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[launches]Aug 14, 2026By ByteBulletin Editor

Apple Trains Custom AI Model with Alibaba for China Launch

A rare US-China partnership could make Apple the first American company with a government-approved proprietary AI model in China.

[models]Aug 3, 2026By ByteBulletin Editor

Alibaba’s Qwen3.8-Max goes open-weight, claiming Claude-rivaling performance

Alibaba releases its largest open-weight model yet, Qwen3.8-Max, claiming it rivals Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5, with weights due next week.

[models]Jul 21, 2026By ByteBulletin Editor

Moonshot and Alibaba Unveil Frontier Models Claiming to Rival OpenAI and Anthropic

China's AI labs release Kimi K3 and Qwen3.8, touting open-source access and competitive performance at lower cost.