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China's 17-Year-Old Maths "Prodigy" Was Assisted By Teacher To Ace The Global Contest, Probe Finds
A 17-year-old student in China hailed as a "genius" for her score in a maths competition cheated, competition organisers said.
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China’s Alibaba has Reportedly Slashed Jobs in Metaverse Division
Alibaba is slashing dozens of jobs from its metaverse division, as per a report by the South China Morning Post (SCMP). The report suggests that the job cuts from Alibaba’s Yuanjing unit are impacting teams in Shanghai and Hangzhou.
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Alibaba Accelerates AI Push by Releasing New Open-Source Models, Text-to-Video AI Technology
Alibaba has unveiled new open-source artificial intelligence (AI) models and text-to-video AI technology. The release includes over 100 open-source models from the Qwen 2.5 family, Alibaba's most recent foundational large language model launched earlier this year.
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China Firm Launches AI "Life Assistant" That Can Order Food, Hail Taxis
The fintech firm backed by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has made a foray into products powered by artificial intelligence after announcing a "life assistant" mobile app.
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MiniMax Video-01 Platform With AI Video Generation Capabilities Launched
MiniMax, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) unicorn startup backed by Alibaba and Tencent, released a text-to-video generation model on Monday. Dubbed Video-01, the platform is available to the public even outside of China. It can generate six-second-long videos in a wide range of styles. Video-01 joins the company’s existing AI offerings suc...
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"Shooting Makes Me Stronger": Donald Trump Attack T-shirts Go On Sale Online
The first batch of the t-shirts went on sale on a popular Chinese e-commerce platform Taobao, owned by Alibaba, within two hours of the attack.
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"Selling A Terrible Boss": Lighthearted Trend Takes Over Chinese Social Media
This humorous trend reflects the growing pressure faced by Chinese youth and their search for lighthearted outlets to cope with work-related exhaustion.
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Chinese Employees Growing Bananas On Their Desks To Relieve Work Stress
The desk banana craze has even reached Taobao, a major e-commerce platform run by Alibaba Group
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Alibaba, Baidu Slash Prices of Large-Language Models Used to Power AI Chatbots
Chinese tech giants Alibaba and Baidu slashed prices on Tuesday of large-language models (LLMs) used to power generative artificial intelligence products, as a price war in the cloud computing sector heats up in China.
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Alibaba Boosts Share Buyback By $25 Billion After Dip In Estimated Revenue
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group will increase its share buyback programme by $25 billion, the company announced Wednesday, as it published disappointing quarterly results.
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Missing Banking Tycoon Bao Fan Resurfaces, Resigns From All Roles At China Renaissance
After an absence of nearly a year, Bao Fan, the Chinese billionaire banker, has stepped down from all positions within his company, China Renaissance Holdings.
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Alibaba Faces US Lawsuit Over Selling Fake "Squishmallows"
A US judge on Wednesday rejected Alibaba's bid to dismiss a lawsuit over the alleged sale by various merchants of counterfeit versions of the popular children's toy Squishmallows on its online platforms.
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OpenAI Suspends ByteDance's Account Over Use Of GPT For Training Its Own AI Model
OpenAI, backed by Microsoft, suspends ByteDance's account for reportedly using its technology to develop a large language model, breaching terms.
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Jack Ma's Surprise Internal Memo To Alibaba Staff
Jack Ma urged Alibaba staff to take a page from hard-charging rival PDD Holdings Inc. in a surprise internal memo, in which the billionaire called on the company he co-founded decades ago to embark on fundamental change.
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Billionaire Jack Ma Gets Back Into Business With 'Ma's Kitchen Food'
Jack Ma sparked speculation about his next endeavors after the billionaire seeded a small company to process and sell farming produce, in his latest venture since retreating from the spotlight at the height of a government-led industry crackdown.
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China's 17-Year-Old Maths "Prodigy" Was Assisted By Teacher To Ace The Global Contest, Probe Finds
A 17-year-old student in China hailed as a "genius" for her score in a maths competition cheated, competition organisers said.
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China’s Alibaba has Reportedly Slashed Jobs in Metaverse Division
Alibaba is slashing dozens of jobs from its metaverse division, as per a report by the South China Morning Post (SCMP). The report suggests that the job cuts from Alibaba’s Yuanjing unit are impacting teams in Shanghai and Hangzhou.
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Alibaba Accelerates AI Push by Releasing New Open-Source Models, Text-to-Video AI Technology
Alibaba has unveiled new open-source artificial intelligence (AI) models and text-to-video AI technology. The release includes over 100 open-source models from the Qwen 2.5 family, Alibaba's most recent foundational large language model launched earlier this year.
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China Firm Launches AI "Life Assistant" That Can Order Food, Hail Taxis
The fintech firm backed by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has made a foray into products powered by artificial intelligence after announcing a "life assistant" mobile app.
-
MiniMax Video-01 Platform With AI Video Generation Capabilities Launched
MiniMax, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) unicorn startup backed by Alibaba and Tencent, released a text-to-video generation model on Monday. Dubbed Video-01, the platform is available to the public even outside of China. It can generate six-second-long videos in a wide range of styles. Video-01 joins the company’s existing AI offerings suc...
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"Shooting Makes Me Stronger": Donald Trump Attack T-shirts Go On Sale Online
The first batch of the t-shirts went on sale on a popular Chinese e-commerce platform Taobao, owned by Alibaba, within two hours of the attack.
-
"Selling A Terrible Boss": Lighthearted Trend Takes Over Chinese Social Media
This humorous trend reflects the growing pressure faced by Chinese youth and their search for lighthearted outlets to cope with work-related exhaustion.
-
Chinese Employees Growing Bananas On Their Desks To Relieve Work Stress
The desk banana craze has even reached Taobao, a major e-commerce platform run by Alibaba Group
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Alibaba, Baidu Slash Prices of Large-Language Models Used to Power AI Chatbots
Chinese tech giants Alibaba and Baidu slashed prices on Tuesday of large-language models (LLMs) used to power generative artificial intelligence products, as a price war in the cloud computing sector heats up in China.
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Alibaba Boosts Share Buyback By $25 Billion After Dip In Estimated Revenue
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group will increase its share buyback programme by $25 billion, the company announced Wednesday, as it published disappointing quarterly results.
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Missing Banking Tycoon Bao Fan Resurfaces, Resigns From All Roles At China Renaissance
After an absence of nearly a year, Bao Fan, the Chinese billionaire banker, has stepped down from all positions within his company, China Renaissance Holdings.
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Alibaba Faces US Lawsuit Over Selling Fake "Squishmallows"
A US judge on Wednesday rejected Alibaba's bid to dismiss a lawsuit over the alleged sale by various merchants of counterfeit versions of the popular children's toy Squishmallows on its online platforms.
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OpenAI Suspends ByteDance's Account Over Use Of GPT For Training Its Own AI Model
OpenAI, backed by Microsoft, suspends ByteDance's account for reportedly using its technology to develop a large language model, breaching terms.
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Jack Ma's Surprise Internal Memo To Alibaba Staff
Jack Ma urged Alibaba staff to take a page from hard-charging rival PDD Holdings Inc. in a surprise internal memo, in which the billionaire called on the company he co-founded decades ago to embark on fundamental change.
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Billionaire Jack Ma Gets Back Into Business With 'Ma's Kitchen Food'
Jack Ma sparked speculation about his next endeavors after the billionaire seeded a small company to process and sell farming produce, in his latest venture since retreating from the spotlight at the height of a government-led industry crackdown.
