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AI & Enterprise
JPMorgan says China\'s AI battleground is business value, not performance
Competition in China’s AI market is shifting from model performance to real business value, Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post reported, citing JPMorgan’s China equity research head Alex Yao. He said the market is rapidly consolidating around a small number of leading firms with global competitiveness. Yao said commercialisation will favour companies that can turn consumer features into stable enterprise infrastructure and deliver measurable value.
AI & Enterprise
ByteDance\'s Doubao loses 6.1 million users after signalling paid subscription
ByteDance’s AI chatbot app Doubao shed 6.1 million monthly active users in May after it signalled it would introduce paid subscriptions. Its MAU fell 1.81 percent to 330 million, marking a rare decline since its 2023 launch. The company unveiled pricing on its iOS page, with plans ranging from 68 yuan a month to 500 yuan. Alibaba’s Qwen gained more than 13 million users in May.
Mobility
Chinese EV makers shift from price cuts to in-car AI race
Chinese electric vehicle makers are shifting the focus of competition from a prolonged price war to in-car AI features. CNBC reported that rivalry, once centred on battery range, driver assistance systems and automotive chips, is expanding to broader in-car AI functions. Demand for connected services is rising, including interfaces linked to Huawei phones and voice assistants such as Doubao. Companies and partners are accelerating feature integration even as pricing pressure persists.
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AI & Enterprise
A.dot, Papago enter global top 50 AI apps; ChatGPT ranks No. 1
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AI & Enterprise
Mobile OS war, not search, reshapes global B2C genAI app landscape
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AI & Enterprise
Alibaba unveils next-generation AI model Qwen 3.5
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AI & Enterprise
Next-generation Chinese AI models set for Lunar New Year showdown
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AI & Enterprise
China\'s big tech joins agentic AI commerce race