Alibaba answers Meta’s AI challenge with new laptop-ready model
Reported by CNBC · cnbc.com · August 17, 2026
Alibaba launched a laptop-ready AI model and released the weights of its most powerful Qwen model, escalating its rivalry with Meta in open-weight AI.
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