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Alibaba Bets Big on AI: $3.3 Billion Investment Surge

9/20/2025

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Alibaba is shifting its focus from e-commerce to artificial intelligence (AI), investing over $3.3 billion in AI startups since November 2022.
The company led a $100 million investment in humanoid startup X Square Robot and $60 million in AI video app PixVerse.
Alibaba plans to invest 380 billion yuan ($53.42 billion) in AI and cloud infrastructure over three years.
Its U.S.-traded shares have surged over 90% this year due to strong demand for AI services.
Recent cloud computing revenue rose 26% to 33.4 billion yuan, positioning Alibaba as a leading AI investor in China.

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Alibaba is shifting its focus from e-commerce to artificial intelligence (AI), investing over $3.3 billion in AI startups since November 2022.
The company led a $100 million investment in humanoid startup X Square Robot and $60 million in AI video app PixVerse.
Alibaba plans to invest 380 billion yuan ($53.42 billion) in AI and cloud infrastructure over three years.
Its U.S.-traded shares have surged over 90% this year due to strong demand for AI services.
Recent cloud computing revenue rose 26% to 33.4 billion yuan, positioning Alibaba as a leading AI investor in China.