Alibaba invests US$27 million in education start-up to expand its generative AI portfolio amid price war in China

Alibaba invests US million in education start-up to expand its generative AI portfolio amid price war in China

Alibaba Group Holding has invested around 200 million yuan (US$27.6 million) in artificial intelligence (AI) education start-up Zhejiang Jingzhunxue, as the Chinese e-commerce giant continues to bet heavily on the AI sector. Hangzhou-based Jingzhunxue said on Wednesday that it received backing from Alibaba to support the development and promotion of the start-up’s AI-powered education device, … Read more

Lee Sun-kyun of Oscar-winning Parasite found dead, South Korean officials say

Lee Sun-kyun of Oscar-winning Parasite found dead, South Korean officials say

Lee Sun-kyun, a popular South Korean actor best known for his role in the Oscar-winning movie Parasite, was found dead in a car in Seoul on Wednesday after weeks of an intense police investigation into his alleged drug use. Police and emergency officers initially found Lee in what they believed was an unconscious state in the car … Read more