China’s Tech Giants Wage Lunar New Year Subsidy War to Win AI Users
On Feb. 6, Qwen topped Apple Inc.’s free app download chart in China, surpassing Yuanbao and Doubao. Photo: VCG China’s technology giants spent the Lunar New Year holiday showering users with billions of yuan in subsidies, transforming the traditional festive season into a high-stakes contest to accelerate adoption of artificial intelligence. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.,…