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6 stories taggedQwen.
A 27-billion-parameter AI model you can run at home just matched cloud-only rivals on coding tests
Alibaba's Qwen3.8-27B is free to download, fits on a high-end laptop, and scored level with mid-tier OpenAI and Anthropic models on independent benchmarks. Developers are calling it the clearest sign yet that frontier-grade AI is moving off the cloud and onto personal hardware.
Chinese AI Labs Now Dominate Open-Source Models. Here Is What the Numbers Actually Say.
A Hugging Face data deep-dive covering January to August 2026 finds Chinese labs releasing the biggest open models by far, while the tools developers actually depend on are years-old American ones nobody talks about.
China's AI openness claims don't hold up under scrutiny
A geoscience AI tool promoted as 'open' at a major global conference fails the basic tests for genuine openness. Researchers say the same problem runs wider than China.
Apple Picks Alibaba and Baidu AI for iPhones in China, and Their Shares Jumped
China's two biggest AI players will power Apple's smart features for Chinese users, after Beijing gave the green light this week.
Apple Is Talking to the Startup That Squeezes Giant AI Into an iPhone
PrismML says it shrunk a 54-gigabyte AI model down to under 4 gigabytes. Apple is paying close attention.
Apple Intelligence Gets the Green Light in China, Powered by Alibaba's AI
Chinese regulators have approved Apple's AI features for the country, with local tech giant Alibaba supplying the underlying models. It is a significant moment for Apple in one of its biggest markets.