Alibaba joins the rush to build a ChatGPT rivalThe Chinese megacorp is jumping into a crowded field.By J. Fingas, 02.08.2023
Hacker claims they stole police data on a billion Chinese citizensA sample of the data included crime reports going back to 1995.By K. Holt, 07.04.2022
Tokyo Olympics staff will be given ear-worn devices to reduce the risk of heatstrokeSummers in Tokyo are notoriously hot and humid.By M. Moon, 07.21.2021
Alibaba hit with $2.8 billion fine in China antitrust caseThe probe looked into Alibaba's 'monopolistic practices.'By M. Moon, 04.10.2021
China cracks down on big tech companies with new anti-monopoly measuresNew rules ban e-commerce sites from forcing sellers to use their services.By S. Shah, 02.08.2021
China pushes Alibaba founder Jack Ma to downsize his finance businessChinese regulators want Ant Group to go back to its digital payment roots.By M. Moon, 12.29.2020
Alibaba is facing an anti-monopoly probe by Chinese regulatorsChinese authorities have been taking steps to curb local tech giants' monopolistic practices.By M. Moon, 12.24.2020
India bans 'PUBG Mobile' and more than 100 other appsSince June, it has banned 177 apps with ties to China.By C. Fisher, 09.02.2020
Ubisoft sues Apple and Google for selling a 'Rainbow Six: Siege' cloneIt claims Apple and Google have refused to pull the game.By J. Fingas, 05.16.2020
Alibaba unveils its own AI chip for cloud computingThe company said it can finish a machine learning task that usually takes an hour in only five minutes.By M. Moon, 09.26.2019
Google, Intel and Microsoft form data protection consortiumThey want to keep data safe even while you're using it.By J. Fingas, 08.21.2019
China’s Alipay will add beauty filters when you pay with your faceA recent poll found that people think next-gen payment systems make them look ugly.By C. Fisher, 07.04.2019
Alibaba opens e-commerce platform to sellers outside of China The Chinese retail giant wants a bigger global reach in order to compete with Amazon. By A. Khalid, 05.09.2019
Amazon will close its Chinese platform for third-party sellers in JulyThe Chinese market is tough for Western competition.By R. England, 04.18.2019
Alibaba's shopping event sales hit $1 billion in 85 secondsThis comes in spite of tariffs and other challenges to Chinese tech.By J. Fingas, 11.11.2018
Alibaba will build its own AI chip to support self-driving carsThe tech giant wants to launch an AI inference chip in late 2019.By R. England, 09.19.2018
China's richest man Jack Ma will retire on Monday (updated)Ma co-founded e-commerce giant Alibaba in 1999.By R. Lawler, 09.07.2018
AI-enabled Guess store helps you create an ensembleAlibaba's technology could take the indecision out of clothes shopping.By J. Fingas, 07.04.2018
Alibaba’s new autonomous robot delivers packages at a modest paceThe company plans to build them this year.By D. Lumb, 06.01.2018