026 | Китайская киноиндустрия начала активно осваивать ИИ | Китайские актёры начали разрешать студиям использовать свои аватары в фильмах, чтобы не остаться без заработка. Такие цифровые копии затем используют в видео, полностью сгенерированных нейросетями.
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| 17.09.2026 | A global AI safety strategy depends on US-China cooperation. They each see the other as the problem | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By CHAN HO-HIM, AP Business Writer
HONG KONG (AP) — As concern rises over the risks of artificial intelligence, hopes for any kind of global approach depend on cooperation between the U.S. and Chin... |
| 15.09.2026 | As the world debates the risks of AI, China closes the technology gap with the US | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By CHAN HO-HIM and E. EDUARDO CASTILLO
HONG KONG (AP) — As the rapid development of artificial intelligence triggers a renewed debate about its risks, the United States and China keep racing to dev... |
| 15.09.2026 | Alibaba Releases Open-Weights AI Agent Claiming Frontier Co-Work Scores at 3B Active Parameters | By Clark Johnson
Published: Sep 15 2026, 8:09 AM EDT
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| 15.09.2026 | Electronic Line Calling and AI Broadcasting Make CIFTIS Debut: Orange Lion Sports' Smartshot 2.0 Presents an Inclusive "Sports + AI" Solution | BEIJING, Sept. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Orange Lion Sports, founded by Alibaba Group, has unveiled Smartshot 2.0, the upgraded version of its AI sports solution, at the Sports Services exhibition during the 2026 China International Fair for... |
| 15.09.2026 | Alibaba.com Reveals U.S. Winners of CoCreate Pitch 2026, Spotlighting Human-Centered Innovation in the AI Era | Top winners turn everyday challenges into practical products spanning teen apparel, urban mobility and infant care
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Alibaba.com, a leading global business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce platform, ann... |
| 14.09.2026 | Qupital Raises $300M in Series C Led by M Capital and New MUFG ABS Financing, Eyes Overseas Markets and IPO | Sustained profitability, industry leading performance, and tech driven automation position Hong Kong's digital trade finance leader for its next phase of expansion.
HONG KONG, Sept. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Qupital, Asia's leading AI-driven... |
| 14.09.2026 | Китайская Z.AI привлекла $5 млрд от продажи акций и конвертируемых облигаций | Китайская Z.AI привлекла $5 млрд от продажи акций и конвертируемых облигаций
Базирующийся в Пекине разработчик искусственного интеллекта (ИИ) Z.AI Co Ltd привлекла около $2 млрд от размещения акций на Гонконгской бирже и почти $3 млрд от од... |
| 10.09.2026 | Alibaba's Accio Cuts AI Costs for E-Commerce Tasks by Over 50% Compared with General-Purpose Agents | Becoming the Most Cost-Competitive E-Commerce AI Tool for SMEs Worldwide
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Alibaba.com today announced results from a 107-task benchmark evaluation showing that Accio, its AI agent platform for comm... |
| 01.09.2026 | Top Tech News Today, September 1, 2026: Amazon, Anthropic, Honda, OpenAI, Sony, Warner, Z.AI & More | It’s Tuesday, September 1, 2026. Apple has a new CEO, the EU just classified ChatGPT as a search engine, and the Pentagon put ChatGPT and Grok on a portal already used by 1.7 million people. Meanwhile, the FTC accused Amazon of quietly over... |
| 25.08.2026 | Hong Kong Design Summit cum BDA Brand Award 2026 Celebrates Design Excellence, AI Innovation, and Cross-Sector Collaboration | HONG KONG SAR– Media OutReach Newswire – 25 August 2026 – The Hong Kong Designers Association (HKDA) hosted the Hong Kong Design Summit cum BDA Brand Award 2026 Presentation Ceremony Gala Dinner at The Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel Hong Kong, ... |
| 15.08.2026 | Apple Trained Its Own AI for China With Alibaba, Winning Unprecedented Beijing Clearance | By Devin Culbertson
Published: Aug 15 2026, 8:09 AM EDT
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| 28.07.2026 | TikTok Shop Japan Grew 30x in a Year: Its China Parent’s Data Laws Come With It | By Devin Culbertson
Published: Jul 28 2026, 9:49 AM EDT
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| 26.07.2026 | Why Supplier Visibility Is Becoming a Growth Advantage in Global Sourcing | Share
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| 22.07.2026 | Серверы из ноутбуков, смартфонов и приставок | Мировой кризис взвинтил цены на память и комплектующие. В такой ситуации лучшая стратегия — рационально относиться к старому железу. Например, у Meta* в новых DDR5-серверах работает старая память DDR4 через кастомную ASIC-микросхему Vistara... |
| 20.07.2026 | GE-AS Expands Its E-Commerce Arbitrage Platform with Copy-Trading, Merchant Grant Program, and Access to 15 Aggregated Marketplaces | New platform enhancements aim to lower barriers to entry for retail traders while providing experienced operators with additional revenue opportunities through strategy sharing.
