#Alibaba’s #Qwen Team released #QwenImageEdit, an open-source #AImodel capable of performing #Photoshop-like #editing tasks using text inputs. The model aims to lower barriers to professional-grade #visual #contentcreation and is priced at $0.045 per #image through #AlibabaCloud Model Studio. https://venturebeat.com/ai/qwen-image-edit-gives-photoshop-a-run-for-its-money-with-ai-powered-text-to-image-edits-that-work-in-seconds/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
Qwen-Image Edit gives Photoshop a run for its money with AI-powered text-to-image edits that work in seconds

Qwen-Image-Edit caters to professionals who need control while remaining approachable for casual experimentation.

VentureBeat

Left: Qwen Code
Right: Claude Code

Open source agents are really improving. Qwen Code 0.0.1-alpha.10 on GitHub: https://github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code

#AI #AIAgent #Claude #ClaudeCode #Qwen #QwenCode #QwenCoder #AlibabaCloud #OpenSource

🔧 Comparable performance to #ClaudeSONnet4 in agentic browser-use and tool-use tasks
💾 Trained on 7.5T tokens with 70% code ratio while preserving general and math abilities
⚡ Long-horizon reinforcement learning using 20,000 parallel environments on #AlibabaCloud infrastructure
🛠️ Open-source CLI too
Alibaba Opens Third Data Centre In Malaysia

Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing and artificial intelligence division of Alibaba Group, has announced its third data centre in Malaysia.

Lowyat.NET

Alibaba is expanding cloud services in Malaysia and the Philippines, positioning itself as a neutral, secure alternative to U.S. tech giants. As global tensions rise, it's a bold move to dominate Southeast Asia’s digital future.
#AlibabaCloud #SoutheastAsia #TechPowerPlay #DigitalIndependence #CloudWars

Read Full Article Here :- https://www.techi.com/alibaba-cloud-southeast-asia-data-center-expansion/

Kevin Karhan :verified: (@kkarhan@infosec.space)

@angel@troet.cafe @energisch_@troet.cafe @praesolgka@xn--baw-joa.social @mattes@mastodon.berlin @chrisstoecker@mastodon.social was erwartet ihr anderes angesichts von #Cyberfaschismus wie #CloudAct sowie #US-Zentrismus bei #Finanzen und #IT? - ist nicht das erste mal dass die #USA [sowas machen,](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPZj6cL2go0) und auch [nicht das erste mal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Court_investigation_in_Afghanistan#Reactions) dass der #IStGH das Opfer von #Rache und #Nötigung durch #Trump's Regime ist! Allein *DESHALB* ist eine *vollständige #Entkopplung* von den USA *notwendig*, ansonsten kann jenes #cyberfaschistisch|e Regime #Europa [quasi in Geiselhaft nehmen!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7583HNrZJs) - Wer glaubt, dass es in den USA noch #Rechtsstaatlichkeit gibt, glaubt auch dass #Grenzkontrollen innerhalb des #Schengen-Raums legal sind! Mehr außer meine Hilfe dem IStGH anbieten kann ich auch nicht…

Infosec.Space
Alibaba Cloud drops international prices up to 59% on core services like compute & storage. Following domestic cuts, they aim to lure AI developers building LLMs, navigating potential US chip curbs.
#AlibabaCloud #CloudComputing #AI

This article says that #Qwen is "a large language model developed by #AlibabaCloud and fine-tuned for [#OpenScience] related content."
https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/202504.1518/v1

But you can't query it without signing up for an account.
https://chat.qwen.ai/

And you can't sign up for account without giving a credit card. It offers free (personal) and priced (enterprise) accounts, but you must give a credit card even for the free account. That's when I bailed.

Can anyone say more about how or whether Qwen is fine-tuned for open science?

#AI #LLMs