Alibaba Cloud has jumped on the DeepSeek bandwagon, making the Chinese AI startup’s models available on its platform. The company’s decision is similar to other tech giants’: offering DeepSeek’s open-source systems to its users. In a WeChat post, Alibaba Cloud said that users can now use the LLM – from training to deployment and inference […]
Alibaba Cloud LLM pricing strategy has taken a dramatic turn as the company announces an unprecedented 85% reduction in access costs for its most sophisticated large language models. The announcement, made via WeChat and reported by the South China Morning Post, positions the company’s flagship Qwen-VL-Max model at just 0.003 yuan ($0.00041) per thousand tokens, […]
Alibaba Cloud has integrated its large multimodal model (LMM) solution with the automotive platform by Nvidia to enhance smart mobility experiences for China-based automakers. The collaboration, which also involves Alibaba’s intelligent cockpit solution provider Banma, aims to revolutionise in-car interactions and autonomous driving capabilities. The collaboration has been followed by the unveiling of a large… Read more »
The exponential growth of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) could derail global efforts to reduce carbon emissions, potentially consuming as much energy as entire countries, according to a new report from SAS. The report, ‘Rethinking data and AI in the cloud: How to move to a sustainable future,’ emphasised how senior decision-makers in large organisations… Read more »
Driven by AI technology, Alibaba Group has reported a 6% year-over-year (YoY) increase in its cloud business revenue for the quarter ending June 30, reaching RMB 26.5 billion ($3.65 billion). This growth marks the segment’s strongest performance since the September 2022 quarter, signalling a potential turnaround after several periods of single-digit growth. Despite the competitive… Read more »
Alibaba Group Holding’s cloud computing division is bringing changes to the way Olympic content will be transmitted and consumed, marking a significant milestone in the history of sports broadcasting. On July 25, Alibaba Cloud, in collaboration with Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS), unveiled OBS Cloud 3.0, an innovative AI-enhanced platform designed to serve as the primary… Read more »
Alibaba Cloud has announced the imminent closure of its data centre operations in Australia and India – a move that contradicts its previous assurances to The Register about the stability of its Australian presence. The Chinese cloud giant recently disclosed this decision, framing it as part of a broader infrastructure strategy update. In a statement,… Read more »
Spending on cloud infrastructure services in mainland China hit $9.2 billion USD (£7.29bn) in the third quarter of 2023 accounting for 12% of global cloud spend, according to analyst firm Canalys. The three largest vendors in China – Alibaba, Huawei and Tencent – represent almost three quarters (73%) of the market and customer spending. Alibaba… Read more »
Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, has enhanced its AnalyticDB vector engine, making it easier than ever for enterprises to access various large language models (LLMs) for building their customised generative AI capabilities. At its Data Management Summit hosted in Jakarta, Alibaba Cloud also upgraded its one-stop, cloud-native data management… Read more »
Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, has unveiled its latest AI image generation model, Tongyi Wanxiang (‘Wanxiang’ means ‘tens of thousands of images’). The cutting-edge generative AI model is now available for enterprise customers in China for beta testing. In addition, the cloud pioneer announced the launch of ModelScopeGPT, a versatile framework designed… Read more »