LONDON, UK / ACCESS Newswire / July 20, 2026 / GE-AS today ann... |
| 01.07.2026 | Alibaba to pay $600M to settle allegations it allowed illegal drug and equipment sales | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By FATIMA HUSSEIN
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Chinese tech giant Alibaba will pay $600 million to resolve a dispute with the U.S. government over allegations that the Hangzhou-based firm sold and importe... |
| 18.06.2026 | New Alibaba.com Analysis Reveals Surge in Solo Entrepreneurship as AI Lowers Startup Barriers | Among 15,000+ CoCreate Pitch contest applicants, 71% are solo founders building their businesses with AI tools like Accio Work
NEW YORK, June 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Alibaba.com, the world's leading B2B e-commerce platform, today released ... |
| 18.06.2026 | Alibaba.com Introduces Accio Work an Agentic AI Business Team Alongside MYR 500,000 Pitch Competition | A plug-and-play AI agent team that automates end-to-end business operations, enabling SMEs of any size to achieve enterprise-level execution
AI-powered startup competition, CoCreate Pitch 2026, unveiled with MYR 500,000 total prize pool for... |
| 27.05.2026 | Alibaba International 's PicCopilot Partners with Google Ads to Boost E-Commerce ROI | NEW YORK and SINGAPORE, May 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Alibaba International announced today that its AI-powered creative platform, PicCopilot, has integrated with Google Ads. This strategic collaboration enables small and medium e-commerce o... |
| 09.05.2026 | The Galaxy Z Fold 8 Wide leaked in case listings, and the design shift is more dramatic than I expected | Samsung’s purported Galaxy Z Fold 8 Wide is still months away from its expected debut, but the phone’s case makers apparently couldn’t wait.
Earlier today, trusted tipster Ice Universe (on X) posted pictures of third-party protective cases ... |
| 07.05.2026 | From B2B to A2A: Alibaba.com Reimagines Global Trade with $1M+ AI-Powered Pitch Competition | CoCreate 2026 Invites Founders, SMEs and Students to Build the Future with AI-Integrated Products
NEW YORK, May 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Alibaba.com, the world's leading B2B e-commerce platform, today announced the return of CoCreate Pitch, ... |
| 29.04.2026 | Alibaba's Accio Work Now Powers 230,000 Online Stores Globally | New Capabilities Enable Alibaba.com Store Management and End-to-End Merchandise Production
NEW YORK, April 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- One month after its public debut, Accio Work, Alibaba's enterprise AI agent aimed at SMEs and solo founders,... |
| 28.04.2026 | China to Expand Work-Injury Protection Pilot to More Gig Economy Workers | (Yicai) April 28 -- China’s pilot program offering occupational injury protection for people in flexible employment will be expanded this year to include more ride-hailing and delivery companies, according to the Ministry of Human Resource... |
| 27.04.2026 | Octen Redefines AI Search: A New Era for Autonomous Agents | Octen has launched, introducing a transformative web search API tailored for AI agents. This platform solves critical performance gaps found in traditional search engines, which were built for human use. Octen delivers unparalleled speed, a... |
| 24.04.2026 | DeepSeek’s long-awaited V4 model enters preview | DeepSeek, the Chinese AI start-up whose low-cost model stunned the world last year, launched a preview of its highly anticipated new model, the V4, on Friday.
