Alibaba Cloud cuts prices again, this time for international customers as AI generates surging demand

Alibaba Cloud cuts prices again, this time for international customers as AI generates surging demand

Alibaba Group Holding’s cloud computing unit has slashed prices for international customers by up to 59 per cent, as the tech giant fights to woo users amid a global race for computing resources driven by rapid artificial intelligence (AI) development. The international cloud business of Alibaba, which owns the South China Morning Post, is facing …

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock Nvidia May Be in a Bubble, but These 3 AI Stocks Have Never Been Cheaper

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock Nvidia May Be in a Bubble, but These 3 AI Stocks Have Never Been Cheaper

Wall Street is a stomping ground for innovation. Since the advent of the internet three decades ago, there have been a long list of next-big-thing trends and innovations that have come down the line, including genome decoding, 3D printing, blockchain technology, and the metaverse, just to name a few. However, none of these trends offers …

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Alibaba Cloud unveils serverless solution for generative AI

Alibaba Cloud unveils serverless solution for generative AI

Alibaba Cloud recently unveiled a serverless version of its Platform for AI (PAI)-Elastic Algorithm Service (EAS) (Image by Shutterstock) Alibaba Cloud unveils a serverless version of its Platform for AI-Elastic Algorithm Service. The PAI-EAS is designed to offer a cost-efficient solution for model deployment and inference to individuals and enterprises. Serverless computing can be used …

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Viral ‘Pokémon with guns’ game Palworld sparks cloud service race between Alibaba, Tencent in China

Viral ‘Pokémon with guns’ game Palworld sparks cloud service race between Alibaba, Tencent in China

A popular video game developed by a Japanese studio has set off an unexpected cloud-computing race between Tencent Holdings and Alibaba Group Holding, as the two Chinese tech giants rush to draw players to their respective servers. Palworld, an open-world survival game developed by Pocketpair that lets players catch and raise creatures known as Pals …

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A Look at Alibaba’s Strategic Pivot Under New Leadership

A Look at Alibaba’s Strategic Pivot Under New Leadership

In 2023, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE:BABA) witnessed a 20% drop in its stock value, plummeting to about $73, a price echoing its 2014 post-IPO period. This decline has left investors in a quandary, weighing the merits of holding onto their shares or seeking tax-loss harvesting opportunities. However, the share price has factored in these …

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