The Hangzhou-based firm has been ploughing tens of billions of dollars into AI, with its shareholders eager to see how it will monetise the huge investments. The company intends to use all of the net proceeds to invest in its "full stack AI capabilities, including to expand and enhance its AI infrastructure", it said.

Chinese tech giant Alibaba reports a 9% revenue rise driven by AI growth despite a 76% net profit drop amid strategic investments and market pressures. Read more at…

Alibaba's AI product revenue is surging with triple-digit growth for 12 straight quarters as the company spends $10B on capex to dominate AI