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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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Chinese hackers fake Teams downloads in false flag ploy

Thu, 18th Dec 2025
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Chinese state-backed hackers mimic Microsoft Teams downloads in a false flag campaign to infect Chinese speakers and blame Russian actors.
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Confluent launches advanced Streaming Agents to boost AI agility

Thu, 30th Oct 2025
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Confluent unveils advanced Streaming Agents, enabling faster, real-time AI agent development with minimal coding and enhanced observability for enterprises.
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Cisco launches 8223 router & P200 chip for AI data centres

Thu, 9th Oct 2025
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Cisco launches 8223 router and Silicon One P200 chip, offering 51.2Tbps for secure, efficient AI data centre networking across vast distances.
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Wiise appoints Sullivan McIntyre to drive AI ERP innovation

Tue, 26th Aug 2025
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Wiise appoints Sullivan McIntyre as Chief Product Officer to lead AI-driven ERP innovation for Australian and New Zealand SMBs.
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Alibaba Cloud to power digital services at Dakar 2026 Games

Thu, 7th Aug 2025
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Alibaba Cloud will provide digital infrastructure for the 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, the first Olympic event hosted in Africa.
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Alibaba Cloud named leader in Forrester Wave serverless report

Wed, 6th Aug 2025
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Alibaba Cloud leads Forrester Wave's 2025 serverless development platforms report, excelling in innovation, AI, and scalability across diverse industries.
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World Aquatics to migrate core systems to Alibaba Cloud by 2028

Wed, 30th Jul 2025
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World Aquatics will fully migrate its core systems to Alibaba Cloud by 2028, enhancing digital services for international aquatic sports events and communities.
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Alibaba Cloud boosts APAC presence with new AI centre, data hubs

Wed, 2nd Jul 2025
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Alibaba Cloud expands in APAC with new data centres in Malaysia, the Philippines, and an AI Global Competency Center in Singapore to boost AI innovation.
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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 Cloud unveils Qwen2.5-Omni-7B multimodal AI model

Fri, 28th Mar 2025
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Alibaba Cloud has unveiled the Qwen2.5-Omni-7B, a new multimodal AI model capable of processing various media types in real time, aimed at enhancing edge devices.
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Alibaba Cloud named leader in AI by Gartner & Forrester

Tue, 4th Mar 2025
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Alibaba Cloud has been named a leader in AI by Forrester and Gartner, solidifying its role in cloud computing and advancing AI technology on a global scale.
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Alibaba Cloud's PolarDB sets new world record on TPC-C test

Tue, 4th Mar 2025
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Alibaba Cloud's PolarDB has broken the world record for performance in the TPC-C benchmark, executing 2.055 billion transactions per minute.
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Alibaba Cloud open sources AI models for video creation

Thu, 27th Feb 2025
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Alibaba Cloud has unveiled four open-sourced AI models from its Wan2.1 series for video generation, enhancing accessibility for researchers and developers.
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Alibaba Cloud leads 2024 Magic Quadrant for 5th year

Thu, 23rd Jan 2025
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Alibaba Cloud has been named a Leader for the fifth consecutive year in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Database Management Systems.
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Alibaba Cloud enhances AI tools for global developers

Tue, 21st Jan 2025
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Alibaba Cloud has unveiled initiatives to empower global developers with cutting-edge AI tools, including new models and the GenAI Empowerment Program.
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Alibaba Cloud named leader in Forrester Wave Q4 2024

Thu, 5th Dec 2024
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Alibaba Cloud has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Public Cloud Platforms Q4 2024, scoring highly for its AI innovations and infrastructure.
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Alibaba Cloud unveils global AI partner accelerator plan

Tue, 3rd Dec 2024
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Alibaba Cloud has unveiled its Partner Rainforest Plan to boost its global AI ecosystem, aiming to include 100 partners by 2025.
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Console Connect expands data platform to New Zealand

Thu, 28th Nov 2024
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Console Connect has launched its platform for data movement in New Zealand, enabling secure access to public clouds from seven Auckland data centres.
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Alibaba Cloud & OBS launch OBS Cloud 3.0 for the Paris 2024 Games

Fri, 26th Jul 2024
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Alibaba Cloud and Olympic Broadcasting Services unveil OBS Cloud 3.0 for Paris 2024, enabling AI-driven live cloud broadcasting for the first time in Olympic history.