The pro version of V4 outperforms other open-source models in world-knowledge ben... |
| 22.04.2026 | Tencent, Alibaba in talks to invest in DeepSeek at over $20 billion valuation: Report | Synopsis
Chinese tech giants Tencent and Alibaba are reportedly in talks to invest in AI startup DeepSeek. The company is aiming for a valuation exceeding twenty billion dollars. This potential funding highlights the significant capital nee... |
| 22.04.2026 | Octen: $10 Million Seed And New API Launch Aim To Redefine Search Infrastructure For AI Agents | Octen announced the launch of its web search API designed for the “agentic internet,” alongside the completion of a $10 million seed funding round led by Square Peg.
The company is positioning its platform as a next-generation search layer ... |
| 21.04.2026 | Volkswagen announces voice AI in its Chinese cars from later this year | German automaker announced it would incorporate AI agents that allow humans to control car features with voice commands into its cars in China.
CTO Thomas Ulbrich told CNBC that the in-car AI agent would draw on tech from Tencent, Alibaba, ... |
| 19.04.2026 | From AI shopping to video, Alibaba is making the investments analysts want to see | - |
| 15.04.2026 | SE Asia’s E-Commerce Sites See GMV Jump 23% to Over USD157.6 Billion in 2025, Report Says | (Yicai) April 15 -- E-commerce platforms operating in Southeast Asia had a 23 percent increase in gross merchandise volume last year to CNY1 trillion (USD157.6 billion), led by Shopee, Lazada, and TikTok Shop, according to a new report.
The... |
| 14.04.2026 | Как технологии MySQL ускоряют PostgreSQL | В статье - обзор доклада Алексея Копытова (автора sysbench) на конференции PG BootCamp 2026.Введение
Доклад заинтересовал меня тем, что я только после конференции узнал, что Алексей - создатель утилиты sysbench, работал в MySQL AB (High Per... |
| 13.04.2026 | ShengShu Raises $293M in Funding | ShengShu, a Beijing, China-based multimodal AI startup for content creation, raised $293m in funding.
The round was led by Alibaba, with participation from Baidu Ventures and TAL Education.
The company intends to use the funds to expand ope... |
| 08.04.2026 | Alibaba launches data center with 10,000 of its own chips as China ramps up AI push | Alibaba and China Telecom launched a data center in China designed for AI training and inferencing.
The data center is powered by Alibaba’s self-developed Zhenwu AI semiconductors.
Chinese firms have accelerated their efforts to develop dom... |
| 08.04.2026 | Netflix Collaborates with INSAIT to Launch Breakthrough AI Video Editing Tool | Bulgaria, USA ~
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A team of researchers from Bulgaria-based INSAIT, in collaboration with Netflix, has co-developed a new open-source AI model capable of transforming how video editing and visual effects are performed.
The model, cal... |
| 08.04.2026 | Ray Dalio: Trump-Xi meeting to focus on trade, capital flows | Ray Dalio, founder of hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, told CNBC he expects U.S. and Chinese leaders to find ways to work together.
He was speaking after an event in Shanghai in support of bilateral exchanges.
U.S. President Donald Trump ... |
| 04.04.2026 | SpaceX Eyes Historic IPO, Saudi PIF Poised for Major Investment | SpaceX is preparing for a monumental $75 billion initial public offering. Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) is in advanced discussions for a $5 billion anchor investment, crucial for stabilizing the IPO. This strategic capital inj... |
| 04.04.2026 | Musk asks SpaceX IPO banks to buy Grok AI subscriptions, NYT reports | April 3 : Elon Musk is requiring banks and other advisers working on SpaceX’s planned IPO to buy subscriptions to Grok, his artificial intelligence chatbot, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Some... |
| 03.04.2026 | China's BMI Frontier: StairMed Fuels Next-Gen Human-Machine Integration | StairMed secured RMB 500 million ($69M) from Alibaba, Tencent, and others. This investment accelerates brain-machine interface (BMI) and neuromodulation development. The company progresses 256-channel BMI clinical trials in China, pioneerin... |
| 03.04.2026 | AI Breakthroughs, Security Breaches, and Industry Shakeups Define the Week in Tech | Image created with ChatGPT
