Alibaba Group News - January 2026

Alibaba Group gains in pre-market on new AI chip launch and robot vans deal
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Alibaba Group gains in pre-market on new AI chip launch and robot vans deal

Alibaba shares rose 0.93% to $177.30 in pre-market trading following the launch of its high-end AI chip, the Zhenwu 810E, and a new deal with Zelos for robot...

Alibaba Launches Self-Developed High-End AI Chip 'Zhenwu 810E'
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Alibaba Launches Self-Developed High-End AI Chip 'Zhenwu 810E'

Alibaba Group's semiconductor subsidiary, Tengtouge, officially launched its high-end AI chip, the "Zhenwu 810E," on January 29, 2026. The chip is a product of...

Alibaba Approved to Purchase Nvidia H200 AI Chips Following China Regulatory Greenlight
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Alibaba Approved to Purchase Nvidia H200 AI Chips Following China Regulatory Greenlight

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd received a significant boost to its AI initiatives after Chinese regulators reportedly approved the first imports of Nvidia H200 AI...

China's Moonshot AI Launches Open-Source Kimi K2.5 Model to Compete with Western Rivals
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China's Moonshot AI Launches Open-Source Kimi K2.5 Model to Compete with Western Rivals

Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI has released its new open-source model, Kimi K2.5, along with a coding agent and an 'Agent Swarm' feature. The model is a...

China Grants Alibaba Preliminary Approval to Order Nvidia's H200 AI Chips
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China Grants Alibaba Preliminary Approval to Order Nvidia's H200 AI Chips

Chinese officials granted in-principle approval for Alibaba, Tencent, and ByteDance to prepare orders for Nvidia's H200 AI chips. This suggests Beijing is...

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🟢 Alibaba is trading 4.8% up in pre-market on AI infrastructure and chip unit news

BABA is trading at +4.77% now at $176.72 in pre-market after announcing a 250 million yuan joint venture with China National Nuclear Power focused on AI data...

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🟢 Alibaba is trading 3.25% up today driven by market rebound and nuclear AI power initiative

BABA is trading at $167.67, up 3.25%, after announcing it is joining Microsoft and Meta in a nuclear power push for AI infrastructure. * The move signals...