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Alibaba Unveils Intelligent Cockpits, Enterprise Partnerships and AI Glasses at WAIC 2025 - Middle East Business News and Information
Shanghai, China, July 2025 — At the 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), Alibaba Group showcased a series of AI-driven innovation, unveiling the next-generation intelligent automotive cockpits, transformative collaborations with global enterprises and its first AI-powered smart glasses. All powered by Alibaba's advanced Qwen large language models (LLMs), these breakthroughs demonstrate how AI is moving beyond the lab and into real-world applications across automotive, facility management and consumer wearable technology. 'The innovations underscore Alibaba's growing role as a leader in applied generative AI, delivering intelligent solutions that are not only technologically advanced but deeply integrated into everyday experiences and industrial workflows,' said Jingren Zhou, CTO of Alibaba Cloud Intelligence. Alibaba Launches Next-Generation AI Cockpit Experience: Alibaba has unveiled its latest large multimodal model (LMM) solution powered by Qwen and specifically designed for automotive intelligent cockpits, developed in collaboration with global semiconductor leader Qualcomm and Banma, its intelligent cockpit solution provider. Built on Alibaba's Qwen models' visual understanding and multimodal capabilities, the system runs on Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 8397 platform, delivering a more natural, intuitive, and proactive in-car AI experience. At the heart of the system is Yan AI, Banma's intelligent assistant, which leverages Qwen's advanced language understanding, visual processing, and contextual reasoning to enable seamless human-vehicle interaction. Drivers can use natural voice commands to reserve restaurant tables, purchase movie tickets, request navigation, or find the fastest route. Beyond reactive responses, Yan AI anticipates user needs—suggesting adjustments to cabin temperature, recommending music playlists during long drives, making the mobility experience more smoothing. Global Enterprises Harness Qwen to Drive Efficiency and Innovation Alibaba also spotlighted how global industry leaders are leveraging Qwen to transform their operations, from accelerating product innovation to building smarter, more sustainable cities. For example, Signify, the world leader in lighting, has launched the industry's first GenAI agent powered by Alibaba's self-developed large language model Qwen. By harnessing Qwen's advanced capability to effectively handle complex tasks, the GenAI agent has been integrated into Signify's connected street lighting system Interact City Flex that monitors, controls and manages street lighting, to further reduce energy consumption while boosting maintenance efficiency. Powered by Qwen, the upgraded system simplifies operation by allowing users to generate and deploy AI-driven dimming strategies through natural language commends. It also flags anomalies and provides solutions to improve efficiency on facility management and maintenance. 'Digital transformation in urban environments relies on intelligent systems that make city management smarter and more sustainable,' said Hans Nikol, Head of Open Innovation of Signify. 'By making use of Alibaba's Qwen model in our GenAI Agent, we're empowering cities to proactively reduce energy consumption and lower operational costs. This collaboration marks an important step in intelligent city management and underlines our commitment to innovation and our vision for greener, brighter cities.' Quark AI Glasses: Alibaba's Entry into the Future of Wearable Intelligence Alibaba has entered the AI wearables market with the debut of Quark AI Glasses, its first self-developed smart eyewear. Seamlessly powered by the Qwen large language model and Quark's multimodal AI capabilities, the device is designed to serve as an intelligent, all-day wearable assistant that blends style, comfort, and functionality. Lightweight and ergonomically designed, Quark AI Glasses support hands-free calling, music streaming, real-time language translation, and meeting transcription—making them ideal for professionals, travelers, and tech-savvy users. The glasses are engineered to deliver smooth AI-enabled interactions, featuring long battery life and high-quality imaging to ensure a premium user experience. A key highlight is the deep integration with Alibaba's ecosystem. Users can access navigation through Amap's innovative near-eye display system, optimized for walking and cycling. They can also use Alipay to watch and pay, compare prices on Taobao while shopping, receive travel alerts from Fliggy —all through voice interactions. Quark AI Glasses are scheduled for official release in China by the end of 2025, marking a significant step in Alibaba's vision to bring ambient, context-aware AI into daily life. As the Qwen series continues to evolve, Alibaba remains committed to open innovation, empowering developers, businesses, and governments worldwide to build the intelligent future. With over 400 million downloads and more than 140,000 derivative models created, the Qwen model series has become one of the most widely adopted open-source AI series globally. About Alibaba Cloud: Established in 2009, Alibaba Cloud is the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group. It offers a complete suite of cloud services to customers worldwide, including elastic computing, database, storage, network virtualization services, large-scale computing, security, big data analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) services. Alibaba has been named the leading IaaS provider in Asia Pacific by revenue in U.S. dollars since 2018, according to Gartner. It has also maintained its position as one of the world's leading public cloud IaaS service providers since 2018, according to IDC.
