On November 18, Ant Group made public its omni - modal general AI assistant, named 'Lingguang'. This AI assistant is equipped with natural language processing capabilities. It can generate editable, interactive, and shareable mini - applications in a mere 30 seconds. Moreover, it can output omni - modal information encompassing 3D content, audio, and video. The app witnessed a remarkable start, with over 200,000 downloads on its very first day and surpassing 500,000 downloads within just two days. The day before, Alibaba rolled out the 'Qianwen' App. This app is powered by the Qwen3 model and is centered around free integration with various lifestyle services. On the same day as Ant Group's big reveal, Ma Yun made a surprise appearance at Ant Group's campus. He was seen wearing an employee badge and was accompanied by Chairman Eric Jing and CEO Han Xinyi.