From record AI funding and multimodal model launches to malware campaigns, robotaxi failures, and fresh waves of layoffs, this week’s tech news read like a speedrun through the industry’s biggest ambitions and mes... |
| 03.04.2026 | Саудовский PIF рассматривает вложение $5 млрд в SpaceX перед IPO на $75 млрд | Миллиардер Илон Маск и его компания SpaceX провели переговоры с Суверенным фондом Саудовской Аравии (Public Investment Fund, PIF) о возможном приобретении фондом якорной доли примерно на $5 млрд в рамках IPO космической компании, сообщили д... |
| 02.04.2026 | StairMed Secures RMB 500 Million Financing Led by Alibaba, Joined by Tencent | SHANGHAI, April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Shanghai StairMed Technology Co., Ltd. ("StairMed" or "the Company") recently announced the closing of a strategic financing round totaling RMB 500 million. The round was led by Al... |
| 02.04.2026 | X Square Robot Hosts Inaugural EAIDC 2026, Advancing Real-World Deployment of Embodied AI | SHENZHEN, China, April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- X Square Robot, an emerging leader in embodied AI and humanoid robotics, announced the successful conclusion of the world's first Embodied AI Developers Conference (EAIDC 2026), the first globa... |
| 02.04.2026 | StairMed: RMB 500 Million (About $69 Million) Raised For Brain Machine Interface Development | Shanghai-based StairMed has secured RMB 500 million in a new financing round led by Alibaba, with participation from existing investors including Tencent, Fountainbridge Capital, OrbiMed, Oriza Seed, Qiming Venture Partners, Lilly Asia Vent... |
| 02.04.2026 | SpaceX’s IPO could be the largest-ever public offering—what to know before investing, from experts | Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite company SpaceX has confidentially filed for an initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission, sources told CNBC’s David Faber on Wednesday. The firm could seek a valuation of $1.75 tril... |
| 01.04.2026 | This super server room in Gui'an can "breathe"! | GUIYANG, China, April 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- In the heart of central Guizhou, the Guian New Area, an emerging tech hub tied to China's national development strategy, is undergoing rapid transformation. Data flows at scale while cutting-edg... |
| 01.04.2026 | SpaceX confidentially files for IPO, setting stage for record offering | SpaceX has confidentially filed for an IPO, sources told CNBC’s David Faber, in what would likely be a record offering.
The company was valued at $1.25 trillion after recently merging with Elon Musk’s xAI.
Bloomberg reported earlier on the ... |
| 31.03.2026 | Huawei’s cloud computing revenue dropped in 2025 as Chinese AI lagged U.S. rivals | Huawei has developed a homegrown rival to Nvidia and is the second-largest cloud computing company in mainland China.
For 2025, the telecommunications giant reported a slowdown in revenue growth across ICT Infrastructure, consumer and autos... |
| 31.03.2026 | Cola 2.0: estudantes alugam óculos smart e fraudam provas importantes | Óculos inteligentes como o Ray-Ban Meta podem exibir informações em tempo real e são difíceis de identificar em ambientes controlados (foto: Thássius Veloso/Tecnoblog) Resumo
Óculos inteligentes de marcas como a Meta e a Alibaba são alugado... |
| 31.03.2026 | Checkout.com builds on APAC momentum with 71% TPV growth | For the third consecutive year, Checkout.com has delivered more than 50% year-over-year net revenue growth across APAC.
Alibaba, Trip.com, Temu, SHEIN, JD, Heytea, and NetEase are among the enterprise merchants now using Checkout.com's plat... |
| 31.03.2026 | Tripo AI secures $50 million and unveils new 3D models for production-ready asset generation | Tripo AI, an artificial intelligence company building 3D foundation models and world models for spatial understanding and interactive content creation, has announced $50 million in new funding and introduced a new generation of model archit... |
| 30.03.2026 | CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: China’s AI race enters a new phase | Monday - Friday, 10:00 - 11:00 SIN/HK | 0400 - 05:00 CET
As Chinese companies look to monetize AI, they are searching for or building industry-specific models.
