Alibaba stock jumps 4% after Qwen is approved to run Apple Intelligence in China
THE SO WHAT
Qwen powering Apple Intelligence in China gives Alibaba a privileged position at the intersection of a global hardware platform and domestic AI rules. For anyone building in the Chinese ecosystem, model choice just became more constrained — and integration with Qwen more strategically important.
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