Apple and Alibaba will work together to develop AI features

On February 13, at the World Governments Summit 2025 held in Dubai, UAE, Alibaba co-founder and chairman of the board of directors Cai Chongxin responded to rumors of cooperation between Alibaba and Apple. He said that Apple needs a localized partner in China to serve their mobile phones. Apple has always been very picky and they have talked to many companies in China. In the end, they chose to do business with us. We are very lucky and honored to do business with a great company like Apple.

It was previously reported that Apple and Alibaba will work together to develop AI features for Chinese iPhone users.