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Apple plans to launch Apple Smart through the iOS 27.3 system update in December, with the first batch of AI features released two years ago in the United States, covering iPhone, iPad, and Mac.Alibaba provides AI model capabilities, while Baidu is responsible for Siri and visual intelligence features.

Singapore, October 13, 2026, the BSC ecosystem AI Agent project NeoSoul today announced a strategic cooperation with Alibaba Cloud. NeoSoul has integrated Alibaba Cloud's AI model services into its Agentic Trading product NeoTrade, providing support for model inference and computation for autonomous trading agents; as the product develops and usage scales grow, both parties plan to further explore cloud-based AI technology collaboration.After users set trading rules in NeoTrade, the AI Agent will continuously track market changes, assess trading opportunities, and execute strategies within the authorized scope. The model inference and computation services provided by Alibaba Cloud will support the Agent in repeatedly updating judgments in response to market changes, providing computational resources for autonomous trading applications.Kaelan, co-founder of NeoSoul, stated that AI Agents are evolving from answering questions to continuous decision-making and autonomous execution, rapidly increasing the demands on underlying AI infrastructure; Alibaba Cloud's modeling and computing capabilities will support NeoTrade in handling larger-scale and more complex autonomous trading tasks, and explore the application boundaries of AI Agents in real financial scenarios. An Alibaba Cloud spokesperson stated that they will support the development of NeoTrade through model services and computing capabilities, and continue to explore technological collaboration aimed at next-generation AI Agent applications with NeoSoul.

On Tuesday, Alibaba Group launched the Qwen Glasses N1 series smart glasses at an event in Hangzhou, extending its artificial intelligence strategy into consumer electronics. The company claims to be a full-stack artificial intelligence provider in China, covering everything from data centers and software to end products. The series starts at a pre-discount price of 2999 yuan (approximately 450 USD). Bloomberg reported that this price is not lower than that of industry leader Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses, with Alibaba aiming to compete on quality and functionality, not just price.Wu Jianjun, General Manager of Qwen AI Hardware Products, stated that the new glasses are equipped with an improved 50-megapixel camera and sensors. The Pro version is priced at 3499 yuan and features eye-tracking capabilities, with a standby time of 25 hours or 9 hours of music playback on a single charge. The new model is about a year after the first version released last November, integrating the Qwen AI assistant more closely and expanding its functionalities. Following Meta's example, Alibaba is trying to make smart glasses an entry point for its artificial intelligence tools and agents. Last month, Meta launched a simplified version of smart glasses without a camera, priced at 349 USD, primarily for interaction with the Muse AI assistant.

According to RootData, the quotes for exchange stocks and ETF perpetual contracts have slightly diverged. Alibaba, SanDisk, Robinhood, and JPMorgan Chase have seen slight increases compared to the after-hours reference prices from the last trading day, while the iShares Bitcoin ETF has seen a slight decrease:Alibaba (BABA) is currently priced at $110.58, up 0.23% from the last trading day's after-hours reference price of $110.33;SanDisk (SNDK) is currently priced at $1,562.94, up 0.22% from the last trading day's after-hours reference price of $1,559.48;iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) is currently priced at $47.52, down 0.22% from the last trading day's after-hours reference price of $47.63;Robinhood (HOOD) is currently priced at $110.94, up 0.21% from the last trading day's after-hours reference price of $110.71;JPMorgan Chase (JPM) is currently priced at $335.12, up 0.19% from the last trading day's after-hours reference price of $334.47.

Alibaba Chairman Joe Tsai stated that open-source AI is the best way for Europe to reduce its dependence on American and Chinese technology and to establish technological autonomy. He urged Europe to build its own computing infrastructure for training and running AI models, stating that no country would want to fully trust another country's technology, as a change in government or circumstances could lead to the cutting off of technology supplies.Joe Tsai added that Europe has not fully utilized its AI researchers, as these talents often become targets for recruitment by laboratories in the United States and China. He called on Europe to focus on using proprietary industrial data to train artificial intelligence models for competitive advantage, citing Chinese manufacturing as an example, stating that Chinese factories possess valuable manufacturing data that could be highly valuable for training models. He also expressed optimism about the emergence of new cloud service providers in Europe in recent years, specifically professional cloud computing companies equipped with AI chip data centers.

