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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

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

Dear Alibaba Stock Fans, Mark Your Calendars for May 13

Alibaba is set to publish its quarterly results on May 13.

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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

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

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

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.

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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

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

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

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.

International Business Times UK

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

The Guardian - UK

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.

Euronews

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

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Evening Standard

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

Medical data of 500,000 Brits stolen in massive breach

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The Independent UK

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

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.

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Caixin Global

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

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

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?

Caixin Global

Tech Brief (April 17): China’s Daily AI Token Calls Top 140 Trillion

Alibaba releases multimodal world model Happy Oyster, Robotics firm TARS raises $455 million

International Business Times UK

Big Short's Micheal Burry Makes Sharp U-Turn With JD.Com, Alibaba Buys After Calling Hong Kong Stocks 'Flawed'

Michael Burry, known for his 2008 financial bets, invests in Chinese stocks JD.com and Alibaba, citing attractive valuations amid AI bubble concerns.

Barchart

As Alibaba Enters the Robot Race, Should You Buy, Sell, or Hold BABA Stock?

Alibaba has unleashed its first physical robot as it looks to enter the competitive robotics market.

Caixin Global

Tech Brief (April 16): Alibaba Unveils No-Code AI Tool to Build Apps in Minutes

Douyin invests 500 million yuan in live-action short dramas, CATL’s first-quarter revenue jumps 52%

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