Nilesh Goswami

According to The Guardian, Beijing has ordered e-commerce company Alibaba to sell off media assets including Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post (SCMP) in an attempt to crack down on the growing public influence held by the country’s influential tech empires. Alibaba has become the center of this crackdown after founder Jack Ma, one of China’s [&hellip;]

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China wants Jack Ma’s Alibaba to Shed Media Assets

Alibaba and Ant Group founder Jack Ma has lost the title of China&#8217;s richest man, according to a Shanghai-based Hurun report. This news comes at a time when his empire has been put under heavy scrutiny by Chinese regulators because Ma criticized them in October last year. According to Reuters, Ma and his family had [&hellip;]

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Jack Ma is not China’s Richest Man Anymore. Here’s Why

According to Bloomberg, the Chinese state media on Tuesday published a list of its pioneering tech giants, but one name was surprisingly missing – Jack Ma. More telling was its commentary on the Alibaba’s co-founder archrival Pony M, who the Shanghai Securities News hailed for “rewriting the mobile age”. Beijing’s official newspaper ran the brief [&hellip;]

Alibaba Co-Founder Jack Ma Struck Off from Chinese List of Tech Icons

According to Bloomberg, Chinese billionaire Jack Ma recently resurfaced after more than two months out of public view, thus bringing an end to the intense speculation about the whereabouts and plight of the billionaire, who is currently grappling with escalating scrutiny over his internet empire. Jack Ma had kept out of public view since early [&hellip;]

Jack Ma Resurfaces After Two Months Amid Rumours of Disappearance

Rajeev Mathew

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken the world by storm. People and countries are trying their best to deal with the situation, but a little extra help is always welcome. Bill Gates became the first multi-millionaire to donate $100 million through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to aid global research and treatment of the coronavirus. [&hellip;]