Alibaba has announced that it is partnering with Apple to provide artificial intelligence features to iPhones in China. Apple Intelligence features have not yet been enabled in China, which is thought to have contributed to the company’s local decline in smartphone sales.

DeepSeek has become the top AI choice for Chinese Android smartphone makers from Huawei to Vivo, as Alibaba scores Apple as local partner.

Discover Alibaba's Q3 2025 performance with 8% revenue growth, AI-driven innovations, and strategic investments in cloud & e-commerce.

Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group Holding posted its fastest revenue growth in over a year, beating analyst expectations as it capitalizes on the artificial intelligence boom in China.

Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group Holding posted its fastest revenue growth in more than a year, beating analyst expectations as it capitalizes on the artificial intelligence boom in China. Alibaba said Thursday that its revenue for the quarter ended December grew 8% to 280.

Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) is an internet giant that offers e-commerce services in China and internationally. One of the biggest analyst calls on Monday, February 24, was for Alibaba Group Holding Limited.

Chinese e-commerce leader Alibaba said on Wednesday its video- and image-generating artificial intelligence model Wan 2.1 is now publicly available - or open source - in a move likely to increase its uptake and intensify competition in AI.

Alibaba said the total investment amount exceeds the company's spending in AI and cloud computing over the past decade.

Alibaba shares are up 70% this year to date on the boost from DeepSeek and its AI partnership with Apple for iPhones in China.

Apple and Alibaba are set to partner and bring AI to iPhones in China at a time when its smartphone sales in the country are sliding.

Open-source AI tech has been thrown into the spotlight since Chinese firm DeepSeek rattled global markets in January.