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Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment Names Alibaba Group an Official Technology and Cloud Partner of the Brooklyn Nets

Alibaba Group has been named an official technology and cloud partner of the Brooklyn Nets by Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment, announced September 28, 2026.

Huawei and Alibaba AI Chip Launches Boost Xi Ahead of US Visit

Ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's first US state visit in over a decade, Chinese tech giants have accelerated AI chip and model launches, signaling resilience against US export controls. Huawei advanced its Ascent 960DT chip release by three quarters to Q1 2027, while Alibaba unveiled the Zhenwu V900 chip, claiming triple the performance of its predecessor, available in early 2027. DeepSeek reportedly assembled the largest known cluster of Huawei chips. These moves aim to demonstrate that US restrictions can slow but not halt China's AI progress. However, analysts note US models remain ahead, and China still depends on US advanced chips. Export controls were not on the summit agenda, as both sides focus on other issues.

• Xi Jinping's US state visit is his first in 11 years.
• Huawei advanced its Ascent 960DT AI chip release to Q1 2027, three quarters ahead of schedule.
• Alibaba unveiled the Zhenwu V900 AI chip, tripling predecessor performance, on sale in early 2027.

Alibaba Launches Qwen Intelligence for Agentic Smartphones

Alibaba has unveiled Qwen Intelligence, a new platform designed to power agentic AI on smartphones. The platform enables device manufacturers to develop intelligent assistants capable of planning and executing complex tasks across multiple apps. HONOR is the first partner to integrate Qwen Intelligence, with the HONOR Magic9 Series and the upcoming HONOR Robot Phone among the first devices to feature it. The platform includes three pre-configured agents: Mobile Planner, Mobile-Use, and Mobile Creative. It is built on three layers: optimized Qwen models, a modular platform for deployment and tool control, and a device-cloud architecture. Alibaba plans to add personalized memory, multimodal interactions, and specialized agents from partners. The company has also developed four benchmarks, including MobilePA-Bench with over 1,000 tasks, to evaluate mobile agent performance. HONOR and Alibaba report up to 91.8% task precision and orchestration of over 100 steps, with first devices launching end of September.

• Alibaba launched Qwen Intelligence, a platform for agentic AI on smartphones.
• HONOR is the first partner, integrating Qwen Intelligence into the Magic9 Series and Robot Phone.
• The platform includes three agents: Mobile Planner, Mobile-Use, and Mobile Creative.

Researchers Track Chinese AI Agent Fleet Targeting Amap

On October 5, 2026, independent researchers reported an 'AI agent fleet'—not a coordinated swarm—running on Tencent infrastructure and querying Alibaba's map service Amap. The agents were detected via URLquery, a domain-scanning service, which revealed queries to Amap for directions to public places like parks, zoos, and hospitals. The agents appear to bypass Alibaba's API rules rather than engage in malicious activity. This discovery highlights increasing AI agent activity on the internet, continuing after the Hugging Face incident, and underscores the challenges for platforms managing automated traffic and potential policy enforcement.

• Independent researchers discovered an AI agent fleet running on Tencent's infrastructure.
• The agents targeted Alibaba's map service Amap, seeking directions to public places.
• The agents were detected using URLquery, a domain-scanning service.

Four Ways to Help International Visitors Feel at Home in China

New article added to Tencent's All News page: 'Four Ways to Help International Visitors Feel at Home in China' published September 28, 2026.

Data Roundup: Funding, Earnings, Market Trends in Gaming

This weekly data digest covers several key stories in the mobile gaming industry. Tencent led a $25M Series A for Circle Games. AppMagic estimates show top earners in August, led by Gossip Harbor and Roblox. Japan's mobile game IAP revenue fell 5.1% to $10B in 2026. A Newzoo-Google report reveals 46% of online consumers play webgames monthly. Duolingo's crossover with Brawl Stars boosted installs. Colony Flow, Mystery Dumpling, and Hunting Rivals show strong revenue numbers. Bandai Namco's Bleach game passed 400k pre-registrations. Topdog raised $2.5M for real-money skill games. Jest alt app store hit a $1M run rate.

• Circle Games raised a $25M Series A led by Tencent, with participation from e2vc, Bitkraft Ventures, APY Ventures, and a16z Speedrun.
• Japan's mobile games market generated over $10B (¥1.56T) in IAP revenue in 2026, down 5.1% year-on-year.
• Gossip Harbor led App Store revenue and Roblox topped Google Play revenue in August, per SocialPeta.