Alibaba Cloud Opens 3rd Data Center in Korea; Doubao Adds PC Control
创业邦 · wechat · 2026-08-19
- MPA x ByteDance: The MPA reached a memorandum of understanding with ByteDance to strengthen IP protection for generative AI video models like Seedance.
- Alibaba Cloud Expansion: Alibaba Cloud launched its third data center in Korea, introducing AgenticAI services (including AgentRun). The Qwen model family has surpassed 2 billion global downloads.
- Google Data Purchase: Google purchased bankrupt Spirit Airlines' data (100M emails, 500M chat logs) for $10M for AI training, promising to scrub PII.
- Doubao PC Agent: Doubao launched a virtual desktop feature, allowing it to view screens, move the mouse, and click in Windows environments to assist users.
- Qwen Hiring: Alibaba's Qwen team started campus recruiting, opening 25 positions across base algorithms, Infra, and Agents.
- Kunlun Tech: Released the new AI music generation model MurekaV9.5.
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