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22-07-2025
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Alibaba Cloud Named a Leader in Omdia's Latest GenAI Report
The highest rating in seven out of nine categories among Asia & Oceania cloud providers Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, has been recently named a market leader in Omdia's latest report, 'Market Radar: GenAI Cloud Titans in Asia & Oceania 2025.' The report positions Alibaba Cloud in the 'Leader' quadrant, highlighting its generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) capabilities and comprehensive product portfolio across the Asia & Oceania region. Alibaba Cloud is named one of four leaders among nine global vendors evaluated in Omdia's report, receiving the highest 'Advanced' rating in seven out of nine categories. Among the four companies designated as 'Leader,' Alibaba Cloud received the most 'Advanced' ratings. The report evaluated nine key dimensions, including GenAI models, model optimization, GenAI infrastructure, development platforms, deployment, security, and developer community engagement. 'Alibaba Cloud offers end-to-end technology capabilities, including foundation models, GenAI platform, infrastructure, and applications. This positions it as a significant competitor in the global GenAI landscape,' said Omdia in the report. The Omdia report highlighted Alibaba Cloud's strong position in the GenAI market, pointing to its full-stack GenAI solutions, comprehensive and developer-friendly AI platform offering and open source initiatives. Through its Model Studio and Platform for AI (PAI), Alibaba Cloud offers enterprises a user-friendly environment for building and deploying GenAI applications, supported by cutting-edge infrastructure including the PAI-Lingjun Intelligent Computing Service, according to the report. 'GenAI has captured the imagination of businesses in Asia and around the world, and we are grateful to be recognized for our leadership in helping companies implement its capabilities. Our commitment to open source is central to this, driving innovation through one of the largest AI ecosystems in the world. As we accelerate into the AI era, we want to make it as easy as possible for companies to harness the power of this technology and will continue to enhance our model family and solutions to ensure they have the support they need to thrive,' said Jingren Zhou, Chief Technology Officer of Alibaba Cloud Intelligence. Since August 2023, Alibaba Cloud has actively contributed to the open-source AI community, releasing over 200 advanced AI models. These open-source efforts have resonated widely, as evidenced by the Qwen family surpassing 400 million downloads on platforms like Hugging Face and ModelScope and over 140,000 models built on Qwen by third parties, making it one of the most prominent AI model families worldwide. As of January 2025, more than 290,000 customers across various sectors, including robotics, healthcare, education, finance, and automotive, have adopted Qwen models via Model Studio, Alibaba's generative AI development platform. This momentum underscores Qwen's role in accelerating AI-powered digital transformation across industries in China. Omdia's report also notes that the GenAI software revenue in Asia & Oceania is estimated to be $5.5 billion in 2025. The market is expected to grow more than four times, reaching $19.8 billion in 2029. Currently, 27% of enterprises in Asia & Oceania are already deploying GenAI solutions, with an additional 33% piloting GenAI in at least one business function.
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21-07-2025
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Alibaba Cloud Named a Leader in Omdia's Latest GenAI Report - Middle East Business News and Information
The highest rating in seven out of nine categories among Asia & Oceania cloud providers July, 2025 – Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, has been recently named a market leader in Omdia's latest report, 'Market Radar: GenAI Cloud Titans in Asia & Oceania 2025.' The report positions Alibaba Cloud in the 'Leader' quadrant, highlighting its generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) capabilities and comprehensive product portfolio across the Asia & Oceania region. Alibaba Cloud is named one of four leaders among nine global vendors evaluated in Omdia's report, receiving the highest 'Advanced' rating in seven out of nine categories. Among the four companies designated as 'Leader,' Alibaba Cloud received the most 'Advanced' ratings. The report evaluated nine key dimensions, including GenAI models, model optimization, GenAI infrastructure, development platforms, deployment, security, and developer community engagement. 'Alibaba Cloud offers end-to-end technology capabilities, including foundation models, GenAI platform, infrastructure, and applications. This positions it as a significant competitor in the global GenAI landscape,' said Omdia in the report. The Omdia report highlighted Alibaba Cloud's strong position in the GenAI market, pointing to its full-stack GenAI solutions, comprehensive and developer-friendly AI platform offering and open source initiatives. Through its Model Studio and Platform for AI (PAI), Alibaba Cloud offers enterprises a user-friendly environment for building and deploying GenAI applications, supported by cutting-edge infrastructure including the PAI-Lingjun Intelligent Computing Service, according to the report. 'GenAI has captured the imagination of businesses in Asia and around the world, and we are grateful to be recognized for our leadership in helping companies implement its capabilities. Our commitment to open source is central to this, driving innovation through one of the largest AI ecosystems in the world. As we accelerate into the AI era, we want to make it as easy as possible for companies to harness the power of this technology and will continue to enhance our model family and solutions to ensure they have the support they need to thrive,' said Jingren Zhou, Chief Technology Officer of Alibaba Cloud Intelligence. Since August 2023, Alibaba Cloud has actively contributed to the open-source AI community, releasing over 200 advanced AI models. These open-source efforts have resonated widely, as evidenced by the Qwen family surpassing 400 million downloads on platforms like Hugging Face and ModelScope and over 140,000 models built on Qwen by third parties, making it one of the most prominent AI model families worldwide. As of January 2025, more than 290,000 customers across various sectors, including robotics, healthcare, education, finance, and automotive, have adopted Qwen models via Model Studio, Alibaba's generative AI development platform. This momentum underscores Qwen's role in accelerating AI-powered digital transformation across industries in China. Omdia's report also notes that the GenAI software revenue in Asia & Oceania is estimated to be $5.5 billion in 2025. The market is expected to grow more than four times, reaching $19.8 billion in 2029. Currently, 27% of enterprises in Asia & Oceania are already deploying GenAI solutions, with an additional 33% piloting GenAI in at least one business function. About Alibaba Cloud: Established in 2009, Alibaba Cloud is the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group. It offers a complete suite of cloud services to customers worldwide, including elastic computing, database, storage, network virtualization services, large-scale computing, security, big data analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) services. Alibaba has been named the leading IaaS provider in Asia Pacific by revenue in U.S. dollars since 2018, according to Gartner. It has also maintained its position as one of the world's leading public cloud IaaS service providers since 2018, according to IDC.
