Alibaba Group stories

Sep 23, 2026

Alibaba Cloud to open data centres in Turkey, Finland and Netherlands as part of global expansion

Alibaba Group is accelerating its overseas data centre expansion with plans to launch facilities in Turkey, Finland and the Netherlands over the next 12 months. The Chinese tech giant is targeting more than 20 gigawatts of global data centre capacity by 2032 as it competes with Amazon and Alphabet in markets beyond Asia.

Sep 23, 20264 sources

Aug 17, 2026

Alibaba sells gaming arm for $1.5 billion to boost AI pivot

Alibaba Group is selling its gaming division in a deal worth at least $1.5 billion, redirecting resources toward its artificial intelligence initiatives.

Aug 17, 20262 sources

Jul 19, 2026

Alibaba previews Qwen3.8 AI model, claims second only to Claude Fable 5

Alibaba Group previewed its new Qwen3.8 artificial intelligence model, claiming it ranks second only to Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 in performance. The company plans to make the model open-weight soon, allowing developers to download and modify it.

Jul 19, 20262 sources

Jul 10, 2026

OpenAI and Google Confirmed Selling AI Models to Singapore Subsidiaries of Pentagon-Blacklisted Chinese Tech Giants

Confirmed sales of advanced AI services by OpenAI and Google to Singapore-based subsidiaries of Pentagon-blacklisted Alibaba, Baidu, and Tencent have exposed a loophole in U.S. export controls, reigniting debate over whether software access to Chinese firms should face stricter regulation.

Jul 10, 20265 sources

Top claims

▪The Alibaba Zhenwu M890 chip is widely believed to be two times more powerful than the Nvidia H20 chip, which was custom-made by the U.S. chipmaker for the Chinese market.
▪Alibaba's Qwen model is currently among the world's most downloaded artificial intelligence models.
▪Alibaba launched its annual Apsara tech summit in Hangzhou in September 2026 to demonstrate its full-stack artificial intelligence capabilities.

Topics

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