Alibaba Shares Plunge After $10.2 Billion AI Fundraising at Steep Discount
Michael Burry sold his Alibaba stake for a large JD.com position, saying the stock must fall 50% and rejecting share issuances after the $10.2B AI raise.
Michael Burry sold his Alibaba stake for a large JD.com position, saying the stock must fall 50% and rejecting share issuances after the $10.2B AI raise.
Alibaba reports 9% revenue growth to RMB269B. AI Cloud accelerates 45%, but heavy tech investments and e-commerce softness drive sharp profit declines.
Alibaba is selling gaming unit Lingxi Games to Trustar Capital in a deal worth more than $2 billion to focus on AI and cloud computing.
Shares rise as it rivals Anthropic’s Fable 5.
Alibaba’s new 2.4T-parameter Qwen 3.8 Max claims second place behind Anthropic’s Fable 5. Shares surged as China’s AI race intensifies with Moonshot’s Kimi K3.
Powered by Alibaba’s Qwen model, the AI features — including upgraded Siri — are set to launch this fall with iOS 27 for Chinese users.