# AI strategy
Latest news and articles about AI strategy
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Alibaba Approves Head of Qianwen’s Departure as CEO Moves to Centralise Support for Foundation Models
Alibaba accepted the resignation of Lin Junyang, technical lead of its Qianwen model, and announced a foundation-model support group led by CEO Wu Yongming, Zhou Jingren and Fan Yu. The company pledged increased R&D spending, continued open-source commitment and stepped-up talent hiring to reinforce its AI strategy.
Alibaba’s Qwen Loses Its Chief: Lin Junyang’s Exit Signals a Hard Pivot from Open‑Source Ideals to Commercial Pressure
Lin Junyang, the technical lead of Alibaba’s open‑source Qwen large‑model project, has stepped down amid a corporate reorganisation that centralises AI development and prioritises commercialisation. The departure highlights a broader strategic shift at Alibaba from an open‑source, model‑centric approach toward an integrated, infrastructure‑driven system designed to convert massive AI spending into revenue.
Geely-Backed Meizu Shelves Next Phone as It Shifts From Hardware to AI; Meizu 23 Will Not Be Sold
Meizu, now majority-owned by Geely’s Star Era, has completed development of the Meizu 23 but will not release it as the company pauses domestic phone hardware R&D and pivots to AI-driven software and ecosystems anchored on Flyme. Existing phones remain available while AR hardware and Flyme Auto are being prioritised, even as official sales channels show many phone models sold out.
iPhone 17 Supercycle Fuels Record Quarter — but AI‑Driven Chip Squeeze Puts Margins at Risk
Apple reported a record fiscal Q1 driven by iPhone 17 sales and a services business that exceeded $30 billion in a single quarter. Strong results mask strategic challenges: surging memory prices driven by AI infrastructure demand threaten gross margins, even as Apple pursues a device‑centric AI strategy built around partnerships and selective acquisitions.
Ma Huateng’s Billion-RMB Bet: Can Tencent Buy Time — and Relevance — in the AI Era?
Tencent’s recent billion‑yuan promotional blitz to kickstart an AI assistant exposes a strategic dilemma: the company admits its AI stack needs rebuilding even as it uses cash incentives to buy users. ByteDance’s speed and efficiency, and Alibaba’s open‑source enterprise strategy, frame a three‑way race whose outcomes will determine the next decade of Chinese tech leadership.