Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) decision to partner with Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) — and possibly Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) as well — for artificial intelligence capabilities in China are a “big step forward” for the ...

Baidu will make its AI chatbot Ernie Bot free from April 1, as competition in China's AI sector intensifies following DeepSeek's rapid rise and OpenAI's GPT-5 plans.

Trade tariffs and economic data continue to capture much of the market's attention, there are also a number of company earnings due out in the coming week. Alibaba (BABA) is due to release its latest ...