PYMNTS.com February 13, 2025
A top executive from China’s Alibaba has confirmed his company’s AI partnership with Apple.
Joe Tsai, Alibaba’s chair, said at a conference in Dubai Thursday (Feb. 13) that the tech firm would work with Apple to help bring artificial intelligence (AI)-powered iPhones to China. His comments followed reports earlier this week about a collaboration between the companies.
“Apple has been very selective,” said Tsai, whose comments were reported by the Financial Times (FT). “They talked to a number of companies in China and in the end they chose to do business with us.”
“They want to use our AI to power their phones, so we’re very fortunate and extremely honored to be able to do business with a great company...