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International

Jack Ma returns with a vengeance to ‘Make Alibaba Great Again’

Ant revamped its business model and undertook an organisational overhaul after a Chinese regulatory crackdown that followed its aborted listing in 2020.
Companies & Markets

Jack Ma-backed Ant’s profit dives 60% after AI, global expansion

"It’s the responsibility of technologists to ensure that AI knows and supports humankind," Jack Ma says.
International

Alibaba’s Jack Ma wants AI to serve, not lord over, humans

Ant has been working on ways to train LLMs more efficiently and eliminate that constraint.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Jack Ma-backed Ant touts AI breakthrough built on Chinese chips

Ant Group attributed the sizeable profit to a net investment gain, versus a loss from such activity the previous year.
Banking & Finance

Ant Group’s profit rises with Jack Ma back in the public eye

On Feb 17 Alibaba CEO Jack Ma and other entrepreneurs met at a symposium in Beijing with Xi Jinping -- which is widely seen as a sign that private sector tech is back in favour.
Global Enterprise

Xi’s rehabilitation of Jack Ma may be the most lucrative ever

A giant screen shows news footage of Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei speaking next to BYD CEO Wang Chuanfu and New Hope's founder and Chairman Liu Yonghao at a symposium on private enterprises with Chinese President Xi Jinping (not pictured), at a shopping complex in Beijing, China February 17, 2025. REUTERS/Florence Lo
International
NEWS ANALYSIS

Xi’s new frontline corporate guard showcases his priorities, control

Xi Jinping has long stressed the need for China to achieve self-sufficiency in semiconductors and wants the country to use AI to drive economic development.
International

China’s Xi holds rare meeting with business leaders, including Jack Ma, amid US tech rivalry

One major driver of the rally is Alibaba Group Holding contributing to a surge of almost 60 per cent since Jan 13.
Global Enterprise

Xi-Jack Ma chat seen as next catalyst for blistering China rally

Attendance by Jack Ma at the planned symposium has the potential to boost business confidence.
Global Enterprise

Xi to chair symposium attended by Jack Ma and other Chinese business leaders

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