Josh Horwitz
Stories by Josh Horwitz
E-commerce giant Alibaba beats revenue forecast as Chinese regulators hover
Alibaba's total revenue rose 37% to $34.24 billion in the three months ended December 31.
China’s Tsinghua Unigroup bedevilled by debt, bad bets
The state-backed conglomerate had some $31 billion in debt as of late June.
Alibaba’s facial recognition technology can tag ethnicity in videos, shows research
Alibaba said the feature was never intended to be deployed to customers.
Alibaba Group CEO says China’s draft anti-monopoly rules are “timely and necessary”
Alibaba's services may also face greater oversight under the rules.
Alibaba’s Singles Day sales top $74b even as draft anti-trust rules hit shares
Such is its size that its performance is widely considered indicative of China's post-virus economic recovery.
Alibaba beats Q3 sales forecasts on China e-commerce growth
Sales from its core e-commerce business rose 29% in the reported quarter.
Alibaba to kick off China’s first post-pandemic ‘Singles Day’ early
This year's blitz is being watched as a barometer for how strong consumer appetite is rebounding in China.
Hit by US sanctions, Huawei doubles down on Chinese tech investments
Habo Investments, set up by Huawei, has closed 17 deals since August last year.
WeWork China gets $200m investment, ropes in new acting CEO
The latest fundraise has been led by Trustbridge, WeWork said.
ByteDance’s TikTok deal with Oracle unlikely to get Beijing’s approval
ByteDance said it will create a US subsidiary, TikTok Global, that will be part-owned by Oracle and Walmart.
