Alibaba’s Big AI Pivot: From E-Commerce Giant to China’s Cloud Powerhouse

Alibaba stock is up nearly 90% this year, fueled by a bold shift into cloud, AI, and homegrown chips. With a $3.2B bond raise, a massive data center push, and regulators cutting off Nvidia, Alibaba is being positioned as China’s AI backbone. But can “Alibaba 2.0” deliver on the hype, or will regulation and execution risk get in the way? Dive in for the story behind the surge.