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Qualcomm coalition targets AI-native 6G rollout by 2029

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Qualcomm unites tech and telecoms heavyweights in a new coalition to fast-track AI-native 6G standards and networks for rollout from 2029.
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Alibaba Cloud brings AI replay tech to Milano 2026

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Alibaba Cloud will power immersive AI-driven replays and fast media search for global broadcasters at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games.
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CMC Invest data shows ETFs, Bitcoin lead retail trades

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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CMC Invest data shows Australian retail traders stayed net buyers in 2025, with ETFs dominating turnover and Bitcoin cracking the top 10.
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Up to 84% of GPU power wasted in growing multimodal AI sector

Fri, 28th Nov 2025
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Up to 84% of GPU power is wasted in multimodal AI, causing major inefficiencies and costs as firms struggle with legacy infrastructure.
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Alibaba releases VACE, an open-source AI video editor

Thu, 15th May 2025
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Alibaba launches Wan2.1-VACE, an open-source AI model combining video generation and editing, streamlining content creation for various media platforms.
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Alibaba launches Qwen3, open-source AI for global developers

Mon, 5th May 2025
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Alibaba has open-sourced Qwen3, a new large language model series with up to 235B parameters, supporting 119 languages and advanced hybrid reasoning.
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Alibaba chair Joe Tsai advocates for open-source AI future

Fri, 14th Feb 2025
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Joe Tsai, Chairman of Alibaba, has urged a focus on open-source AI models, predicting their role in driving economic growth and accessibility in tech.
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Denodo unveils Agora, a cloud solution to transform data management

Fri, 25th Oct 2024
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Denodo has unveiled Agora, a revolutionary cloud solution designed to simplify data management for global organisations, enhancing agility and security.
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Report: Who is leading the global cloud project race?

Fri, 23rd Jun 2023
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The Global Cloud Projects Report and Database 2023 reveals the distinct market footprints of major cloud vendors, according to IoT Analytics.
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FMI finds earphone and headphone market to expand by billions

Thu, 27th Oct 2022
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The earphones and headphones market is estimated to be worth USD$ 22.3 billion in 2022 and is projected to close in on a valuation of $35.2 billion by 2028.
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Alibaba unveils latest chip development platform, Wujian 600

Fri, 26th Aug 2022
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The platform has been created to help global developers in the design of high-performance Systems-on-Chip for edge-AI computing.
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Alibaba named Major Player in commercial CDN by IDC

Thu, 21st Apr 2022
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Alibaba has been named a Major Player in global commercial content delivery network services in the latest IDC MarketScape report.
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Responsible Technology, Sustainable Future: How technology will help companies become carbon neutral by 2030

Thu, 31st Mar 2022
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Alibaba Group has pledged to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030, with a focus on digitization and green practices. #ClimateAction #Sustainability.
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Alibaba announces December Quarter 2021 financial results

Fri, 25th Feb 2022
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Alibaba has announced its December Quarter 2021 financial results, highlighting a 19% increase in revenue compared to the same quarter the year before.
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Alibaba cloud will help broadcast the Olympic Winter Games 2022

Fri, 18th Feb 2022
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In collaboration with the Olympic Broadcasting Services, Alibaba's cloud technologies will be utilised during the Olympic Winter Games, Beijing 2022.
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Alibaba reveals its top 10 tech trends for the year ahead

Tue, 11th Jan 2022
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Alibaba DAMO Academy has released its forecast of the leading trends it believes will shape the tech industry in 2022.
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Phishing emails double in November as COVID-19 spurs hacker appetite

Wed, 24th Nov 2021
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Coronavirus is responsible for the increase in hacker appetite, as shoppers rely more on e-shopping this year to practice social distancing.
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Alibaba Cloud and Salesforce plan to launch new commerce product

Tue, 21st Sep 2021
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Alibaba Cloud and Salesforce are working toward an agreement to launch Salesforce Social Commerce, a headless commerce product designed and built in China.
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Alibaba's AI model outperforms humans in global challenge

Fri, 20th Aug 2021
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Alibaba has secured first place in the latest global Visual Question Answering leaderboard, performing better than humans in the same context.
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Global IaaS market hit $64.3 billion in 2020

Tue, 29th Jun 2021
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The 40.7% boost in the Infrastructure as a Service market was accompanied by another positive statistic: almost 90% of all IaaS providers exhibited growth.