Huawei, Alibaba, and others unveiled multiple achievements at WAIC through super nodes, as domestic computing power extends toward interconnectivity and system integration.
① At this year's WAIC, major companies and computing infrastructure firms—including Huawei, Alibaba Cloud, Kunlunxin, Biren Technology, and MetaX—unveiled advancements related to supernodes. ② Brokerage firms noted that competition in domestic computing power is increasingly extending toward chip interconnectivity and system integration capabilities. As relevant vendors continue advancing their supernode product strategies, domestically developed supernodes are expected to accelerate large-scale deployment, driving growth in supporting segments such as high-speed interconnects and liquid cooling.
Alibaba Cloud WAIC Forum: "AI Boom Won’t Rely on Just One or Two Chips," SaaS to Shift Toward "Pay-for-Outcome" Models, and Models No Longer the Sole Core
At the Alibaba Cloud WAIC forum, a clear signal was sent: intelligent agents are becoming the "primary users" of cloud computing, and enterprise demand for AI is shifting from model invocation toward quantifiable business outcomes. Li Feifei proposed that AI SaaS may move toward a "pay-for-results" model, while Mark Collier stated that "models are no longer the sole core." Alibaba Cloud simultaneously showcased its capabilities tailored for intelligent agents—including computing power, caching, databases, sandboxing, security, and team collaboration—with disclosed efficiency gains already reported in logistics and open-source R&D scenarios.
Live from WAIC丨Alibaba Cloud Launches Lingjun Zhenwu M890 Super Node Instance, Offering Ready-to-Use 64-GPU Computing Power
Sina Tech News, July 18 (afternoon): At the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), Alibaba Cloud launched the Lingjun Zhenwu M890 hypernode instance, offering customers a high-speed interconnected, ready-to-use 64-GPU compute unit in hypernode form. This marks the first time Alibaba Cloud has provided AI computing services in hypernode form via public cloud, signifying a critical leap forward in Alibaba Cloud’s full-stack AI Native infrastructure for the Agent era. Wu Jiesheng, Head of Alibaba Cloud Elastic Computing Product Line, stated, “The Agent era is redefining”
Goldman Sachs Comments on Kimi K3: Chinese Open-Source Models Reach a Critical Inflection Point in Global Adoption, with Intense Competition in High-End Models
Goldman Sachs stated that Kimi K3 has emerged with 2.8 trillion parameters, raising its API pricing to $2.30 per million tokens—the highest price yet for a Chinese AI model—marking a shift among domestic AI firms from a 'price war' to a battle for 'pricing power.' However, on the flip side, Zhipu’s stock plunged 28% in a single day and MiniMax dropped 16%, revealing deep market concerns about the sustainability of competitive moats among AI model companies amid intensifying competition in the high-end programming segment.
Express News | Alibaba Launches Meoo Team, an Enterprise-Grade AI Application Creation Platform
S&P 500 Posts Weekly Decline Amid Worries Over Artificial Intelligence, Middle East
Kimi K3 debuts amid great anticipation; Morgan Stanley: China's cutting-edge large language models have achieved comprehensive catch-up, with breakthroughs simultaneously in scale, performance, and pricing.
On July 17, Yue zhi Anmian launched its flagship large model K3, which ranked among the top three globally in benchmark tests, drawing significant market attention.
Fund Flows | Southbound capital recorded a net outflow of HK$1.457 billion from Hong Kong-listed stocks, reducing positions in Alibaba, Meituan, and Huahong Hongli.
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Alibaba-Backed Moonshot AI Launches Kimi K3, Says It Narrows Gap With OpenAI, Anthropic Models
Alibaba saw a net outflow of HK$2.451 billion via Stock Connect.
Southbound capital recorded a net inflow of HK$322 million into Xiaomi Group (01810.HK). Net outflows from Alibaba (09988.HK), Meituan (03690.HK), and Huahong Hongli (01347.HK) amounted to HK$24.51 billion, HK$20.36 billion, and HK$19.39 billion, respectively. Under the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect, the most actively traded stock with the highest net inflow was Zhipu AI (02513.HK) at HK$11.3 billion, while Meituan (03690.HK) saw the largest net outflow of HK$9.66 billion. Under the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect, the most actively traded stock with the highest net inflow was Tracker Fund of Hong Kong.
Express News | Southbound funds recorded net sales of over HK$1.4 billion today, with Alibaba among the top stocks sold.
Express News | Southbound funds recorded a net selling of RMB 1.457 billion today. Via Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect, Meituan-W and Alibaba-W registered net sellings of HKD 966 million and HKD 962 million, respectively; Zhipu AI topped net purchases with HKD 11.3 bil
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Express News | Qwen AI Glasses will be upgraded to Agent Glasses.
Express News | According to information from the Hong Kong Exchange, Citigroup's stake in Alibaba-WH shares increased from 5.05% to 5.19% on July 13.
Alibaba Group Holding Stock Slides 3.7% in Hong Kong
Express News | Tongyi Lab at Alibaba has released the Wan-Streamer v0.2 model.
South Korea and Taiwan stock markets offer 'extremely low margin of safety': $47 billion asset management giant sells semiconductor dual leaders, significantly increases positions in India
Coronation Asset Management, which manages USD 47 billion in assets, has reduced its exposure to chipmakers and increased its allocation to India.
Qwen's first AI-powered smart earbuds, featuring an integrated AI assistant, debuted at WAIC.
Gelonghui, July 17 | On the first day of the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference, Qwen unveiled its first AI-powered smart earphone. Featuring an all-day wearable ear-clip design, the device integrates Qwen’s AI assistant capabilities to support real-time translation, meeting transcription, health tracking, and other functions, delivering a more natural AI interaction experience. According to the company, the earphone was co-developed by Qwen and Bose, with Bose’s senior acoustic engineering team providing tuning support to achieve high-fidelity sound quality while balancing the comfort of an open-ear clip design with superior audio performance. This year, Qwen has been actively expanding its AI hardware portfolio. Previously, Qwen launched its AI glasses for immediate availability.