{
  "id": 1447409,
  "title": "Alibaba, Baidu, Kuaishou address mounting AI costs as competition intensifies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/alibaba-baidu-kuaishou-address-mounting-ai-costs-as-competition",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-17T07:00:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Moneyweb",
    "slug": "moneyweb",
    "url": "https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news-fast-news/alibaba-baidu-kuaishou-address-mounting-ai-costs-as-competition-intensifies/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Alibaba may strengthen its frontrunner position with Qwen3.8-Max, its biggest ever AI model that claims capabilities on par with US rivals.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}