DeepSeek slated to draw $7 billion in maiden fundraising, sources sayThe fundraising could value the company after the investment at between 350 billion yuan and 400 billion yuan, or between $52 billion and...
03 Jun, 2026, 09.46 AM IST
Chinese AI models surge in 2026: Is JPMorgan data signaling a global shift away from US AI dominance?Chinese AI models are no longer just regional competitors. They are rapidly becoming a global artificial intelligence force. New JPMorgan d...
28 May, 2026, 06.21 PM IST
Neysa and Pipeshift team up for AI inference play in IndiaBengaluru's Neysa and AI startup Pipeshift are joining forces. They aim to meet India's growing need for AI inference services. This partne...
27 May, 2026, 09.23 AM IST
A year on from DeepSeek shock, get set for flurry of low-cost Chinese AI modelsOne year after Chinese startup DeepSeek rattled the global tech industry with the release of a low-cost artificial intelligence model, its ...
12 Feb, 2026, 12.33 PM IST
DeepSeek releases model it calls 'intermediate step' towards 'next-generation architecture'Chinese AI developer DeepSeek has unveiled its latest model, DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp, describing it as an “experimental release” with improved tr...
30 Sep, 2025, 02.48 PM IST
Has Chinese AI sensation DeepSeek lost its mojo to rivals? Delays in R2 launch raise big questions amid fierce rivalryChina’s AI darling DeepSeek, once hailed as a symbol of tech independence, is suddenly facing a reality check. Its bold push to ditch U.S. ...
18 Aug, 2025, 06.00 PM IST
Alibaba unveils latest AI service for images in push for usersThe Hangzhou-based company introduced Qwen VLo, part of a series of AI services under the company’s Qwen brand. The new model is an upgrade...
27 Jun, 2025, 10.16 PM IST
Alibaba unveils advanced Qwen 3 AI as Chinese tech rivalry intensifiesAlibaba has launched Qwen 3, an upgraded AI model with hybrid reasoning abilities, amid rising competition in China’s AI sector. The releas...
29 Apr, 2025, 08.49 AM IST
Alibaba preparing for flagship AI model release as soon as AprilAlibaba Group plans to launch Qwen 3, an upgraded AI model, possibly in April, amid rising competition from OpenAI and DeepSeek. The move f...
01 Apr, 2025, 08.28 PM IST
Alibaba shares surge after it unveils reasoning modelQwen, the ecommerce leader's artificial intelligence unit, said on X that its QwQ-32B, with 32 billion parameters, can achieve performance ...
06 Mar, 2025, 01.17 PM IST
Tencent releases new AI model, says replies faster than DeepSeek-R1Tencent added that when tested on fields like knowledge, math, and reasoning, Turbo S' capabilities matched DeepSeek-V3, which powers DeepS...
28 Feb, 2025, 08.01 AM IST
Qwen AI model by Alibaba offers low-cost alternative to DeepSeekResearchers from Stanford University and the University of Washington, including Chinese-American “AI godmother” Li Feifei, have recently p...
11 Feb, 2025, 01.43 AM IST
Alibaba launches advanced AI model Qwen2.5-Max to rival GPT-4Chinese tech and e-commerce giant Alibaba on Wednesday announced the release of Qwen2.5-Max, an advanced artificial intelligence model that...
30 Jan, 2025, 09.15 AM IST
AI dragons are here; Indian cities & data centre boomHappy Thursday! Days after DeepSeek rattled the world, Alibaba enters the AI race with its new and low-cost Qwen 2.5 model. This and more i...
30 Jan, 2025, 07.36 AM IST
AI meets jugaad as Alibaba's Qwen 2.5 pips DeepSeek in model battleChina's frugal AI innovation is yielding cost-effective models like Alibaba's Qwen 2.5, rivaling top-tier models with less compute. Using M...
30 Jan, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
You thought DeepSeek was enough? Wait! China's Alibaba releases a new version of its Qwen 2.5 AI model that it claims surpasses DeepSeek-V3; here's what is new in itIt looks like China-based AI agents are now bringing in a complete onslaught for Silicon Valley companies to face. After DeepSeek AI, it is...
29 Jan, 2025, 07.32 PM IST
Alibaba releases AI model it claims surpasses DeepSeek-V3The unusual timing of the Qwen 2.5-Max's release, on the first day of the Lunar New Year when most Chinese people are off work and with the...
29 Jan, 2025, 10.58 AM IST