Alibaba to collaborate with Apple to develop AI features; shares reach three-year high

Alibaba’s chairman announced Thursday that the business will collaborate with Apple to enhance iPhone artificial intelligence service offerings in China, a move that is expected to help the US giant offset declining smartphone sales in its major market.

For Alibaba, the collaboration is a significant success in China’s competitive artificial intelligence business, which is home to DeepSeek, which made headlines this year with models produced at a fraction of the cost of Western rivals.

The landmark agreement also ends months of speculation regarding Apple’s artificial intelligence strategy in the region, since the iPhone manufacturer has been in talks with Chinese tech titans such as Baidu, ByteDance, and Tencent.

The historical agreement also resolves months of speculation about Apple’s artificial intelligence strategy in the region, as the iPhone manufacturer had been in talks with Chinese technological leaders such as Baidu, ByteDance, and Tencent.

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