Josh Horwitz
Stories by Josh Horwitz
SoftBank-owned chip firm Arm replaces CEO of Chinese JV
Arm China is a JV between UK chip designer Arm Holdings and Chinese private equity firm Hopu Investments.
Chinese chip-maker SMIC seeks to raise $2.8b via Shanghai listing
Last month the company announced it received $2.2 billion in investments from Chinese state investors.
Alibaba extends its reach in China as COVID-19 outbreak opens doors
Over the past few months, Alibaba has seen traffic at its online marketplaces shoot higher and demand grow for services like food delivery.
Alibaba’s sales surge as users throng online platforms during lockdown
The company's core commerce business rose nearly 19% to $13.16 billion in the quarter.
Alibaba to invest $1.4b in AI system for smart speakers
The e-commerce giant continues its push into new technologies and business sectors beyond online shopping.
China’s chip maker SMIC bags $2.2b investment from state investors
The funding was revealed the day the US announced new restrictions on Huawei that would further impact its ability to source chips made with American
Intel Capital invests in Chinese chip companies amid tech tensions
The investments come as Intel remains embroiled in tensions between the United States and China over chip manufacturing.
Alibaba demotes top executive Jiang Fan after probe into behaviour
Jiang joined Alibaba in 2013 after selling his app analytics company Umeng to the e-commerce giant.
Alibaba to invest $28b in cloud services as coronavirus boosts demand
Alibaba will spend on semiconductor, OS development as well as building out its data centre infrastructure.
How Alibaba’s Freshippo changed strategy to maintain deliveries in China
Five-year-old Freshippo's biggest challenge was delivering in Wuhan and its province of Hubei.
