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Alibaba, Baidu, Kuaishou address mounting AI costs as competition intensifies

Moneyweb · 17 August 2026 at 09:00

Alibaba may strengthen its frontrunner position with Qwen3.8-Max, its biggest ever AI model that claims capabilities on par with US rivals.

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