China's tech giant Alibaba to expand data centre footprint in UAE among other nations over next 12 months
Chinese tech giant Alibaba unveiled plans on Wednesday to expand its overseas data centres, targeting markets across Europe and the Middle East. The company said it would "establish its first cloud regions" in Turkey, Finland and the Netherlands, while "expanding its data centre footprint in Malaysia, Germany, the United Arab Emirates, France and Hong Kong" over the next 12 months.
Hangzhou-based Alibaba is one of the frontrunners in China's artificial intelligence industry, with its Qwen model among the world's most downloaded AI models.
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