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One of the headline features of Alibaba's Qwen 3 family of models when they launched back in April was the ability to toggle between "thinking" and "non-thinking" modes on the fly. While convenient, it seems the functionality came at the price of lower quality and poorer performance in benchmarks.  "After…

ByteDance ’s Douyin, the Chinese counterpart of TikTok, is set to heat up competition in China’s instant commerce sector against Alibaba Group Holding , JD.com and Meituan with the merger of its online shopping platform and instant delivery service, according to a report by Chinese tech news website 36Kr on…

Cainiao to incentivize staff with double annual bonuses in 2025 after IPO withdrawal. Credit: TechNode/Emma Lee STO Express announced plans to acquire 100% of DanNiao Logistics, a unit under Alibaba’s Cainiao, for RMB 362 million ($50 million) in cash, according to a company filing on July 25. The transaction, classified…

Han Liu, former CEO and current head of logistics at Alibaba’s food delivery arm Ele.me, was recently taken by police from the company’s Shanghai office over suspected misconduct involving supply chain kickbacks, according to Chinese media outlet Caixin. Ele.me said it uncovered potential criminal behavior during an internal investigation and…

Alibaba adds fresh AI startup to its investing portfolio amid increasing bets in the sector. Credit: Alibaba Alibaba is set to unveil its first self-developed AI glasses this week, entering an increasingly competitive market, according to Chinese media outlet 36Kr. The wearable device includes core features such as a voice…

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A collage of the 3 food delivery brands in China: Meituan, Ele.me and JD.com Over the past few months, on-demand retail has reshaped China’s e-commerce landscape, intensifying competition among major retail players. Alibaba’s Taobao Instant Commerce has unlocked new growth opportunities by integrating multiple services, prompting the company to ramp…

China’s food delivery war rages on as the three big platforms, Alibaba, Meituan, and JD.com, vie to become the ultimate gateway for consumer spending in Asia’s largest economy. The battle ignited by JD heated up further over the weekend, with platforms announcing that both orders and users had reached record…

July 18, 2025 5:21 PM Image credit: VentureBeat with Imagen-4 Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now Google has officially moved its new, high-performance Gemini Embedding model to general availability, currently…

Food delivery giant Meituan has shown its ability to defend its moat advantage in local services. Credit: Meituan In less than 100 days, China’s food delivery landscape has been reshaped by an intense subsidy war, with JD.com and Alibaba together pledging a staggering RMB 80 billion (around $11 billion) to…