# Apple teams with Alibaba’s Qwen AI for Mac users in China 2026-08-09T05:56:23+00:00 | Technology | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Apple has published a guide for Mac users in mainland China to link Siri and Writing Tools with Alibaba's Qwen AI, a move aimed at boosting its position in a competitive PC market. The tool works on macOS 26.6 or later, requires a Qwen account, and will not allow Alibaba to use user data for training its models. The partnership comes as Apple faces headwinds in China, where Mac shipments fell 9% year-on-year in the first quarter to 8 lakh units, giving it a 9% market share. Lenovo leads with 31%, while fast-growing Huawei holds 16%. Alibaba has said Qwen will also power Apple Intelligence on iPhone, iPad and Vision Pro in China, though only the Mac integration is live for now. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com - thehindu.com Tags: AI, Alibaba, Apple, China, Qwen, Siri Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/apple-brings-alibabas-qwen-ai-to-mac-users-in-china/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/apple-brings-alibabas-qwen-ai-to-mac-users-in-china/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.