10:23 May 14 2026

Alibaba's future investment in AI infrastructure will far exceed CNY380 billion (USD52.8 billion) over the next five years, CEO Eddie Wu said during fourth-quarter earnings call yesterday. The Chinese tech giant may also collaborate with data center service providers to jointly build data centers that will use AI servers developed by T-Head Semiconductor, Wu added. Alibaba’s revenue from AI-related products reached nearly CNY9 billion (USD1.3 billion) in the fourth quarter.

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