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Alibaba has previewed Qwen3.8-Max-Preview, a 2.4 trillion-parameter multimodal AI model that it says ranks behind only Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 — but the claim arrives without the benchmark data, model card, or independent testing that enterprise developers would need to treat it as more than...

DingTalk is Alibaba Group’s workplace collaboration platform, launched in China in 2015, that combines messaging, video meetings, documents, attendance, approvals, workflow automation, and newer AI assistants into a mobile-first office app for businesses, schools, public bodies, and enterprise...

Alibaba’s Cloud Intelligence unit has vaulted from strategic experiment to the company’s primary growth engine, reporting a 26% year‑over‑year revenue jump to RMB 33.4 billion in the most recent fiscal quarter as management doubles down on generative AI, model hosting and a headline RMB 380...

Alibaba’s Cloud Intelligence unit has moved from a long-term strategic bet to the company’s most visible growth engine, delivering a 26% year-over-year revenue increase to RMB 33.4 billion in the most recent quarter and pushing AI-driven product revenues into sustained triple‑digit...

Alibaba’s Cloud Intelligence business is no longer an experimental bet — it is the engine powering the company’s reacceleration, but sustaining that advantage will demand flawless execution across infrastructure, monetization and geopolitics. Background Alibaba reported that its Cloud...

Alibaba’s latest AI push reads like a two-act drama: a crescendo of product releases and developer traction on one side, and an equally loud chorus of pricing pressure, competition, and heavy-capex obligations on the other. In the past year the company has rolled out its Qwen3 model family and...

The Web3 infrastructure story that has been quietly brewing for years reached a new inflection point this cycle: large cloud providers are no longer passive hosts for blockchain experiments — they are active strategic partners, builders, and gatekeepers whose technical choices and compliance...

Microsoft is currently embroiled in a significant legal battle in the United Kingdom, facing allegations of anti-competitive practices related to its cloud licensing policies. The lawsuit, filed in December 2024, accuses the tech giant of overcharging UK businesses for using its Windows Server...

Microsoft is currently facing a significant class action lawsuit in the United Kingdom, alleging that the company has overcharged consumers and businesses for its software licenses since 2015. The legal action, spearheaded by barrister Alexander Wolfson, claims that Microsoft's pricing practices...

Microsoft is currently embroiled in a significant legal battle in the United Kingdom, facing a £1 billion class-action lawsuit over its cloud computing licensing practices. The case, filed by competition lawyer Dr. Maria Luisa Stasi, alleges that Microsoft imposed higher licensing fees on UK...

Microsoft’s licensing practices for Windows Server in the cloud have become a significant point of contention in the competitive cloud computing market, especially regarding how these practices impact major cloud rivals like Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud. Since Microsoft’s 2019...

The ongoing competition tug-of-war in the cloud services market highlights a critical point: Microsoft's licensing policies for its software, particularly Windows Server, heavily influence the viability and economics of multi-cloud deployments. According to Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft's...

In a bold move to cement its position on the global stage, Alibaba Cloud has launched its second data center in Thailand, adding a significant node to its expansive Asian cloud network. This development not only marks another milestone in Alibaba Cloud’s journey from humble beginnings in...

In a development that could send ripples through the tech industry, Microsoft has found itself on the defensive against a lawsuit primarily targeting its cloud services pricing practices. Filed in the UK, the lawsuit accuses the technology giant of imposing unfair pricing on customers utilizing...