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Alibaba Gets Reprieve on Lobbying Ban Tied to DoD Blacklist

A federal judge ordered the Pentagon to give Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. a reprieve from a law that caused all of its lobbyists to drop it as a client while she considers the constitutionality of the measure, in a case set to test the US’s ability to curtail Chinese companies’ activities.

Signage at the Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd. headquarters in Hangzhou, China, on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. Alibaba has established an in-house team for robotics, joining major global firms in a race to build AI-powered physical products.
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Alibaba Gets Reprieve on Lobbying Ban Tied to DoD Blacklist

A federal judge ordered the Pentagon to give Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. a reprieve from a law that caused all of its lobbyists to drop it as a client while she considers the constitutionality of the measure, in a case set to test the US’s ability to curtail Chinese companies’ activities.

Signage at the Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd. headquarters in Hangzhou, China, on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. Alibaba has established an in-house team for robotics, joining major global firms in a race to build AI-powered physical products.
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Alibaba, Tencent Join $2.8 Billion Funding for Kling AI

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. joined a $2.8 billion financing round for Kuaishou Technology’s Kling AI, valuing the creator of one of China’s most popular generative video services at about $15 billion before the investment.

A general view shows fairgoers in front of the KlingAI booth at the Shanghai New Expo Center during the opening day of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) 2025 in Shanghai, China, on July 26, 2025.
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Anthropic Accuses Alibaba of ‘Illicitly’ Accessing AI Models

Anthropic PBC accused Chinese technology giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. of waging a large-scale effort to “illicitly” access its Claude artificial intelligence model using thousands of fraudulent accounts that undermine the US AI developer’s decision to keep its products out of China.

Stickers for Claude software on a laptop at Anthropic PBC's Code with Claude developer conference in London. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
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Alibaba Sues the US, Seeking Removal From Pentagon’s Blacklist

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. sued the Department of Defense to be removed from a blacklist that identifies the e-commerce leader as supporter of the Chinese military, appealing to the US justice system to avoid a designation the company says is arbitrary and unjustified.

Signage at the Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. headquarters in Hangzhou, China, on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. President Donald Trump's new trade levies against China includes a broadside against international e-commerce, with apparent plans to extinguish a long-held tariff exemption for packages worth less than $800.
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Alibaba's Tsai, zu Furstenberg Discuss AI Investment

Alibaba Group Chairman Joe Tsai and General Catalyst Managing Director Jeannette zu Furstenberg discuss investment opportunities and leadership with the development of artificial intelligence with Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua and Tom Mackenzie at the VivaTech x Bloomberg Awards in Paris. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Jack Ma-Backed Ant Group Set for High-Stakes Overhaul of Billion-User App

Ant Group Co. is testing an overhaul to its Alipay super app that would introduce an AI agent interface, a major escalation in its battle for users with archrival WeChat.

An Alipay sign at an Ant Group Co. office building in Shanghai, China, on Monday, July 10, 2023. As Jack Ma’s clash with the Chinese government draws to a close after almost three years, it’s clear how costly the conflict has proven for his companies, Ant Group and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
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Pentagon Accuses Alibaba, Baidu of Aiding China’s Military

The Pentagon accused some of China’s biggest companies, including Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Baidu Inc. and BYD Co. of supporting the Chinese military, doubling down on an earlier decision to label crown jewels of the country’s corporate world as threats to US national security.

The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. National news organizations including Bloomberg News, five major television networks and the New York Times said they would refuse to sign new reporting limits set out by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's Pentagon. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg
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