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Amazon surges ahead of eCommerce competitors in market capitalisation

Fri, 28th Aug 2020
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Amazon's market capitalisation soars to $1tn in H1 2020, with a 41.8% rise in Q2, leaving Alibaba in the dust.
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Amazon continues to dominate global IaaS market - report

Tue, 11th Aug 2020
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The top 5 IaaS providers accounted for 80% of the total worldwide market in 2019, according to a new report from Gartner.
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Forrester analyses the top SaaS marketplace players

Tue, 4th Aug 2020
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The 'New Wave SaaS Marketplaces' report analyses the top eight players and provides analyst insight on who is excelling, or trailing, in 10 criteria.
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Alibaba Cloud to invest US$283 million to accelerate global partner innovation

Wed, 17th Jun 2020
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Alibaba Cloud is investing USD $283 million to speed up global partner innovation, aiming to boost digitalisation and create joint products for diverse sectors.
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Alibaba records growth for 2020, but it's not all smooth sailing

Mon, 25th May 2020
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The company's Cloud business saw huge gains, but the declining business activity in the early months of 2020 was not kind to the retail giant.
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Alibaba Cloud to invest US$28 billion in cloud infrastructure

Mon, 20th Apr 2020
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Alibaba Cloud is set to bolster its cloud infrastructure by investing USD $28 billion over three years, focusing on next-gen data centers and key technologies.
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Smart speaker market continues to grow - report

Tue, 24th Mar 2020
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Smart speakers have seen a 53% growth, but the impact of COVID-19 on the industry remains uncertain, according to Futuresource Consulting.
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Coronavirus: Alibaba Cloud delivers eCommerce to help retailers

Fri, 13th Mar 2020
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Alibaba Cloud will deliver a series of eCommerce solutions to assist organisations that are adversely impacted by the coronavirus outbreak.
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APAC jumps on quantum computing bandwagon

Tue, 3rd Mar 2020
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Asia-Pacific nations are ramping up investments in quantum computing, aiming to rival US and European efforts, says GlobalData.
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NetLinkz helps Beijing government to get people back to work

Fri, 28th Feb 2020
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NetLinkz's Virtual Invisible Network aids Beijing in COVID-19 recovery, supporting remote work and new contracts, poised for nationwide rollout.
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Alibaba uses tech ecosystem to aid coronavirus treatment

Mon, 10th Feb 2020
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The Chinese giant has created a global direct sourcing platform to support medical personnel in Chinese areas impacted by coronavirus.
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Global smart home market set for rapid growth in near future

Tue, 4th Feb 2020
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The valuation of the global industry has doubled since 2017, and is set to reach $158 billion in the next four years.
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Alibaba's top 10 2020 tech trends

Tue, 14th Jan 2020
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Alibaba outlines top 2020 tech trends, highlighting advancements in AI, quantum computing, industrial IoT, and blockchain. Key focus: cognitive intelligence.
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Tableau announces raft of integrations and offerings

Tue, 19th Nov 2019
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The integrations and new offerings are from featured technology partners including Alibaba, Alteryx, Databricks, DataRobot and others.
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Global smart speaker market experiences 45% growth

Thu, 14th Nov 2019
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Amazon leads the global smart speaker market with 10.4 million units shipped in Q3 2019, according to Canalys. Google slips to fourth.
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Big Tech firms dominating internet choices

Wed, 13th Nov 2019
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Consumers in the Asia Pacific heavily rely on Big Tech for online services, yet 60% crave more market choices, reveals Internet Society research.
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Alibaba Cloud gains new security accreditations

Thu, 7th Nov 2019
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Alibaba Cloud earns top TISAX and GxP accreditations, boosting its security credentials in auto and healthcare.
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Alibaba Cloud achieves 'record' in big data performance

Tue, 29th Oct 2019
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Alibaba Cloud's MaxCompute sets new global benchmark in big data and decision support tests, solidifying its market leadership with TPC validation.
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Alibaba updates company values in line with digital era

Thu, 12th Sep 2019
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Alibaba says it wants to be a company that will last for 102 years in the digital era, rather than become a company that is after power or scale.
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Alibaba steps into cloud music with latest acquisition

Tue, 10th Sep 2019
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Acquires Import eCommerce Platform Kaola from NetEase for Approximately US$2 Billion Alibaba will also take a minority stake in NetEase Cloud Music.