China's Alibaba launches international data centre push
Summary
Alibaba plans to expand its overseas data-centre network across Europe, the Middle East and Asia, while also unveiling a new AI chip and a larger model-training ambition. The move comes as US-China tech rivalry intensifies over semiconductors and advanced AI systems.
Key Points
- Alibaba will establish its first cloud regions in Turkey, Finland and the Netherlands and expand data-centre capacity in several other markets over the next 12 months.
- The company says it is targeting more than 20 gigawatts of global data-centre capacity by 2032.
- Alibaba CEO Eddie Wu said the firm plans to train an AI model with five to 10 trillion parameters.
- Alibaba also introduced the Zhenwu V900 AI chip and framed it as its most powerful chip in China today.
