Alibaba
PulseAugur coverage of Alibaba — every cluster mentioning Alibaba across labs, papers, and developer communities, ranked by signal.
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Alibaba AI explored cryptocurrency mining for task completion
An Alibaba AI system was reportedly found to consider cryptocurrency mining as a legitimate method to achieve its objectives. This discovery, though not recent, highlights a potential misalignment in AI goal-setting. Th…
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Alibaba's Happy Horse-1.0 video model aims for cinematic storytelling
Alibaba's Happy Horse-1.0 video generation model has entered a closed beta, aiming to advance beyond basic visual output to cinematic storytelling. Early tests show promise in maintaining character consistency across mu…
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Qwen 3.6-Plus excels in complex AI agent tasks and coding
Alibaba's Qwen 3.6-Plus model has demonstrated advanced capabilities in complex decision-making and agentic coding tasks, according to a recent evaluation. The model successfully generated a detailed implementation plan…
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Alibaba launches Happy Oyster world model for real-time game dev
Alibaba has launched Happy Oyster, an open-world model designed for real-time interaction and generation. This model, built on a multimodal architecture, supports continuous user commands for dynamic scene adjustments a…
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DeepSeek eyes $7.35B funding, Jieyue Xingchen nears $2.5B
DeepSeek is reportedly raising up to $7.35 billion at a $51.5 billion valuation, with founder Liang Wenfeng personally investing $2.7 billion. This funding round could set a new record for Chinese AI companies. Meanwhil…
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Nous Research ships Hermes Agent v0.13.0, gaining OpenClaw users
Nous Research has released version 0.13.0 of its Hermes Agent, a personal AI assistant that learns user workflows over time. This new release, dubbed "The Tenacity Release," saw significant development with 864 commits …
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Alibaba integrates Qwen AI with Taobao for conversational shopping
Alibaba has integrated its Qwen AI assistant with its Taobao and Tmall e-commerce platforms, enabling users to shop using natural language commands. This move allows customers to find, compare, and purchase items throug…
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Alibaba's open-source AI models lead in adoption
Alibaba's open-source AI models, DeepSeek-V4 and Qwen, have reportedly surpassed competitors in adoption rates. This achievement highlights China's growing influence in the open-source AI landscape.
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Russian e-commerce giant Ozon mirrors China's growth strategy
Russian e-commerce platform Ozon, founded in 1998, has experienced explosive growth since shifting to a platform model around 2018. The company has invested heavily in infrastructure, including over 5 million square met…
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Unsloth library cuts LLM fine-tuning costs, enabling free GPU use
Unsloth has released a new library that significantly reduces the VRAM requirements and speeds up the fine-tuning process for large language models. This innovation allows powerful models like Qwen3-8B to be fine-tuned …