Alibaba.com President Kuo Zhang said the company wants to partner with U.S. firm... |
| 28.03.2026 | Tripo AI: $50 Million Raised For 3D Generation Platform And New Spatial AI Models | Tripo AI announced $50 million in new funding as it unveiled a new generation of production-ready 3D model architectures designed to generate assets directly in native three-dimensional space. The round was backed by Alibaba and Baidu Ventu... |
| 27.03.2026 | Tripo AI Powers Next-Gen 3D with $50M Boost, Revolutionary Spatial Models | Tripo AI secured $50 million in new funding. This capital fuels advanced 3D foundation models. The company introduced Tripo H3.1 and P1.0. These models generate production-ready 3D assets. The innovation lies in native spatial probabilistic... |
| 27.03.2026 | Robotics Innovator ROBOTERA Secures RMB 1 Billion, Valuation Exceeds RMB 10 Billion | ROBOTERA, a leading robotics innovator, closed a strategic RMB 1 billion funding round. Its valuation now exceeds RMB 10 billion. Major global and domestic investors participated. This rapid capital injection follows strong commercial succe... |
| 26.03.2026 | Forrester: Asia Pacific Tech Spending Expected To Grow 9.3% In 2026, But Rising Costs And Regulations Will Impact Real Growth | Escalating tech costs, volatile hardware markets, energy supply disruptions, and sovereignty mandates will erode purchasing power in the region
SINGAPORE, March 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Forrester's (Nasdaq: FORR) Asia Pacific T... |
| 26.03.2026 | AI is giving bad advice to flatter its users, says new study on dangers of overly agreeable chatbots | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By MATT O’BRIEN, AP Technology Writer
Artificial intelligence chatbots are so prone to flattering and validating their human users that they are giving bad advice that can damage relationships and ... |
| 26.03.2026 | Tripo AI Announces $50 Million in Funding and New Models for Production-Ready 3D Generation | announced $50 million in new funding alongside a new generation of 3D model architectures designed to generate production-ready assets directly within native three-dimensional space.
The funding round, backed by Alibaba and Baidu Ventures, ... |
| 26.03.2026 | Clarivate Reveals the AI50 - the Organizations Leading Artificial Intelligence Invention | LONDON, March 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT), a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today announced the Clarivate AI50, a new data-driven benchmark of organizations demonstrating exceptional leadershi... |
| 25.03.2026 | Alibaba's Accio Work Transforms Global Business Operations | Alibaba International launches Accio Work, a revolutionary no-code enterprise AI agent, transforming global business operations. It provides enterprises, particularly SMEs, with an autonomous, specialized AI workforce. Accio Work streamline... |
| 25.03.2026 | Why Do Always Online Games Demand Constant Internet? (Reasons and Real Trade-Offs) | By Gio Farley
Published: Mar 25 2026, 08:05 AM EDT
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| 25.03.2026 | ROBOTERA: $1 Billion At Over $10 Billion Valuation Raised To Scale Industrial Deployment | ROBOTERA, a robotics company focused on embodied intelligence and humanoid systems, announced it has raised RMB 1 billion in a strategic funding round, pushing its valuation past RMB 10 billion. The round included a mix of new and existing ... |
| 25.03.2026 | Tripo AI Announces $50 Million in Funding and New Models for Production-Ready 3D Generation | New research behind the Tripo P series redefines AI 3D generation by modeling geometry natively in spatial space rather than through sequential token prediction.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Tripo AI today announced $50 mil... |
| 24.03.2026 | Alibaba reveals new AI chip designed for ‘agents’ | Alibaba designed the XuanTie C950 central processor unit (CPU) for agentic AI purposes.
While much of the attention has focused on GPUs, an area Nvidia dominates, CPUs are seen as key for AI inferencing and agents.
The XuanTie C950 is based... |
| 24.03.2026 | Tencent Brings OpenClaw AI Agents to 1B WeChat Users | Credit: 123RF
Your next WeChat contact might not be a friend or coworker, but an AI agent ready to manage your digital life.
