Alibaba shares soar after Chinese tech giant unveils DeepSeek rival QwQ-32B newsthirst.
The Alibaba office building is seen in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, on Aug 28, 2024. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images Alibaba shares surged after the Chinese behemoth revealed a new reasoning model it claims can rival DeepSeek’s global blockbuster R1. Hong Kong-listed shares of Alibaba ended the Thursday session up 8.39% — hitting a new…