AI Spending Hurts Alibaba's Q4 Profits. BABA Stock Is Still Rocking Higher. Despite the earnings hit, BABA continued to climb as investors focused on long-term growth prospects and cloud/AI expansion momentum. Barchart · May 14
Amazon vs. Alibaba: One Is Clearly The Better Value Play right Now Alibaba might have the turnaround potential, but Amazon’s superior execution and AI positioning arguably makes it the better buy right now. MarketBeat · May 14
These are tech titans in Beijing with Trump and what they want from China A handful of US tech titans are joining President Donald Trump in Beijing for the summit with Xi Jinping. Here’s a look at the ties that each tech company has in China. Euronews · May 14
Alibaba Group Q4 Earnings Call Highlights Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) said its stepped-up investments in artificial intelligence, cloud computing and consumption businesses are beginning to translate into faster revenue growth, even as those investments weighed heavily on adjusted earnings and free cash flow in the March quarter. On the comp MarketBeat · May 13
Alibaba to exceed planned AI spending and says margin is secondary Alibaba plans to spend more than its projected 380 billion yuan on Artificial Intelligence over three years. The company reported quarterly results impacted by significant investments in AI and cloud infrastructure. Despite profit pressures, Alibaba aims for market leadership, prioritising growth over margins. Demand for AI is surging, benefiting Alibaba's… The Economic Times · May 13
Alibaba quarterly revenue rises on cloud demand, ecommerce growth Alibaba's revenue climbed 3% driven by strong cloud and AI growth, with its China e-commerce unit boosted by government subsidies. Despite economic headwinds, the tech giant's enterprise AI platform shows promise. While cloud revenue exceeded expectations, overall revenue slightly missed estimates due to international e-commerce. The Economic Times · May 13
Dear Alibaba Stock Fans, Mark Your Calendars for May 13 Alibaba is set to publish its quarterly results on May 13. Barchart · May 12
Tech Brief (May 11): Alibaba Integrates Qwen AI With Taobao to Improve Shopping Experience Baidu upgrades its flagship AI model, robot-maker Xiaoyu Bot raises new funds Caixin Global · May 11
The rapid embrace of AI in China, its biggest testing ground, may shape how AI is used globally More than a year after the Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek, a main rival to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, stunned the world with its own advanced AI model, China has become a testing ground for mass use of AI tools The Independent UK · May 6
Hong Kong is the hub for China's AI IPOs. It can be so much more than that There’s more to Hong Kong than just finance and venture capital. Fortune · May 3
As Alibaba Rolls Out the Happy Horse AI Model, Should You Buy, Sell, or Hold BABA Stock? BABA's AI business is growing rapidly and has great potential, but its domestic e-commerce business appears unappealing. Barchart · Apr 29
More private health records of UK Biobank volunteers appear on Chinese website Patrick Vallance says government working with Chinese officials to remove postings from Alibaba after Biobank data breach last week The Guardian - UK · Apr 29
DeepSeek unveils its newest model at rock-bottom prices and with ‘full support’ from Huawei chips The narrow gap between DeepSeek and leading U.S. models, as well as its low prices, raises questions about OpenAI’s and Anthropic’s competitive moat. Fortune · Apr 24
Health data from UK Biobank spotted for sale in China – Government confirms medical info from 500,000 participants involved Legitimate researchers seem to have abused their access to try and sell the files. TechRadar · Apr 24
International Business Times UK · Apr 24 UK Biobank Data Leak: Health Records Found on Chinese Website Raises Security Concerns The UK Biobank faces a data privacy scare as 500,000 health records were found on Alibaba. The government is investigating, and stronger data protection measures are expected.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 23 What is the UK Biobank project and what are the privacy concerns around it? Volunteers’ data has enabled medical breakthroughs, but there are questions over how that data is protected
Euronews · Apr 23 Medical data from 500,000 UK volunteers advertised for sale on a Chinese website The health data of 500,000 UK Biobank volunteers was advertised for sale on the Chinese website Alibaba.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 23 Private health records of half a million Britons offered for sale on Chinese website Technology minister tells Commons ‘de-identified’ information from UK Biobank advertised for sale on Alibaba
Evening Standard · Apr 23 Half a million Biobank members had data listed for sale, minister says Technology minister Ian Murray said details of all half a million members of the project were found listed for sale on the website Alibaba in China.
The Independent UK · Apr 23 Ministers told British public must be better protected after UK Biobank breach Dame Chi Onwurah, the Labour chair of the science, innovation and technology committee, said the breach was ‘another blow to public confidence’
Tom’s Hardware · Apr 23 U.S. Commerce Secretary says Nvidia still hasn't sold any H200 AI GPUs to China — Chinese government is blocking imports in an attempt to push domestic semiconductor industry U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says Nvidia still hasn't sold a single H200 AI GPU to China, despite the ban being lifted four months ago. The Chinese government is making it difficult for Chinese companies to import Nvidia chips in a bid to support the country's own domestic semiconductor industry.
Caixin Global · Apr 23 Business Brief (April 23): Tencent, Alibaba Reportedly in Talks to Invest in DeepSeek Tesla to integrate Doubao AI model into vehicles in China, China issues birth-support guidelines
Tom’s Guide · Apr 22 I replaced ChatGPT with 5 'tiny' AI tools — they are faster, greener and most can run offline I’m rethinking AI’s footprint this Earth Day. Here’s why I’m using smaller AI models instead of Big AI — and the lightweight tools worth trying.
Barchart · Apr 19 Alibaba Just Launched New AI Models for Video Games. Does That Make BABA Stock a Buy? Alibaba’s new Happy Oyster AI model can be used to develop video games. Does this make BABA stock a buy now?