Alibaba raises HK$80 billion ($10.2 billion) in new shares for full-stack AI

Raised funds for full-stack AI investment by issuing HK$80 billion ($10.2 billion) in new shares. Capital expenditure in the April–June quarter rose 75% year on year

Why it matters

China's largest AI infrastructure fundraising. A race to secure compute that accepts equity dilution

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