Tencent is pushing deeper into artificial intelligence by integrating the popular OpenClaw platform directly into i... |
| 24.03.2026 | Alibaba unveils next-gen chip for agentic AI: company |
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| 23.03.2026 | China's OpenClaw Obsession: AI Agent Fuels Productivity, Triggers Security Alarms | China is gripped by an AI agent frenzy. OpenClaw, a viral personal digital assistant, sees unprecedented adoption. Tech giants Baidu and Tencent aggressively promote the open-source tool, hosting mass installation events. Local governments ... |
| 23.03.2026 | Alibaba's AI Rebirth: Workforce Shrinks, Wukong Rises | Alibaba pivots sharply to AI. The company cut 34% of its workforce, divesting retail units. It launched Wukong, a new agentic AI tool for enterprises, integrating with major platforms. This aggressive shift aims for full-stack AI dominance.... |
| 23.03.2026 | Global Digital Shift: AI, E-commerce Fuel Future Growth | Hong Kong’s MarketingPulse and eTailingPulse convened global leaders. They explored the future of e-commerce and brand marketing. Key themes included AI integration, quick commerce, and aesthetic intelligence. Experts shared strategies for ... |
| 23.03.2026 | CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: The secret sauce behind Alibaba’s animation studio | Monday - Friday, 10:00 - 11:00 SIN/HK | 0400 - 05:00 CET
Alibaba’s Netflix-like Youku platform is focused on user data for developing animated shows.
That’s according to the executive producer of Youku’s latest animated hit series, “Cang Yu... |
| 23.03.2026 | Global Retail Media: From $184 Billion in 2025 to $312 Billion by 2030 | Share
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| 23.03.2026 | Alibaba International Launches Accio Work, an Enterprise AI Agent for Global Businesses | unveiled Accio Work, a plug-and-play enterprise AI agent that equips businesses with an immediate, no-code taskforce. Requiring zero setup, the platform deploys specialized agents to execute complex, long-horizon operations from day one, si... |
| 23.03.2026 | Does data define the retail winners and losers in 2026? | - |
| 23.03.2026 | Alibaba International Launches Accio Work, an Enterprise AI Agent for Global Businesses | Accelerating Agentic Business: A proactive enterprise-grade AI Agent team built for secure global operations
NEW YORK, March 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Alibaba International unveiled Accio Work, a plug-and-play enterprise AI agent that equips... |
| 23.03.2026 | Alibaba Launches New Chip Built for AI Agents, Cloud Tasks | Generated with Google’s Nano Banana 2.
Alibaba has unveiled the XuanTie C950, a new server chip for AI agents and cloud computing, giving the company a fresh hardware announcement as competition around next-generation AI systems intensifies... |
| 22.03.2026 | Tencent integrates WeChat with OpenClaw AI agent amid China tech battle | BEIJING: Tencent launched a tool on Sunday (Mar 22) to integrate its WeChat messaging platform with the OpenClaw agent, deepening its push into AI agents that have become a key battleground among China's technology companies.
The software, ... |
| 22.03.2026 | The AI race between China and the U.S. heats up. These stocks could be winners, Bernstein says | - |
| 20.03.2026 | Who’s most optimistic about AI — and who isn’t, according to Anthropic | Economic gains are the main aspirations people have for AI, especially for those in emerging markets, according to Anthropic’s research.
Respondents reported having both the highest hopes for AI — and seeing its greatest benefits — in their... |
| 20.03.2026 | MarketingPulse and eTailingPulse attract more than 1,700 industry professionals | Global e-commerce and brand experts explore growth opportunities
HONG KONG, March 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), MarketingPulse and eTailingPulse successfully concluded at the Hong Kon... |
| 20.03.2026 | Alibaba workforce shrinks 34% in 2025 as Chinese tech giant doubles down on AI | Alibaba ended December last year with 128,197 employees, down from 194,320 from a year earlier.
Its workforce fell sharply after it sold its offline retail businesses in Sun Art and Intime.
Alibaba is pushing deeper into AI with Wukong and ... |
| 20.03.2026 | The Tech Download: Agentic tools and chips take center stage at Nvidia’s ‘Super Bowl of AI’ | Skip the noise. Get the download.
Nvidia’s yearly showcase event — dubbed the ‘Super Bowl of AI’ by some — kicked off at the start of the week to much fanfare.
The world’s most valuable company made two new big chip announcements, alongside... |
| 19.03.2026 | Asia tech stocks sink as oil spike and Qatar attacks threaten chip supply chain | Asia tech stocks fall as attacks on Qatar and a surge in oil prices sparked supply chain fears.
