Alibaba's (NYSE:BABA) update of its Qwen3 open-source, artificial intelligence models for Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) MLX architecture, likely signals the eventual deployment of Apple Intelligence features to mainland China,

Alibaba said the Qwen3 models have been optimised for Apple’s MLX framework, allowing them to run efficiently across a range of Apple devices — from iPhones and iPads to high-performance Macs