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China’s Cyberspace Administration reportedly summoned representatives from all seven Chinese companies named in Anthropic’s report before narrowing its focus to DeepSeek and Moonshot.
Tencent Stock Surges 6% After Unveiling Powerful New AI Image Model

Alibaba stock was rising on a flurry of AI announcements but that doesn’t mean it can close the U.S.-China gap.

Alibaba’s AI chips and cloud ambitions meet regulatory heat Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA) is back in focus after a string of AI related headlines, from a Qwen powered U.S. government search tool to a new Zhenwu V900 accelerator and fresh Pentagon blacklist scrutiny. Investors watching Alibaba now have to weigh a powerful AI chip roadmap and a planned US$53b spend on data centers against questions about procurement practices, regulatory risk, and how much cash the cloud and commerce engine...

Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) unveiled a new artificial intelligence processor on Tuesday, describing it as China’s most powerful AI chip, while outlining plans to expand its data centre capacity to more than 20 gigawatts by 2032. Chief Executive Eddie Wu introduced the Zhenwu V900 accelerator at Alibaba’s annual Apsara Conference in Hangzhou, highlighting the company’s investment in AI infrastructure and advanced computing.

FEATURE Stock futures were sliding on Tuesday as investors opted to lock in some profit following the previous session’s record-breaking tech rally. Artificial-intelligence stocks slipped, having surged on Monday.

US stock futures were little changed on Tuesday following a rally in technology shares during the previous session. Investors were monitoring President Donald Trump’s upcoming address to the United Nations, comments from a Federal Reserve official on interest rates and the launch of a new artificial intelligence chip by Alibaba.

↗️ Alibaba (HK:9988), (BABA): The tech giant rolled out its most powerful chip yet, doubling down on its bid to control the software and hardware that power its AI ambitions. Shares rose about 2% in Hong Kong.
Alibaba’s Zhenwu V900, unveiled September 22 at the Apsara Conference in Hangzhou, arrives as a direct answer to a question US policy created: what happens when you cut the world’s second-largest economy off from the most advanced AI silicon? CEO Eddie Wu called it “the most powerful AI chip in China today.” The specifications – […]

Alibaba has rolled out its most powerful chip yet, doubling down on its bid to control the software and hardware that power its artificial-intelligence ambitions.

Alibaba has rolled out its most powerful chip yet, doubling down on its bid to control the software and hardware that power its artificial-intelligence ambitions.
China’s AI hardware push is gaining momentum as domestic chipmakers race to close the gap with Nvidia.

Tencent Holdings Ltd. launched its latest and best image-generation model on the same day as rival Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. kicked off its AI conference, signaling intent to catch up to industry leaders like ByteDance Ltd.

BEIJING, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Alibaba Group plans to train a new artificial intelligence model with 5 trillion to 10 trillion parameters, Chief Executive Eddie Wu said on Tuesday, as the Chinese

Stock markets climbed on Tuesday as the success of Meta's new AI agent and US-China talks on artificial intelligence fanned a tech-led rally.- AI apocalypse - US and Chinese economic officials met Sunday in New York for closely watched talks on trade and artificial intelligence to lay the groundwork for the meeting.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is rolling out what it calls China’s most powerful AI chip, an accelerator to compete with Nvidia Corp. and underpin a massive expansion of data center capacity in coming years.

The US government’s increased reliance on a Pentagon blacklist to target China’s biggest companies threatens to cast a pall over President Donald Trump’s summit this week with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.

Alibaba trades at a steep valuation discount while MercadoLibre sustains 39% revenue growth, a classic value-versus-growth showdown with starkly different risk profiles.

MSFT and BABA are ramping up AI cloud spending as demand outpaces supply, but their growth, margins and stock performance diverge.
A public-record search deployment showed distribution reach, then exposed procurement and geopolitical risk.
Key TakeawaysAlibaba’s Cloud and AI segment grew revenue 45% year over year last quarter, a 22-quarter high, with AI product revenue on a $7. 3 billion annualized run rate after 12 straight quarters of triple-digit growth.
The real divide may be revenue, not model quality
Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were tracking lower Friday morning,

China internet names are moving together on Friday while the broader market slips, and the pattern raises a question that matters for anyone holding Alibaba through a brutal year: rotation or head fake?
Key Stats for Alibaba StockCurrent Price: $109. 34Target Price (Mid): ~$221Street Target: ~$186Potential Total Return: ~102%Annualized IRR: ~17% / yearWhat Happened?Alibaba (BABA) gave analysts one event to react to, and they walked away pointing in opposite directions.

All of China's AI models combined generate only about 10% of OpenAI's revenue, yet several Chinese startups carry higher valuation multiples than their U.S. rivals
