Alibaba
Alibaba Group is one of the largest internet companies in the world. Headquartered in Hangzhou, China, Alibaba is best known for its Chinese marketplaces, Taobao and Tmall. Alibaba also has a stake in its spin-off payments app, Alipay, which is run by Ant Financial.
Alibaba was founded by Jack Ma, then an English teacher, in 1999.
Alibaba’s AI chip unit T-Head files for Hong Kong IPO
Founded in 2018, T-Head had shipped 560,000 Zhenwu AI chips as of April 2026.
Grace Priscilla Teo · · 1 min read
A lesson from China’s first LLM wave
Today’s issue looks into the lesson Gobi Partners has learned from China’s first LLM wave. Also, we break down how AI fares on Singles’ Day.
Glenn Kaonang · · 5 min read
US voters could move AI’s next piece
US data center backlash could affect Southeast Asia. Plus, an interview with an executive at Legora, a legal AI unicorn valued at US$8.8 billion.
Glenn Kaonang · · 8 min read
Apple, Alibaba to roll out Qwen-powered AI features in China
Testing of the Qianwen-powered features begins November 4 in the latest iOS developer beta.
Minh Le · · 1 min readAlibaba says XuanTie chip shipments top 6 billion
The figure appeared to cover cumulative shipments, though it was unclear whether it included chips made by Alibaba’s partners.
Aiko Gao Ishida · · 1 min readAliExpress plans to incubate 100 AI hardware brands
AliExpress said its AI hardware category sales doubled year on year from January to July 2026.
Naomi Li Gan · · 1 min readMapping the key players in China’s ecommerce arena
Mapping China’s ecommerce sector: Key players, top investors, and funding insights in one report.
Aya Lin · · 1 min readMapping the firms leaving a mark in China’s fintech race
Mapping China’s fintech sector: Key players, top investors, and funding insights in one report.
Aya Lin · · 1 min readAlibaba’s Taobao revamps cross-border shopping with AI tools
Taobao said the channel features more than 4,000 original-brand stores and 6 million curated products selected by AI and human curators.
Grace Priscilla Teo · · 1 min readApple Intelligence nears China debut after AI approval
The filing lists the iPhone Duo, Apple’s first foldable, due in China next week.
Naomi Li Gan · · 1 min read