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wanAI is an advanced video generation tool developed by Alibaba Cloud, called wan2.1. This tool allows users to transform text inputs into high-quality videos with superior movement accuracy. With cutting-edge technology and a user-friendly interface, wanAI provides a seamless video generation experience for professionals looking to enhance their video content.…

This year’s Double 11 shopping festival concluded on Nov. 11. Credit: Alibaba Alibaba’s wholesale platform 1688 announced on March 17 that it will fully remove the “refund only” option starting in late March. Disputes over product quality will now be assessed based on buyer credibility, with eligible cases receiving compensation…

CIW / Tourism / China online travel market insights Q1 2018, led by Ctrip, Qunar, and Fliggy The transactions of China's online travel market reached US$32.94 billion in the first quarter of 2018. Ctrip and Qunar combined accounted over half of the whole market, followed by Alibaba affiliated Fliggy. Online transportation…

Artificial intelligence is evolving into a driving force behind global innovation, transforming industries like healthcare, finance, and logistics while powering everyday digital interactions. With rapid advancements in large language models, generative AI, and cloud computing, companies are increasingly adopting AI-driven solutions to enhance efficiency and unlock new possibilities. With Southeast…

Hands on How much can reinforcement learning - and a bit of extra verification - improve large language models, aka LLMs? Alibaba's Qwen team aims to find out with its latest release, QwQ. Despite having a fraction of DeepSeek R1's claimed 671 billion parameters, Alibaba touts its comparatively compact 32-billion…

CIW / Tourism / China online travel market insights Q1 2018, led by Ctrip, Qunar, and Fliggy The transactions of China's online travel market reached US$32.94 billion in the first quarter of 2018. Ctrip and Qunar combined accounted over half of the whole market, followed by Alibaba affiliated Fliggy. Online transportation…

Alibaba is recalibrating its artificial intelligence strategy for consumer-facing businesses. According to independent sources cited by 36Kr, the company’s smart connectivity division is now overseen by Wu Jia, president of Alibaba’s intelligent information business group. Established in 2022, this division, anchored by the Tmall Genie brand, is one of Alibaba’s…

Cainiao is undergoing a major organizational restructuring to sharpen its focus as a specialized logistics company. The changes aim to reinforce Cainiao’s operational excellence in its core logistics services while transferring e-commerce-aligned responsibilities to Alibaba’s other business groups, 36Kr has learned. A key component of the restructuring involves moving more…

Chris Billam-Smith will target Badou Jack and the WBC cruiserweight title in his bid to become a world champion once again. In November, Gilberto Ramirez soundly outpointed Britain's Billam-Smith, winning a lop-sided decision to unify the WBO and WBA titles. But the former champion has recovered from that punishing defeat…

Major Chinese internet companies, including Alibaba International, Ele.me, and Trip.com, have taken to Xiaohongshu in a purported attempt to attract overseas users following a surge of TikTok users registering on the platform under the #TikTokRefugee trend. On Jan. 13, Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu saw a significant influx of US-based TikTok users who…