August 05, 2025
OpenAI Takes on Rivals Meta, DeepSeek With 2 New Models
OpenAI on Tuesday (Aug. 5) unveiled two open-weight reasoning models to compete with the rise of Meta and DeepSeek. But the models are only somewhat open: Developers do not get...
July 28, 2025
Z.ai Says New AI Model Costs Less to Use Than...
Chinese artificial intelligence startup Z.ai, formerly known as Zhipu, reportedly said its new AI model costs less to use than DeepSeek. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
July 20, 2025
Food Delivery Giants Summoned by China’s Regulator to Promote Fair...
China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) convened a meeting on Friday with prominent online food delivery companies, including Alibaba Group Holding’s Ele.me, Meituan, and JD.com. According to a statement...
July 03, 2025
Alibaba Resharpens Focus on AI and eCommerce
In May 1999, a group of entrepreneurs launched an online B2B website called Alibaba.com, which operated out of a small apartment in Hangzhou, China. Its goal was to connect Chinese...
June 27, 2025
Alibaba.com Adds Balance’s B2B BNPL for US Business Users
Alibaba.com’s U.S. business users can now select Balance’s B2B buy now, pay later (BNPL) as a payment method at checkout. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
June 26, 2025
Ant Group Unveils AI-Powered Healthcare Smartphone App
China-based Ant Group has reportedly unveiled a new, AI-powered health app for smartphones. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
June 04, 2025
AI Startup Manus Unveils Text-to-Video Tool
Artificial intelligence startup Manus introduced a text-to-video generative AI tool that turns prompts into structured videos. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
June 03, 2025
What Is Multimodal AI and Why Retailers Should Care
Two breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI) model capabilities can help brands understand and serve their customers at a deeper level. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
May 29, 2025
DeepSeek Upgrades AI Reasoning Model to Rival OpenAI and Google
Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek upgraded its open-source reasoning model R1 to perform nearly at par with the best models from OpenAI and Google. Get the Full Story Complete the...
