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Jack Ma continues to focus on agriculture, education as Alibaba undergoes sweeping changes Jack Ma, founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding, delivered a video speech to a group of rural teachers on Sunday, as the Chinese billionaire continues to focus on the agricultural and education sectors in his post-retirement…

The twin updates, unveiled on Thursday at this year’s Alipay Partner Conference, are a key part of the company’s expansion into “digital connectivity. Credit: Ant Group Alipay, a digital payment service operated by Alibaba-affiliated Ant Group, is taking steps to monetize its 1 billion-strong user base by doubling down on…

Alibaba’s Damo Academy, the science and innovative technology research institute of Alibaba Group, has introduced an artificial intelligence model that can help doctors to identify, distinguish between, and diagnose eight of the most common and deadliest types of cancer. This development is expected to improve the accuracy of cancer diagnostics…

What Happened: It’s been a big month for tech earnings in China. On August 16, JD.com reported that net revenues for the quarter ended June 30 jumped 7.6 percent to $39.7 billion (287.9 billion RMB), beating analyst estimates.  The number of marketplace merchants more than doubled thanks to lowered platform…

The High Court has made orders directing the head of the Christian Brothers to provide two men with details they require to progress civil actions against the order over sexual abuse they suffered more than 40 years ago. Anthony Doherty and Donal Lynch claim that on dates between 1972 and…

On August 10, Alibaba Group released its financial report for the three months ended June 30, 2023, delivering a solid quarter marked by a revenue of ¥234.16 billion ($32 billion), representing a year-on-year growth of 14%. The non-GAAP net income was ¥44.922 billion ($6.2 billion), a year-on-year increase of 48%, surpassing market expectations. Daniel…

Heels Discord Season 2 Episode 3 Editor’s Rating 4 stars **** Heels Discord Season 2 Episode 3 Editor’s Rating 4 stars **** Photo: Daniel Delgado/Starz/Heels B) 2022 Starz Entertainment, LLC Welcome to Jack Spade’s Apology Tour, everybody. The reviews are in: Very heartfelt, not enough crying. Admittedly, there would never…

NVIDIA video chip on the motherboard, close-up Credit: Nvidia China’s tech giants, including Baidu, ByteDance, Tencent, and Alibaba, have initiated orders with Nvidia for $5 billion worth of chips to construct generative artificial intelligence systems, as reported by the Financial Times on Wednesday. These companies have placed orders totaling $1…

The name Marucci is synonymous with excellence in baseball. Is it any wonder, then, that LSU's run to the College World Series is being armed by the man behind one of the premier baseball equipment companies in the world? Jack Marucci isn't the only reason LSU is among the top…

Henderson Land is offering low prices on its Henley Park project in Kai Tak (Henderson Land) In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, big-name Hong Kong developers dangle deep discounts to lure buyers to new projects, and Alibaba’s Cainiao logistics arm replaces one of the banks preparing its IPO. Also…