Alibaba is making its most determined push yet into China’s consumer AI market with the launch of its newly upgraded Qwen chatbot, a move that signals a significant strategy shift for the tech giant. For years, Alibaba focused its artificial intelligence efforts primarily on enterprise clients through its cloud business, leaving consumer-facing AI tools underdeveloped compared with its biggest rivals. The debut of the new Qwen app, now available for free through a mobile app

Small businesses in Northwestern Ontario are getting a major boost in their efforts to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) into their operations, thanks to a new initiative from the Northwestern Ontario Innovation Centre (NOIC) in Thunder Bay. The centre has launched the Building Blueprints for AI Adoption (BBAA) program, a structured five-session training and funding initiative designed to help entrepreneurs gain hands-on experience and practical strategies for integrating AI