According to Rest of World, Alibaba launched the open-source model platform ModelScope in 2022, and OSChina launched MoArk in 2023, providing model hosting, testing, and customization services for Chinese developers behind firewalls. In 2023, Chinese regulators blocked Hugging Face without disclosing specific reasons; reports indicate that the government simultaneously allowed artificial intelligence laboratories to bypass the blockade to share Chinese models globally. ModelScope currently hosts over 170,000 models and stated in March that it has 170,000 models and 250 million users; MoArk hosts about 20,000 commonly used models, both still below Hugging Face, which hosts over 3 million open models.OSChina CEO Xu Yong stated that not everyone can always use a VPN, and China needs to establish an independent artificial intelligence ecosystem that serves Chinese users, claiming that China is developing an independent ecosystem faster than during the internet era. He also mentioned that MoArk has deployed engineering teams to ensure that models can run on different types of Chinese chips, making it their mission to ensure mainstream open models are compatible with Chinese chips. Both platforms offer some services for free, with additional computing power and premium features charged; ModelScope also hosts university hackathons and has opened co-working and event spaces for AI entrepreneurs in Hangzhou.Headquartered in New York, Hugging Face is a major platform for sharing open models and datasets. In September, Nvidia announced its acquisition of the company for $12.9 billion and noted in regulatory filings that regulators might prohibit sharing Chinese models on the site.

Reuters quoted The Information's report stating that the Chinese government has signaled that it may allow some domestic companies, such as ByteDance and Alibaba, to purchase chips from Nvidia designed for high-end professional computers. The Information cited two informed sources saying that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology recently requested companies, including ByteDance and Alibaba, to report their plans to purchase Nvidia RTX PRO 5500 chips and informed some companies that the government intends to approve these purchases.Some industry executives expect that the RTX PRO 5500 could bypass U.S. export restrictions. Reuters stated that it could not immediately verify the above report. A spokesperson for Nvidia responded that U.S. companies are still subject to outdated U.S. export controls as well as China's import restrictions on the U.S., with the relevant export controls covering gaming products released nearly five years ago. Alibaba and ByteDance did not immediately respond to requests for comment, and Reuters was also unable to reach the Chinese government for comment.

Alibaba is accelerating the expansion of its data centers in Europe and the Middle East, driving its 20 gigawatt global infrastructure development.Alibaba will establish its first cloud regions in Turkey, Finland, and the Netherlands within the next 12 months, and expand its data center layout in Malaysia, Germany, the United Arab Emirates, France, and Hong Kong.

Citigroup analysts stated that Alibaba is expected to further benefit from the development of its artificial intelligence business. CEO Wu Yongming proposed a goal of achieving 20 gigawatts of AI infrastructure by fiscal year 2033, which could drive external cloud business revenue to $160 billion, higher than Citigroup's forecast of $100 billion for fiscal year 2031. Citigroup maintains a "Buy" rating with a target price of HKD 189.

According to LatePost, the Alibaba Cloud Shadow team is developing an AI device called QwenBook, positioned as a native intelligent agent computer, resembling the Qianwen tablet. The project started in April this year, with a team of about 150 people, integrating models including Qwen3.8-Max and Qwen3.8-Flash. The complete product is expected to be released by the end of this year or early next year.The report states that QwenBook is similar in concept to the Doubao phone, both attempting to push the model to the system's core. After the launch of the first generation Doubao phone, WeChat, Taobao, Meituan, Pinduoduo, and others successively prohibited it from replacing user operations through screen reading and simulated clicks. The Nubia NaviX Ultra, which went on sale on September 16, retains the GUI approach, attempting to allow applications to open services to the Agent through MCP, A2A, or dedicated interfaces.

Alibaba CEO Wu Yongming stated at the Yunqi Conference that the current demand for AI from customers is strong, and the company will fully invest in AI infrastructure construction, aiming for the scale of global data centers operated by Alibaba Cloud to exceed 20GW by 2032. Meanwhile, Pingtouge released the strongest domestic AI chip Zhenwu V900, with computing power increased to three times that of Zhenwu M890, and the annual shipment volume is expected to increase significantly.

Market news reports that Alibaba plans to train an artificial intelligence model with parameters ranging from 50 trillion to 100 trillion.

Alibaba has appointed Liu Dayiheng as the head of the Qwen large language model. The official website of the Yunqi Conference has also updated his title to "Head of the Qwen LLM Project."Liu Dayiheng joined Alibaba in 2021 and has since been a core member of the Qwen research and development team. In March of this year, Qwen's technical head Lin Junyang left to start his own business; in June, Zhou Jingren, who was responsible for AI model development, stepped down from related management positions and transitioned to Alibaba's Chief Scientist. After a series of adjustments within six months, the head of the Qwen large language model line is now officially confirmed.Liu Dayiheng has also been placed in a core position at this year's Yunqi Conference. On the conference's official website, he ranks after Alibaba Chairman Cai Chongxin and CEO Wu Yongming among the speakers, and he will deliver a speech titled "Qwen: Moving Towards Real-World Intelligent Agents" at the main forum.

