Elizabeth Utley

Oct 9, 2024 | alizila.com | Elizabeth Utley

How we identify new viruses is about to get faster and more precise, thanks to groundbreaking research led by Alibaba Cloud in collaboration with China’s Sun Yat-sen University and The University of Sydney in Australia. In a study published on Oct. 9 in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Cell, the trio unveiled a deep-learning algorithm that uses artificial intelligence to detect RNA viruses.

Sep 26, 2024 | alizila.com | Elizabeth Utley

Fortune has named Alibaba Group to its 10th annual Change the World list, which recognizes the world’s top companies leading innovation and social impact through profit-driven operations. A team of Fortune editors winnowed down a field of 250 nominees to craft the final list of 52 companies, which includes Alibaba in 8th place — the only Chinese company in the top 10.

Sep 19, 2024 | alizila.com | Elizabeth Utley

This week, Alibaba Group’s marketplace Tmall reported an uptick in searches and orders for cycling gear as people across China hit the roads and trails. In other news, the 2024 Apsara Conference kicked off this week with a major bang. On the first day of the Hangzhou-based event, Alibaba Cloud unveiled a new large language model, debuted 100 open-source models, and so much more. Dig into our wrap-up of day 1 below.

Sep 19, 2024 | alizila.com | Elizabeth Utley

Fancy a new set of wheels? A recent update by Taobao means test drives are just a click away for Chinese consumers, who can now experience driving an electric sedan from their sofas using an Apple Vision Pro headset. The latest version of the e-commerce marketplace’s app for the headset allows users to virtually sit in the driver’s seat of a Xiaomi SU7 and accelerate to speeds of 140 mph.

Sep 18, 2024 | alizila.com | Elizabeth Utley

Alibaba Cloud’s annual flagship event, Apsara Conference, kicked off today. Eddie Wu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Alibaba Cloud Intelligence, delivered a keynote speech sharing the company’s perspectives on AI development. Welcome to the 2024 Apsara Conference. This past summer, Alibaba Cloud helped the Paris Olympics achieve a historic milestone where cloud computing surpassed satellite technology as the primary means of Olympic broadcasting for the first time.