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Quark, China's Most Popular AI App, Launches 'Deep Search' Feature For Users
Quark is not the first in the country to combine AI reasoning with online search. Similar features were earlier announced by the Kimi chatbot from Moonshot AI.
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Chinese Premier Urges Tech Giants To Support Economy As Crackdown Ends
China on Wednesday sent another strong signal that a years-long crackdown on its tech industry is over as Premier Li Qiang met firms such as Alibaba's cloud unit and Meituan, and urged them to do more to support the economy.
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Baidu Launches $145 Million Venture Capital Fund for Startups Working on AI
Chinese search giant Baidu will set up a venture capital fund of CNY 1 billion ($145 million, or roughly Rs. 1,200 crore) to back startups focused on content generated by artificial intelligence applications, it said on Wednesday.
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Chinese Billionaire Jack Ma Takes Up Professor Role At Tokyo College
Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma has been invited to be a visiting professor at Tokyo College, a new organization run by the University of Tokyo, the university said on Monday.
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China Acquires 'Golden Shares' in Two Alibaba Units in Bid to Strengthen Control Over Online Content
China has purchased 'golden shares', or minority stakes with special rights, in two of Alibaba's domestic units. Golden shares grant government-backed funds or companies board representation and/or veto rights for key business decisions. Beijing is looking to extend a campaign to strengthen control over online content, and Alibaba has been one of t...
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Jack Ma to Handover Ant Group’s Control as Part of Company’s Restructure
Chinese billionaire Jack Ma will cede control of fintech giant Ant Group as part of a restructure, the company announced Saturday. Regulators this week announced that Ant had won approval to raise CNY 10.5 billion (roughly Rs. 12,300 crore) for its consumer finance arm in a further sign that authorities may be loosening their grip on the firm.
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Beijing Gives Initial Nod To Revive Ant IPO After Crackdown Cools: Report
China's central leadership has given billionaire Jack Ma's Ant Group a tentative green light to revive its initial public offering (IPO), two sources with knowledge of the matter said.
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China Cuts Down Playing Time for Under-18 Gamers to 3 Hours a Week
China has stepped up its social policing and introduced new restrictions for under-18 gamers. The rules now say they can’t play for more than three hours a week — an hour each day over the weekend.
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After Grounding Alibaba's Jack Ma, Chinese Scrutiny Shifts to Rivals at Tencent, ByteDance, JD.com
Jack Ma, China's most famous businessman, has all but dropped from public view ever since he pushed back against Beijing.
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Alibaba Group Fined Record $2.75 Billion for Anti-Monopoly Violations in China
Alibaba Group helmed by billionaire Jack Ma has been fined $2.75 Billion in China for violating anti-monopoly rules and abusing its dominant market position. This is the highest ever antitrust fine imposed in the country.
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Alibaba, Tencent Said to Be Considered by Trump Administration for Addition to China Stock Ban Blacklist
The Trump administration is considering adding Alibaba Group and Tencent to a blacklist of Chinese companies that are allegedly owned or controlled by the Chinese military, two people familiar with the matter said.
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Jack Ma's Alibaba, Ant Under Scrutiny In China's Escalating Probe
China kicked off an investigation into alleged monopolistic practices at Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and summoned affiliate Ant Group Co. to a high-level meeting over financial regulations, escalating scrutiny over the twin pillars of billionaire Jack Ma's internet empire.
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Mukesh Ambani's Jio Listing Can Profit from US-China Tech War
Petrochemicals czar Mukesh Ambani plans to list his fledgling digital business overseas, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday, citing people with knowledge of Jio Platforms Ltd.'s initial public offering, which is planned for the next 12 to 24 months.
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Alibaba Singles' Day Sales Hit $12 Billion Within First Hour
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Inc said on Monday that sales for its annual Singles' Day shopping blitz hit 84 billion yuan ($12 billion) within the first hour, up 22% from last year's early haul of 69 billion yuan.
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With $42 Billion, Jack Ma, Ex-Teacher, Steps Down As Alibaba Big Boss
Jack Ma is giving up the reins of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. after presiding over one of the most spectacular creations of wealth the world has ever seen.
