Alibaba unveils AI chip to boost cloud plans and cut reliance on US

Self-developed Hanguang 800 is part of company's broader push into hardware

COCO LIU and CHENG TING-FANG, Nikkei staff writers

HONG KONG/TAIPEI -- Alibaba Group Holding has unveiled its first self-developed artificial intelligence chip for data centers, a move aimed at reducing the Chinese tech giant's reliance on U.S. technology amid persistent tensions between Beijing and Washington.

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