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US Top News and Analysis | China’s EV price war turns into AI arms race beyond cheaper cars AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. China’s electric‑car market, already in the grip of a protracted price war, is now shifting to a “feature war” centered on in‑car artificial‑intelligence systems. More than 50 Chinese brands have adopted ByteDance’s Doubao AI, which now powers 145 models and over seven million vehicles, while Alibaba’s Qwen AI is being rolled out in BYD and a Volkswagen joint‑venture to enable voice‑driven services such as food‑order and hotel booking. The rush to add AI‑driven cockpit technology—easily updated over‑the‑air—is forcing automakers to compete on rapid feature deployment rather than on price alone, yet analysts warn that these capabilities quickly become commoditized. Consequently, firms like Nio are seeking differentiation through premium “outside‑of‑the‑car” experiences, exclusive clubs and high‑end interiors, as the industry looks for new ways to stand out in an increasingly homogeneous AI‑laden market. Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/01/china-ev-ai-features-price-war-bytedance-alibaba-doubao-volcano-engine.html #ByteDance #Alibaba #Nvidia #StephenDyer

Alibaba's Qwen team has released Qwen3.5-Omni, a fully multimodal AI model supporting text, image, audio and video inputs and outputs. The model achieves 215 state-of-the-art results across benchmarks in audio, audiovisual understanding and speech recognition, supporting 113 languages for speech recognition. https://pandaily.com/alibaba-launches-qwen3-5-omni-multimodal-model #China #Tech #AI #Alibaba

Alibaba is rolling out AI agents for millions of merchants on Taobao and Tmall. The new service, based on its Business Advisor tool, provides a 24/7 autonomous digital workforce to automate customer service, inventory management and marketing. Launching by end of March. https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3348237/alibaba-deploy-ai-digital-workforce-millions-merchants-taobao-tmall #China #Tech #AI #Alibaba

China's tech self-sufficiency push has reached a new milestone with two powerful RISC-V chips. The Chinese Academy of Sciences unveiled Xiangshan, a high-performance processor achieving 16.5 points/GHz on SPEC CPU2006. Alibaba's Damo Academy also launched the XuanTie C950, claimed as the most powerful RISC-V chip globally. The chips target cloud and AI computing as China counters US export controls. https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3348168/chinas-tech-self-sufficiency-drive-reaches-new-milestone-powerful-risc-v-chips #China #Tech #RISC-V #Alibaba #Semiconductors

Alibaba launches new smart glasses powered by its Qwen AI assistant at MWC Barcelona, with presales starting Monday. The global smart glasses market more than doubled in H1 2025, driven by Meta's Ray-Ban glasses. Alibaba is also preparing AI rings and earphones for global release. https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3344971/mwc-2026-alibaba-launch-new-smart-glasses-powered-qwen-ai-assistant #China #Tech #AI #Alibaba

Qwen to unveil AI smart glasses at MWC 2026, plans global rollout of AI hardware lineup: Alibaba's Qwen will debut its first AI smart glasses at MWC in Barcelona, with food delivery and ride-hailing capabilities integrated. The company also plans AI-powered smart rings and earbuds later this year, targeting global markets. https://technode.com/2026/02/28/qwen-to-unveil-ai-smart-glasses-at-mwc-2026-plans-global-rollout-of-ai-hardware-lineup/ #China #Tech #AI #Alibaba

Alibaba's Qwen is set to launch AI glasses, earbuds, and a ring in 2026, as global tech giants accelerate into consumer AI hardware to secure the next-generation AI entry point. The first AI glasses debut at MWC 2026, with pre-orders starting in March. https://pandaily.com/qwen-to-launch-ai-glasses-earbuds-and-ring-as-tech-giants-race-for-the-next-ai-entry-point #China #Tech #AI #Alibaba

Moore Threads' MTT S5000 GPU achieves full compatibility with Alibaba Cloud's Qwen3.5 AI models, advancing China's tech self-reliance. The Beijing-based chip designer, founded by former Nvidia executive James Zhang, said the flagship AI chip now supports the three new Qwen models. https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3344877/moore-threads-flagship-ai-chip-compatible-alibaba-models-tech-self-reliance-push #China #Tech #Semiconductors #Alibaba

Alibaba's Qwen is set to launch AI glasses, earbuds, and a ring in 2026, as global tech giants accelerate into consumer AI hardware to secure the next-generation AI entry point. Qwen AI Glasses are expected to debut at Mobile World Congress 2026, with pre-orders opening on March 2. The move positions Alibaba against Meta, OpenAI, and ByteDance in the race for AI wearables. https://pandaily.com/qwen-to-launch-ai-glasses-earbuds-and-ring-as-tech-giants-race-for-the-next-ai-entry-point #China #Tech #AI #Alibaba