
Alibaba recruits Google DeepMind contributor to join Qwen AI team, sources say
Alibaba Group Holding has recruited a research scientist from Google DeepMind to bolster development efforts for its Qwen artificial intelligence models, in an internal restructuring that has seen the departure of previous technical lead Lin Junyang.
While no successor to Lin was announced, former Google senior staff research scientist Zhou Hao was joining Alibaba as head of post-training research, replacing Yu Bowen, who also departed this week, two sources said.
Zhou, who holds a PhD from t...

TechnologyReutershinduchannel-news-asia+1star-malaysia10h ago4 sources Head of Alibaba's Qwen AI division resigns
Monthly active users for Qwen’s mobile app surged to 203 million in February from 31.05 million in January

Moore Threads AI Chip Achieves Compatibility with Alibaba Cloud Models
Chinese semiconductor designer Moore Threads Technology has announced full-stack compatibility between its flagship MTT S5000 GPU and Alibaba Cloud’s Qwen3.5-series AI models, advancing China’s tech self-reliance efforts.

Elon Musk is stunned by Alibaba’s new Qwen 3.5: Why the 9B model is outperforming AI giants 10x its size
Elon Musk expressed astonishment at Alibaba's new Qwen 3.5 AI model, noting its superior performance compared to larger AI giants, despite being significantly smaller.

MWC 2026: Alibaba to launch new smart glasses powered by Qwen AI assistant
Alibaba Group Holding plans to launch new smart glasses powered by its artificial intelligence assistant Qwen at the coming MWC Barcelona trade show.
On Saturday, a company representative confirmed the launch, adding that both online and offline presales would start on Monday, the first day of the annual trade show, formerly known as Mobile World Congress.
Meanwhile, the company, which owns the South China Morning Post, is preparing a diverse product line-up this year for the global market,...

TechnologyReutersbloombergSCMP+2Yahooseeking-alpha16d ago5 sources Alibaba unveils Qwen-3.5, sharpening global race to spread AI models
Alibaba Cloud has unveiled its next-generation open artificial intelligence model, Qwen-3.5, in a move set to have major implications for the global AI race between China and the US.
The much-anticipated release, timed on the eve of the Lunar New Year, capped a frenetic week in which nearly every major Chinese AI developer rolled out new flagship models – with the notable exception of DeepSeek, despite media speculation that a V4 system would debut before the holiday.
Qwen-3.5 is Alibaba Cloud’s...