Apple Intelligence approved for launch in China with Alibaba’s Qwen AI | TechCrunch0

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• July 16, 2026

Apple Intelligence, the iPhone maker’s generative artificial intelligence offering, arrives in China. On Wednesday, Reuters reported that China’s regulator, the Cyberspace Administration of China, approved Apple’s artificial intelligence services in the country, thanks to a deal to integrate Alibaba’s Qwen AI model into Apple’s operating systems, including iOS, iPadOS, macOS and visionOS. The deal, which