Alibaba, Tencent and JD.com ramped up investments in artificial intelligence, cloud infrastructure and overseas expansion in the first quarter, squeezing the companies’ bottom lines

Alibaba on Wednesday said its core profitability plunged in the March quarter amid heavy investments in tech and e-commerce.

China's Alibaba has reported accelerating AI and cloud revenue growth driven by the AI boom, which has jumped 38% in the January-March quarter compared to the year before.