Every month, hundreds of millions of users flock to Pinterest looking for the latest styles. One paged titled "the most ridiculous things" is filled with plenty of wacky ideas to inspire creatives - Crocs repurposed as flower pots. Cheeseburger-shaped eyeshadow. A gingerbread house made of vegetabl»»»

Vincent ChowPublished: 12:37pm, 4 Nov 2025Updated: 2:02pm, 4 Nov 2025An artificial intelligence model developed by Alibaba Group Holding has emerged as the top performer in a high-profile “real money, real market” experiment that pitted six leading US and Chinese systems against one another in cryp»»»

BEIJING :Alibaba launched a new AI chatbot assistant service on Thursday, refreshing its push into a consumer-facing space that is dominated by ByteDance and Tencent. The Chinese e-commerce firm integrated the chat assistant into its Quark app, a platform that began as a browser but has been reposi»»»

Airbnb's AI customer service agent, powered by 13 different models including Alibaba's Qwen, has significantly reduced the need for live representatives. CEO Brian Chesky noted that while OpenAI models are used, faster and cheaper alternatives are preferred for production. The company is also enhan»»»