Intelligence Brief: China pushing for AI dominance

At the GSMA’s China Week this year, stakeholders from the technology, media and telecommunications industry …

Safaricom boosts m-Pesa reach with Alibaba deal

Kenya-based Safaricom struck a partnership with Alibaba Group to allow its customers to make online …

Alibaba linked to China propaganda app

Alibaba developed an app in China which appears to propagate the message of the ruling …

Chinese retailers warned over mobile money choice

China’s central bank issued an unusual warning to retailers, telling them it is illegal to refuse …

Baidu pushes Alibaba, Xiaomi in China smart speakers

China’s smart speaker market became a three-horse race in Q3, as Baidu challenged the dominance …

Alibaba chairman Ma names successor

Jack Ma, co-founder and chairman of e-commerce giant Alibaba, announced plans to step down from …

Alibaba, SenseTime cultivate HK AI start-ups

E-commerce giant Alibaba and facial recognition specalist SenseTime joined forces with Hong Kong Science and …

Mobile-only shift creating retail nirvana

WSJ D.LIVE, HONG KONG: A venture capital executive told delegates China’s new normal is mobile-only, …

Alibaba buys chip maker to fuel IoT growth

China-based e-commerce giant Alibaba Group acquired chip maker Hangzhou C-SKY Microsystems to boost its cloud-based …

Alibaba acquires food delivery company Ele.me

Alibaba, which already had a 43 per cent stake in Ele.me, acquired all remaining shares …