According to the official announcement, the Chinese Meme project Niuma has launched on the BNB Chain through Flap, with tokenized stocks as trading pairs, and is paired with the BABA tokenized asset. Currently, it has a market capitalization of 2.19 million USD, with 7,091 holding addresses and a 24-hour trading volume of 7.26 million USD.The project starts from the common identity of "Niuma," connecting workers, entrepreneurs, and on-chain participants, allowing shared experiences to become community consensus. The token paired with stock has a 1% transaction tax, which is used to purchase BABA bStock as a holding reward.

Market news indicates that Alibaba (BABA.N) is reportedly leading an investment in the artificial intelligence startup UniPat, which is valued at 2.5 billion dollars.

The IDC report "China Retail Cloud Market Share, 2025" shows that Alibaba Cloud ranks first with a market share of 30.4%. Infrastructure is the largest component of the retail cloud market, with Alibaba Cloud maintaining the top position with a 37.5% share.Alibaba Cloud provides a comprehensive AI technology system covering "Chip---Cloud---Model---Application" to retail enterprises, offering products and services that include infrastructure, data platforms, large models, and industry applications. The integration of AI technology with retail business processes covers scenarios such as smart marketing, intelligent shopping guides, smart customer service, user insights, product operations, and supply chain management.Adidas has created a dedicated AI product design platform based on Alibaba Cloud's artificial intelligence platform PAI and the Qianwen large model. Anta, in collaboration with Alibaba Cloud, has developed the "AI Planning" intelligent agent platform based on the Lingyang AgentOne and the Qianwen large model. Coach, L'Oréal, LAWSON, China Duty Free Group, and Xiaopei Pets have also accessed related capabilities for intelligent upgrades.

According to LatePost, the general robotics company Sharpa has completed over 4.5 billion yuan in financing, with investors including Alibaba, Meituan, Tencent, JD.com, and other industrial capital, as well as Sequoia China, Qiming Venture Partners, and Meituan Longzhu. The post-investment valuation is 22 billion yuan. This is the first time Sharpa has publicly disclosed its financing since its establishment.Sharpa was founded at the end of 2024 by He Sai Technology CEO Li Yifan, CTO Xiang Shaoqing, and Chief Scientist Sun Kai, focusing on developing general-purpose robots and components that specialize in dexterous operations. Co-founder Li Yifan stated that Sharpa's logic is to first "navigate" several real-world scenarios, accumulating generalized capabilities and real data on the "track," gradually entering households starting in 2028; real scenarios must meet three conditions: the environment is not specially modified for robots, operations are fully autonomous by robots, and complex tasks involving multiple steps are completed.

According to Jinshi, Alibaba Cloud announced that the billing unit price for the Qwen3.8-Flash model mode on the Bailian large model service platform will be adjusted downwards starting from 12:00:00 Beijing time on August 27, 2026. Qwen3.8-Flash is the latest multimodal large model launched by Qianwen, natively supporting a million-level context window, capable of processing ultra-long documents, code repositories, and complex dialogues in one go. It performs outstandingly in scenarios such as programming assistance, intelligent agent collaboration, and image-text understanding, and is compatible with OpenAI and Anthropic interface protocols, making it suitable for building high-concurrency applications and intelligent workflows.The specifics are as follows: the input price before adjustment was 1 yuan, and after adjustment it will be 0.8 yuan; the output price before adjustment was 3 yuan, and after adjustment it will be 2.7 yuan.

Alibaba Group announced the completion of a new share placement of HKD 80 billion, issuing 710 million new ordinary shares to non-U.S. persons outside the United States, with a placement price of HKD 112.7 per share. Alibaba plans to use the net proceeds from the placement entirely to strengthen its global AI layout.Approximately 60%, or HKD 47.871 billion, will be used to expand global computing infrastructure to meet the growing customer demand; the remaining approximately 40%, or HKD 31.914 billion, will be used to accelerate the construction of large-scale AI data centers.The related funds will also be used to upgrade traditional cloud infrastructure such as storage, databases, and high-performance networks, supporting Alibaba's full transition to an Agentic Cloud architecture. The shares offered in this placement are not registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and are being offered and sold outside the United States to certain non-U.S. persons in reliance on Regulation S.