Alibaba's Intelligent Information Division Launches Quark Large Model, Quark App to Upgrade as AI Assistant


MongoDB launches the Voyage AI model series, optimizing vector search performance and adding an AI assistant and automatic embedding features, enabling the database to understand semantics and interact intelligently. The core breakthrough lies in improving the accuracy of data semantic understanding, allowing developers to query data using natural language without writing complex query statements.
The Alibaba Qwen App is fully integrated with core businesses such as Taobao and Alipay, launching over 400 AI office functions. It supports global users to complete tasks like ordering takeout and shopping with just one sentence command, achieving a new breakthrough in AI interaction.
X Platform announced that it has tightened the image editing functions of its AI assistant Grok, prohibiting malicious modifications of real people, especially child sexualization images and uncensored nude content, in response to global public pressure.
Alibaba's AI app Qwen surpasses 100 million MAU within two months, gaining rapid traction among students and professionals, though unconfirmed by the company. Launched in November 2025, it marks a strategic shift from B2B to consumer markets, aiming to become a key AI-era gateway.....
On January 12, the digital application sector in the Hong Kong stock market rose broadly, with Meitu Company's stock price increasing by 11.73% and its market capitalization exceeding 40 billion Hong Kong dollars. A report from Morgan Stanley noted that the acceleration of monetization of digital tools and the trend of software localization combined with industry demand make them cautiously optimistic about the prospects of the software market in 2026.