Apple has picked Alibaba over DeepSeek to roll out its AI-powered suite of services for the iPhone in China — a move designed to counter declining sales.

While Apple Intelligence has reached the EU -- and, according to some, devices where it had already been declined -- the company hasn’t launched its AI features in China yet. A report by The Information on Tuesday indicates it could be getting closer,

Alibaba will partner with Apple to support iPhones' AI services offering in China, its chairman said on Thursday, a move likely to help the U.S. company ease falling smartphone sales in its key market.