2026-02-10
Alibaba's Qwen app today kicked off its CNY3 billion (USD420 million) Chinese New Year campaign, handing out free milk tea vouchers, briefly triggering minor system glitches in some regions. The AI app topped Apple's App Store free app chart at noon, followed by Tencent's Yuanbao [image]
Nikkei Asia
Alibaba and Tencent are releasing new models and spending millions on “red envelope” freebies to woo users ahead of the Lunar New Year
HONG KONG — China's biggest AI companies are releasing new models and handing out “red envelope” …
Alibaba's Qwen app today kicked off its CNY3 billion (USD420 million) Chinese New Year campaign, handing out free milk tea vouchers, briefly triggering minor system glitches in some regions. The AI app topped Apple's App Store free app chart at noon, followed by Tencent's Yuanbao [image]
The Information
Source: Chinese AI startup Zhipu anonymously released its new AI model GLM-5 on OpenRouter under the name Pony Alpha; Zhipu plans to debut GLM-5 later this week
Zhipu, one of China's prominent AI developers, has anonymously released its new large language model under a different name on OpenRouter …
https://pony.ai/'s first mass-produced bZ4X robotaxi, jointly developed with GAC Toyota, has rolled off the production line, the self-driving tech startup announced today. The joint venture of https://pony.ai/, Toyota China, and GAC Toyota, plans to start robotaxi [image]
Bloomberg
Chinese robotaxi operator Pony AI and Toyota begin commercial production of an autonomous Toyota bZ4X; Pony AI aims to have 3,000+ robotaxis by the end of 2026
Chinese robotaxi operator Pony AI Inc. has started commercial production of a driverless vehicle in partnership with Toyota Motor Corp., one of its backers.
2026-01-13
A Chinese app called “Are You Dead,” or “死了么” in Chinese, has attracted widespread attention online after topping the paid chart on the App Store in China. Designed for people living alone, the app automatically sends an email to notify users' emergency contacts if they fail [image]
Financial Times
A viral Chinese app called “Are You Dead?” that asks users living alone to “check in” with a button press becomes the top paid app in Apple's App Store in China
Chinese app Are You Dead is considering raising USD500,000, its developer told Southern Metropolis Daily, adding the price per download will be increased to up to CNY15 from CNY8 (USD2.15 from USD1.15), as it is the only way to turn a profit.
Financial Times
A viral Chinese app called “Are You Dead?” that asks users living alone to “check in” with a button press becomes the top paid app in Apple's App Store in China
2026-01-12
Chinese app Are You Dead is considering raising USD500,000, its developer told Southern Metropolis Daily, adding the price per download will be increased to up to CNY15 from CNY8 (USD2.15 from USD1.15), as it is the only way to turn a profit.
Financial Times
A viral Chinese app called “Are You Dead?” that asks users living alone to “check in” with a button press becomes the top paid app in Apple's App Store in China
Popularity among Chinese Apple users highlights concerns created by rapidly changing demographics
A Chinese app called “Are You Dead,” or “死了么” in Chinese, has attracted widespread attention online after topping the paid chart on the App Store in China. Designed for people living alone, the app automatically sends an email to notify users' emergency contacts if they fail [image]
Financial Times
A viral Chinese app called “Are You Dead?” that asks users living alone to “check in” with a button press becomes the top paid app in Apple's App Store in China
Popularity among Chinese Apple users highlights concerns created by rapidly changing demographics
2025-03-12
Chinese AI agent @ManusAI_HQ said today that it will link arms with Alibaba's Tongyi Qianwen team, 36Kr reported. The pair will integrate Manus' full functionality with the Tongyi Qianwen chatbot's open-source models and computing platform, aiming to develop innovative AI [image]
Reuters
Manus partners with Alibaba's Qwen to integrate Manus' AI agent functions with AI models and computing platforms in China and to collaborate on Qwen's AI models
China's Manus AI announced on Tuesday a strategic partnership with the team behind tech giant Alibaba's Qwen AI models …
2025-02-13
#Apple is partnering with #Alibaba to roll out AI features for #iPhone users in China, after discussions with several companies in the country, Joe Tsai, co-founder and chairman of the Chinese tech giant, said today during the World Governments Summit 2025 in Dubai, UAE. [image]
Bloomberg
Alibaba Chair Joe Tsai says Apple will use the Chinese tech giant's AI tech on iPhones sold in China, speaking at the World Government Summit in Dubai
“Apple has been very selective, they talked to a number of companies in China, and in the end they choose to do business with us …
2023-12-20
Alibaba today announced that CEO Eddie Wu has become both chairman and CEO of Taobao Tmall Group. Trudy Dai, Taobao Tmall Group's former CEO, will assist Alibaba in establishing an asset management company. @AlibabaGroup [image]
Bloomberg
Alibaba CEO Eddie Wu takes over the e-commerce business from Trudy Dai, one of Alibaba's earliest employees, who will now help oversee non-core assets globally
Sarah Zheng / Bloomberg :
2023-09-13
#Alibaba's #AI model Tongyi Qianwen was opened to the public today, Alibaba Cloud announced. Users can visit the Tongyi Qianwen official website to experience its capabilities, while enterprises can access its API via Alibaba Cloud. @alibaba_cloud @AlibabaGroup [image]
Reuters
Alibaba releases its AI model Tongyi Qianwen to the public and plans to make an open-source version available for free commercial use “by the whole society”
Casey Hall / Reuters :
2022-08-24
#TikTok has been testing a ‘Nearby feed’ in Southeast Asia, allowing creators to add location tags to their videos, making it easier for users to discover nearby content and places, TechCrunch reported yesterday. The new feed will potentially compete with Google's search product. https://twitter.com/...
TechCrunch
TikTok is testing a new “Nearby” feed with select users in Southeast Asia that displays local content to users, alongside a location tag feature for creators
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch :
2020-05-21
iPhone users who install the latest iOS 13.5, which was rolled out today, will have it easier to unlock their phones when wearing a face mask as Apple upgraded the system to skip Face ID and directly move onto asking passcode. https://twitter.com/...
VentureBeat
Apple releases iOS 13.5, which includes improved Face ID recognition for users wearing masks, iPadOS 13.5, and tvOS 13.4.5, to the general public
Including Mask Issues Juli Clover / MacRumors : Apple Releases tvOS 13.4.5 for Fourth and Fifth-Generation Apple TV Models Malcolm Owen / AppleInsider : Apple releases iOS 12.4.7, ...