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AI & Enterprise
Alibaba says it has finished early-stage AI investment and enters full commercialisation
Alibaba says it has moved beyond the early phase of artificial intelligence investment and entered full-scale commercialisation, positioning AI and cloud as its next core growth pillars. In a shareholder letter, Chairman Joe Tsai and CEO Eddie Wu call this a major inflection point for artificial general intelligence. The company cites a full-stack AI ecosystem and rising cloud and AI-related revenue as it accelerates a business reshuffle amid slower commerce growth.
Games & Commerce
Game industry puts Korean worldviews front and center as K-narrative race heats up
Major South Korean game companies are rolling out large projects that place Korean folklore and classic literature at the core of their worlds. With overseas users growing more familiar with Korean culture through K-dramas and K-pop, companies are using Korean narratives as a point of differentiation. Krafton, Nexon Games and Wemade Max are developing open-world or action titles for PC and consoles. The shift reflects a move beyond mobile MMORPGs toward exporting worldbuilding itself.
AI & Enterprise
Alibaba shifts strategy to AI agents, steps up commerce and logistics integration
Alibaba is reshaping its AI strategy around AI agents, Reuters reported on Tuesday. The company has decided to separate its AI business from its cloud unit and launched the Alibaba Token Hub group led by CEO Eddie Wu. Its Qwen chatbot now enables purchases via a chat interface alongside a 3 billion yuan coupon campaign. Former employee and author Brian Wong and analysts highlighted Alibaba’s broad ecosystem and integrated logistics, as well as its new enterprise AI platform Wukong.
