Alibaba Group Holding founder Jack Ma on Tuesday visited the Hangzhou offices of Xianyu, China’s largest online marketplace for second-hand goods, as the technology giant advances its artificial intelligence (AI) agenda.

Alibaba has announced that it is partnering with Apple to provide artificial intelligence features to iPhones in China. Apple Intelligence features have not yet been enabled in China, which is thought to have contributed to the company’s local decline in smartphone sales.

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DeepSeek has become the top AI choice for Chinese Android smartphone makers from Huawei to Vivo, as Alibaba scores Apple as local partner.

Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group Holding posted its fastest revenue growth in more than a year, beating analyst expectations as it capitalizes on the artificial intelligence boom in China. Alibaba said Thursday that its revenue for the quarter ended December grew 8% to 280.

Apple is partnering with Alibaba Group to introduce artificial intelligence features in China, strengthening its position in a crucial market where it has struggled to establish a strong AI presence.

Alibaba shares are up 70% this year to date on the boost from DeepSeek and its AI partnership with Apple for iPhones in China.

Apple and Alibaba are set to partner and bring AI to iPhones in China at a time when its smartphone sales in the country are sliding.

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Apple is partnering with Alibaba to develop and roll out AI features for iPhone users in China, The Information reported on Tuesday, citing one person with direct knowledge of the decision.