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Ex-Alibaba AI Architect Wins Tencent, HSG Backing for New Lab

Bloomberg Technology Wednesday 12 August 2026, 07:37 UTC By Bloomberg News 1 min read
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The former architect of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s flagship model has founded a startup to build AI agents, securing backing from Tencent Holdings Ltd. and Chinese venture heavyweights.

The former architect of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s flagship model has founded a startup to build AI agents, securing backing from Tencent Holdings Ltd. and Chinese venture heavyweights.
Ex-Alibaba AI (ORG) HSG Backing for New Lab (ORG) Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s (ORG) AI (ORG) Tencent Holdings Ltd. (ORG) Chinese (ORG)
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