Days after DeepSeek took the internet by storm, Chinese tech company Alibaba announced Qwen 2.5-Max, the latest of its LLM series. The unveiling of this open-source agent can easily be perceived as a direct challenge to DeepSeek and domestic rivals. The release is on the first day of the Lunar New Year when most Chinese people have taken time off work to celebrate and spend time with their families. Alibaba seems to be sending the message that they are hard at work while their competition takes the day off. — Read More