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Alibaba unveils Qwen3.5 as China’s chatbot race shifts to AI agents

Qwen3.5 comes in an open-weight and hosted API version, with the company advertising improvements in performance and costs from previous versions. Qwen3.5 supports new agentic capabilities and is ...
Forbes

Why China Is Winning The Open Source AI Race

HONG KONG, CHINA - JANUARY 28: In this photo illustration, the DeepSeek app is seen on a phone in front of a flag of China on Jan. 28, 2025, in Hong Kong, China. (Photo illustration by Anthony ...
TechSpot

DeepSeek launches v3.1 model, raising the stakes in the US-China AI race

Highly anticipated: In the fast-evolving world of AI, Chinese startup DeepSeek is drawing attention once again with the quiet launch of its v3.1 model, now seen as a serious contender against the ...
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China’s open AI models are neck-and-neck with the West. What’s next

China’s latest generation of open large language models has moved from catching up to actively challenging Western leaders on power, efficiency, and adoption. With Chinese systems now matching or ...

Chinese tech giants, AI ‘godmother’ Li Fei-Fei race to seize the edge in world models

Alibaba’s introduction of Happy Oyster model for real-time creation of virtual worlds follows unveiling of Spark 2.0 from ...
CNBC

Chinese open-source models are racing ahead, says QGQ Partners' Kersmanc

CNBC's "Closing Bell" team discusses the tech sector, including Alphabet and Nvidia's recent stock performance, with Brian Kersmanc, portfolio manager at GQG Partners. Got a confidential news tip? We ...