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Alibaba beats revenue forecasts as AI and cloud demand accelerate

The Chinese technology group posted 5% revenue growth to 247.8bn yuan in the September quarter, supported by AI-led cloud demand and stronger ecommerce. It said early traction for its Qwen app underpins long-term investment plans.

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