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Quark, China's Most Popular AI App, Launches 'Deep Search' Feature For Users
Quark is not the first in the country to combine AI reasoning with online search. Similar features were earlier announced by the Kimi chatbot from Moonshot AI.
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Chinese Premier Urges Tech Giants To Support Economy As Crackdown Ends
China on Wednesday sent another strong signal that a years-long crackdown on its tech industry is over as Premier Li Qiang met firms such as Alibaba's cloud unit and Meituan, and urged them to do more to support the economy.
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Baidu Launches $145 Million Venture Capital Fund for Startups Working on AI
Chinese search giant Baidu will set up a venture capital fund of CNY 1 billion ($145 million, or roughly Rs. 1,200 crore) to back startups focused on content generated by artificial intelligence applications, it said on Wednesday.
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Chinese Billionaire Jack Ma Takes Up Professor Role At Tokyo College
Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma has been invited to be a visiting professor at Tokyo College, a new organization run by the University of Tokyo, the university said on Monday.
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China Acquires 'Golden Shares' in Two Alibaba Units in Bid to Strengthen Control Over Online Content
China has purchased 'golden shares', or minority stakes with special rights, in two of Alibaba's domestic units. Golden shares grant government-backed funds or companies board representation and/or veto rights for key business decisions. Beijing is looking to extend a campaign to strengthen control over online content, and Alibaba has been one of t...
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Jack Ma to Handover Ant Group’s Control as Part of Company’s Restructure
Chinese billionaire Jack Ma will cede control of fintech giant Ant Group as part of a restructure, the company announced Saturday. Regulators this week announced that Ant had won approval to raise CNY 10.5 billion (roughly Rs. 12,300 crore) for its consumer finance arm in a further sign that authorities may be loosening their grip on the firm.
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Beijing Gives Initial Nod To Revive Ant IPO After Crackdown Cools: Report
China's central leadership has given billionaire Jack Ma's Ant Group a tentative green light to revive its initial public offering (IPO), two sources with knowledge of the matter said.
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China Cuts Down Playing Time for Under-18 Gamers to 3 Hours a Week
China has stepped up its social policing and introduced new restrictions for under-18 gamers. The rules now say they can’t play for more than three hours a week — an hour each day over the weekend.
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After Grounding Alibaba's Jack Ma, Chinese Scrutiny Shifts to Rivals at Tencent, ByteDance, JD.com
Jack Ma, China's most famous businessman, has all but dropped from public view ever since he pushed back against Beijing.
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Alibaba Group Fined Record $2.75 Billion for Anti-Monopoly Violations in China
Alibaba Group helmed by billionaire Jack Ma has been fined $2.75 Billion in China for violating anti-monopoly rules and abusing its dominant market position. This is the highest ever antitrust fine imposed in the country.
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Alibaba, Tencent Said to Be Considered by Trump Administration for Addition to China Stock Ban Blacklist
The Trump administration is considering adding Alibaba Group and Tencent to a blacklist of Chinese companies that are allegedly owned or controlled by the Chinese military, two people familiar with the matter said.
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Jack Ma's Alibaba, Ant Under Scrutiny In China's Escalating Probe
China kicked off an investigation into alleged monopolistic practices at Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and summoned affiliate Ant Group Co. to a high-level meeting over financial regulations, escalating scrutiny over the twin pillars of billionaire Jack Ma's internet empire.
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Mukesh Ambani's Jio Listing Can Profit from US-China Tech War
Petrochemicals czar Mukesh Ambani plans to list his fledgling digital business overseas, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday, citing people with knowledge of Jio Platforms Ltd.'s initial public offering, which is planned for the next 12 to 24 months.
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Alibaba Singles' Day Sales Hit $12 Billion Within First Hour
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Inc said on Monday that sales for its annual Singles' Day shopping blitz hit 84 billion yuan ($12 billion) within the first hour, up 22% from last year's early haul of 69 billion yuan.
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With $42 Billion, Jack Ma, Ex-Teacher, Steps Down As Alibaba Big Boss
Jack Ma is giving up the reins of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. after presiding over one of the most spectacular creations of wealth the world has ever seen.
