Apple Reportedly Grabs The OG Team Behind Open-Source Qwen, Betting on Alibaba's AI ...

Apple has reportedly hired the original Alibaba team behind open-source Qwen, as it deepens reliance on Chinese AI infrastructure to improve Siri in China while simultaneously lobbying Washington for access to blacklisted Chinese chip makers CXMT and YMTC.

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