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In a surprise move, the architect of Alibaba's main AI platform, Quen, has left the company.

Jiang Lin was one of the most influential figures behind Alibaba's transition to AI.

Lin did not give a reason for his departure, which has raised questions about the Chinese tech giant's future plans and the country's ability to catch up to U.S.

competitors.

Lin and Alibaba representatives did not respond to messages seeking comment currently.

Let's stick with AI, Ed, because Anthropic is on track to generate annual revenue of almost $20 billion based on current performance.

Now, that would actually nearly double its run rate from late last year as the AI companies feud, though, with the Pentagon continues.

Let's get the details of Bloomberg's editor across all things AI, Seth Feigerman.

It's notable the scale at which Anthropic continues to grow, even though it might well be pushed out of government work if the threats hold true.

Yeah, as you said, it's more than doubled in a matter of months, which reflects the coverage that we've had in the lead-up to the Pentagon showdown, as we've seen more mainstream awareness of Anthropix AI agents and AI coding tools in particular.

On the one hand, it shows that it has been at a position of strength in the lead-up to this standoff, gaining significant traction in the enterprise market, but it also shows what's at stake here.