Alibaba (09988.HK) reported capex of RMB67.678 billion (US$9.975 billion) for
the quarter ended June 30, 2026, a 75% YoY increase from RMB38.676 billion. The
company said the rise reflects continued investment in AI infrastructure to meet
strong, growing customer demand, driven by procurement-cycle volatility,
expected customer adoption of AI agents boosting CPU compute needs, and higher
chip-component costs.