Alibaba's T-Head unveils the Zhenwu M890 AI chip for training and inference, saying it is particularly suited for agentic tasks, and plans annual upgrades (Luz Ding/Bloomberg)

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Alibaba's T-Head releases the Zhenwu M890 AI chip for training and inference, optimized for agentic workloads, with plans for annual silicon refreshes.

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<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-20/alibaba-unveils-new-ai-chip-for-training-and-inferencing"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/260520/i4.jpg" vspace="4" /></a> <p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260520/p4#a260520p4" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> Luz Ding / <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/">Bloomberg</a>:<br /> <span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-20/alibaba-unveils-new-ai-chip-for-training-and-inferencing">Alibaba's T-Head unveils the Zhenwu M890 AI chip for training and inference, saying it is particularly suited for agentic tasks, and plans annual upgrades</a></b></span>&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. added a new processor to its expanding AI technology stack, enhancing a push to cover every aspect of artificial intelligence development.</p>