Taobao’s initiative aligns with China’s broader regulatory efforts to address the misuse of generative AI.
The multimodal Qwen2.5-Omni-7B model is designed to run locally on mobile devices and tops rivals in some benchmarks.
The CEO of Ark Investment says the market will help propel a near 10-fold jump in Tesla’s share price to US$2,600 in five years.
The Hangzhou start-up known for its robot dogs told local media it had no immediate plans for additional fundraising.
Microsoft’s retrenchment in the last six months included lease cancellations and deferrals, analysts at investment bank TD Cowen said.
The updated BIS list includes more than 50 new Chinese entities, including six units of cloud computing provider Inspur Group.
Speaking at Alibaba’s Jumpstarter event, the entrepreneur said much of what humans value is not captured in training data.
Beijing is increasingly praising the tech sector as a driver of jobs and economic growth, but platforms may still be closely supervised.
The two tech giants have become key partners in empowering government agencies with AI capabilities.
WeChat users can now add Yuanbao as a ‘friend’ and interact with the chatbot without downloading a separate app.