
Apple Alibaba AI Deal Concerning for Washington
During beginning of 2025, Apple & Alibaba partnered to integrate AI features into iPhones sold in China. Alibaba’s chairman, Joe Tsai, confirmed the deal, noting that Apple chose Alibaba after evaluating other Chinese AI firms like Baidu, Tencent, ByteDance, and DeepSeek. The partnership leverages Alibaba’s Qwen 2.5 AI model, which