Helium is a key material for the semiconductor industry, with Qatar producing over a third of the world’s helium supply as a by-product of natur... |
| 19.03.2026 | China’s robot ambitions dazzle on stage, but real-world challenges remain | Listen
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| 18.03.2026 | Weibo Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2025 Unaudited Financial Results and Annual Dividend | BEIJING, March 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Weibo Corporation ("Weibo" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: WB and HKEX: 9898), a leading social media in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter an... |
| 18.03.2026 | Nvidia-Backed Startup Plans Billion-Dollar AI Fortress in South Korea | Image: BoliviaInteligente/Unsplash
An Nvidia-backed AI startup is planning a multi-billion-dollar data centre in South Korea, positioning it as a bulwark against the adoption of Chinese open-source AI in the region.
The data centre will pow... |
| 18.03.2026 | How China is getting everyone on OpenClaw, from gearheads to grandmas | China’s tech giants and local governments are helping push the adoption of AI tools, including the viral personal digital assistant OpenClaw.
The AI agent developed by Austrian developer Peter Steinberger is soaring in popularity in China.
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| 18.03.2026 | Nvidia gets Beijing's nod for H200 chip sales, adapts Groq chip for China, sources say | NEW YORK: Nvidia has won Beijing's approval to sell its second-most powerful artificial intelligence chips to China and is also preparing a version of the Groq AI chip that can be sold to the Chinese market, sources familiar with the matter... |
| 18.03.2026 | Chinese tech giants wade into OpenClaw frenzy with launch of new AI agents | BEIJING: Chinese tech giants have waded into the OpenClaw frenzy sweeping China - launching new artificial intelligence (AI) agents and intensifying competition in the rapidly evolving Chinese AI agent market.
On Tuesday (Mar 18), Baidu unv... |
| 18.03.2026 | MarketingPulse and eTailingPulse Kick Off Soon | Premier marketing and e-commerce events bring together global industry heavyweights to unlock growth
HONG KONG, March 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), MarketingPulse and eTailingPulse – ... |
| 18.03.2026 | Eighth Africa’s Business Heroes competition open for applications | The eighth edition of Africa’s Business Heroes competition is now accepting applications. The winning businesses will receive a total of US $1.5 million.
Alibaba Philanthropy and the Jack Ma Foundation support the ABH competition, a charita... |
| 17.03.2026 | Alibaba launches agentic AI tool for businesses with Slack, Teams integration plans | Alibaba unveiled a new enterprise AI platform named Wukong Tuesday amid internal restructuring.
The move comes amid stiff competition in China’s AI agent market.
The new tool follows key personnel changes from the team that oversaw its popu... |
| 17.03.2026 | China Probe: How a Fake Fitness Tracker Became an AI ‘Top Pick’ | Image: Ewan Yap (Unsplash)
A fitness tracker that never existed managed to land a spot on AI-generated “top picks” lists in China, outranking real products without ever being built.
The phantom device, called Apollo-9, didn’t go viral by ac... |
| 16.03.2026 | JD.com takes on Amazon in Europe as China’s e-commerce titans expand globally | JD.com launched its European online shopping platform in Europe on Monday called Joybuy.
Offering same-day delivery and international brands, JD is hoping JoyBuy can compete with Amazon and standout from other Chinese rivals such as AliExpr... |
| 16.03.2026 | CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: Volkswagen pushes into driver-assist EVs without Nvidia, exec says | Monday - Friday, 10:00 - 11:00 SIN/HK | 0400 - 05:00 CET
Volkswagen Group China’s Chief Technology Officer Thomas Ulbrich spoke exclusively about the company’s chip plans.
The automaker started production Friday of an electric SUV with Xpen... |
| 16.03.2026 | Media OutReach Newswire Appoints Kitty Lee as Managing Partner, Greater China to Spearhead Chinese Brand Expansion into Global Markets | Hong Kong (SAR), China
Media OutReach Newswire, Asia Pacific's first and only global newswire, has appointed Ms Kitty Lee as Managing Partner, Greater China. This is a newly created role designed to accelerate the company's growth across GB... |
| 15.03.2026 | MetaComp Fuels Global Web2.5 Finance Expansion with $35 Million Investment | MetaComp secured $35 million in its latest funding round. Alibaba and Spark Venture led the investment. This capital fuels the Singaporean firm's Web2.5 digital finance platform. It merges fiat and stablecoin capabilities seamlessly. Funds ... |
| 15.03.2026 | OpenClaw breathes new life into this Chinese tech stock ahead of earnings | - |
