AI may be moving from “answering questions” to actually doing work — and that could make CPUs important again. The latest AI trade is no longer just about GPUs. Meta’s new AI agent, Muse, has pushed investors to rethink what the next phase of AI infrastructure may actually require. Why?Because an AI agent does much more than generate an answer. It may need to:open a browser,search the web,fill out forms,call APIs,run tools,manage files,and keep working in the background for minutes or even hours. That changes the compute equation. For a chatbot, the workflow is relatively simple: Prompt → GPU inference → Response For an AI agent, it looks more like: Think → Browse → Execute → Check → Think Again → Continue GPUs still handle the heavy model inference. But many of the surrounding workloads —

$Alibaba(BABA)$ has raised approximately $10.2 billion by selling new Hong Kong-listed shares after spending almost $10 billion on capital expenditure in a single quarter. The placement gives the company more capacity to build AI infrastructure, but it also transfers part of the risk to shareholders immediately. From this point, cloud growth must become cash generation quickly enough to justify dilution and the lost flexibility of a previously cash-rich balance sheet. $BABA-W(09988)$ reported on August 20 for the quarter ended June 30. Revenue increased 9% to RMB269.0 billion, while AI Cloud and Compute Services revenue rose 45% to RMB48.4 billion. AI-related product revenue reached RMB12.4 billion and d

$Alibaba(BABA)$ Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: BABA) has suddenly become a battleground between two very different investment philosophies. On one side is Michael Burry, the investor made famous by The Big Short, who has exited Alibaba and shifted his capital toward rival JD.com. Burry argues that Alibaba’s decision to issue roughly $10.2 billion of new shares to finance artificial-intelligence investment signals potentially poor returns on invested capital. He has reportedly said Alibaba would need to fall roughly 50% before he becomes interested again. On the other side is Alibaba's own management. CEO Eddie Wu purchased 350,000 Alibaba shares for approximately $4.984 million, at an average price of $14.24 per share on the Form 4 reporting ba

$NetEase(NTES)$ enters its August 20 second-quarter report with a profitable domestic games franchise and a growing collection of international titles. The central question is whether global releases can create durable growth without the marketing expense, development risk and regulatory exposure that have historically limited Chinese publishers overseas. NetEase reported its first quarter on May 21 for the period ended March 31. Revenue increased 6.1% year over year to RMB30.6 billion, or approximately $4.4 billion. Games and related services revenue rose 6.9% to RMB25.7 billion, accounting for about 84% of the company total. Gross profit increased 14.8% to RMB21.2 billion, while non-GAAP net income attributable to shareholders reached RMB11.3 bi

$Alibaba(BABA)$’s agreement to sell Lingxi Games reflects a broader portfolio reset. Management is converting non-core assets into financial capacity for cloud computing and artificial intelligence, but divestment alone does not prove that the retained businesses will earn adequate returns on their rising investment. Trustar Capital confirmed on August 17 that it had agreed to acquire $BABA-W(09988)$’s entire Lingxi stake. A person familiar with the transaction told Reuters that proceeds should exceed $2 billion, although the companies did not disclose final terms or a closing timetable. Lingxi’s management is expected to remain. Reuters’ August 17 transaction report provides the available details. The s

$BABA-W(09988)$  fell 10% on Monday (24 August) morning after announcing plans to raise approximately HK$80 billion through a share sale. The placement is expected to dilute earnings and weigh on the stock’s near-term performance. Amplifying the move, the $Alibaba 5xShortSG270907(RHDW.SI)$  rose 50% in early trading, while the $Alibaba 5xLongSG270712(ZVNW.SI)$ fell a similar magnitude. The weakness spilled into the broader technology sector, pushing the $HSTECH(HSTECH)$  down approximately 3.5%. Correspondingly, the  $HSTECH 7xShortSG270309(9B2W.SI)$<

Alibaba reports fiscal Q1 2027 earnings before the U.S. market opens on August 20. Wall Street is expecting revenue of around RMB 268.5 billion, up 13.6% year over year, while adjusted EPS is expected to fall about 10.7% to RMB 11.18. Adjusted net income is seen dropping roughly 16% to RMB 25.2 billion, according to Bloomberg. $Alibaba(BABA)$ $BABA-W(09988)$ Is all that AI spending finally starting to pay off? Alibaba has been pouring money into AI infrastructure, cloud capacity and instant commerce. Last quarter, Alibaba Cloud revenue jumped 38% to RMB 41.6 billion, while AI-related products accounted for roughly 30% of external cloud revenue. Bloomberg expects Alibaba's cloud revenue to grow roughly 42