Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba highlighted its AI ambitions as it reported strong results for its third quarter, fueling hopes that it will become a leader in AI.

It’s been Alibaba’s day, week and month. The company has added $123 billion in market value in February, helped by a DeepSeek-driven rally in Chinese tech stocks, its tie-up with Apple to roll out AI features in China and Beijing’s rehabilitation of co-founder Jack Ma.

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For the three months ended Dec. 31, the Chinese tech giant's revenue jumped 8 percent year-over-year to 280.1 billion renminbi, or $38.3 billion, beating analyst expectations.

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