Alibaba stock rises after Apple inks deal to use Qwen AI models
Alibaba stock rises after Apple inks deal to use Qwen AI models
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/15/alibaba-qwen-ai-apple-intelligence.html
Publish Date: 2026-07-15 07:55:00
Source Domain: www.cnbc.com
- Alibaba’s Qwen AI model will be integrated into Apple systems for users in China across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS.
- The Cyberspace Administration of China approved Apple’s AI services, including products from domestic companies like Huawei.
- Apple’s AI integration with Alibaba’s Qwen model follows a competitive technological rivalry between the U.S. and China in the AI field.
- Alibaba banned its employees from using Anthropic’s AI, amid growing concerns over Chinese AI models adoption by domestic companies.
- PrismML, a California Institute of Technology spinout, announced it can shrink Alibaba’s Qwen AI model to run on an iPhone 15 or newer, enabling its capabilities directly on the device.
