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Image copyright Getty Images Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma has sent the first shipment of surgical masks and coronavirus test kits to the US.The Chinese billionaire tweeted two pictures of the pallets of goods being loaded on to a plane in Shanghai. Earlier this month he said he would give 500,000…

Co-founder of Alibaba Group Jack Ma .Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma has sent the first shipment of surgical masks and coronavirus test kits to the US.The Chinese billionaire tweeted two pictures of the pallets of goods being loaded on to a plane in Shanghai.Earlier this month he said he would give…

SHANGHAI, CHINA – NOVEMBER 05: Alibaba Chairman Jack Ma speaking duirng the Hongqiao International Economic and Trade Forum in the China International Import Expo at the National Exhibition and Convention Centre on November 5, 2018 in Shanghai, China. The first China International Import Expo will be held on November 5-10…

Over the past week, one thing has become painfully clear for U.S. residents: COVID-19 is going to permeate every aspect of our lives for a long time to come. Those of us in and around tech have been noticing this for months now. First through the impact on our friends…

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has said billionaires shouldn’t exist. So the New York congresswoman owes these two billionaires an apology. Because Alibaba founder Jack Ma is donating 500,000 test kits and 1 million face masks to US coronavirus containment efforts. Meanwhile, Microsoft founder Bill Gates’ Foundation is donating $100 million to…

New York (CNN Business)Chinese billionaire and Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma said he will donate 500,000 coronavirus testing kits and one million face masks to the United States.The kits and masks have been sourced and are ready to be delivered, he said Friday on Twitter and Weibo, China's micro-blogging platform. "Drawing…

Chinese billionaire and Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma has pledged to donate two million protective masks for distribution across Europe, with a first consignment arriving in Belgium late on Friday. He also offered the United States 500,000 coronavirus test kits and a million masks, as the country faces a shortage of…

Business Chinese billionaire and Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma has pledged to donate two million protective masks for distribution across Europe, with a first consignment arriving in Belgium late on Friday. FILE PHOTO: Founder and Chairman of Chinese internet giant Alibaba Jack Ma gives a speech at Paris' high profile startups…

Billionaire Jack Ma said his foundation will donate 500,000 testing kits and one million masks to the United States to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.The statement posted to Twitter on March 13 was accompanied by a photo post signed by Ma. It read: "Over the past few weeks, Jack Ma Foundation and…

In a Friday press conference, US President Donald Trump declared a national state of emergency to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus... with the help of Google, which was news to Google. "To unleash the full power of the federal government, today I am officially declaring a national emergency,"…