Jack Ma, the poster boy of China's tech scene, is moving into the food business

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ounder and Executive Chairman of Alibaba Group Jack Ma in 2014,
Alibaba cofounder Jack Ma has a new business.

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Alibaba's stock dropped so much that Jack Ma reversed a plan to sell shares for his other investments

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Jack Ma in 2015.
Alibaba cofounder Jack Ma's wealth has halved from its late 2020 peak following a sustained slump in the company's share price.

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Alibaba extends losses to $26 billion in market value after the company announces big reversal of spin-off plans

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Alibaba Soups Up Its AI to Stick It To Microsoft and Amazon

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As American-based tech giants like Microsoft and Amazon begin to chase the seemingly unstoppable tidal wave of generative AI, Chinese company Alibaba wants in on the action too. The e-commerce giant is reportedly readying to release its own large language model that will compete with Microsoft and Amazon.

Facebook cofounder Eduardo Saverin says the best companies come out of downturns, because they forge entrepreneurs behind firms like Apple and Alibaba

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Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin
Facebook cofounder Eduardo Saverin

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The 20 Most Bizarre Products We Found on AliExpress

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Sure, I used to be like you, up all night paging through Instagram or TikTok. That’s great for beginners, but I’ve moved on to the hardcore stuff. These days, when I’m passing time on my phone, you’ll find me scrolling AliExpress.

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Alibaba is so confident Beijing's tech crackdown has ended that it has just listed over 2,000 jobs for fresh graduates

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Alibaba is now on an hiring spree.

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Jack Ma started off as a school teacher and built China's Amazon. But 3 years after Beijing cracked down on his tech businesses, Ma's now turned to farming.

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Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba Group.
Jack Ma started off as a school teacher and built China's Amazon. But 3 years after Beijing cracked down on his tech businesses, Ma's now turned to farming.

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China's tech crackdown cost over $1 trillion. But the economy is in such deep trouble that the country's cozying up to its tech firms again.

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A robot plays with basketball at Mintasca intelligence technology company booth during the opening of 2023 World Artificial intelligence conference in Shanghai, China on July 6, 2023 .
China's cozying up to its tech firms again after a massive crackdown wiped $1.1 trillion off the valuations of major firms in the sector.

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Meta's Llama 2 AI model is about to get a whole lot of use from Chinese companies, thanks to Alibaba

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Meta's Llama 2 will be available to Chinese businesses, thanks to Alibaba Cloud.

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